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COVID-19: Ontario fall pandemic preparedness plan roll out continues today
Other yet-to-be announced elements of the province's plan will focus on quick identification, management and prevention of COVID-19 outbreaks. Asked why he chose Huntsville to make the announcement the Premier said he always makes announcements in the 416 and 905, "I love Toronto, I'm a resident of Toronto, but the world does not revolve around Toronto, I gotta get up into the North into all... [Full Article...]
Coronavirus: 324 new cases and 3 further deaths confirmed today
Of the new cases, 167 are in Dublin, 42 in Donegal, 34 in Cork, 13 in Monahan, 12 in Kildare, 8 in Cavan, 6 in Limerick , 6 in Meath, 6 in Roscommon and 5 in Wicklow, with the remaining 25 cases in 11 counties. Please prioritise who you choose to meet and try to keep your social network as small as possible". Professor Philip Nolan, chair of NPHET's epidemiological modelling advisory group, has s... [Full Article...]
Australia's Victoria state reports 15 new COVID-19 cases
There are now 20,076 confirmed aggregate cases of coronavirus in Victoria since the beginning of the pandemic. Melbourne, the state capital, is on an extended hard lockdown until September 28 and if the two-week average number of infections is below 50 by then, restrictions may be eased. [Full Article...]
Russian Federation offers to give free coronavirus vaccine for United Nations staff across globe
Russian Federation is the first country in the world to develop a vaccine for COVID-19-Sputnik V. Earlier in the day, Putin offered the United Nations staffers to provide them with Sputnik V - the first anti-coronavirus vaccine in the world made in Russian Federation - free of charge. [Full Article...]
Mason County Suffers Fourth COVID-19 Death
Westminster has the most, with 644 across two ZIP codes, followed by Sykesville/Eldersburg with 505, Mount Airy with 233, Manchester with 139, Hampstead with 90, Finksburg with 88, Taneytown with 66, New Windsor with 40, Marriottsville with 29, Keymar with 28, Woodbine with 22 and Union Bridge with 17. [Full Article...]
CDC says 11000 could have been exposed to COVID-19 on flights
A meeting on COVID-19 vaccine candidates is scheduled for October 22, but given that the three leading contenders for a vaccine-namely Pfizer/BioNTech, AstraZeneca/University of Oxford and Moderna/National Institutes of Health-are not expecting enough data until later in the fall or early next year, it is highly unlikely there will be enough data to see on that date. [Full Article...]
IATA calls for pre-flight Covid-19 tests for passengers
IATA's intention is to work through the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and with health authorities to implement testing, which it believes could be as cheap as $10 per test, paid for by governments, and which could provide results as quickly as 15 minutes. [Full Article...]
Sweden says Stockholm measures possible as COVID cases rise
Supporters of Sweden's response - including some Conservative members of Parliament - are pointing to the fact that Sweden is not witnessing a significant second national surge in coronavirus cases, unlike the UK, Spain, and France, with some scientists beginning to suggest that the country has achieved a sufficient level of immunity for avoiding a second wave. [Full Article...]