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COVID-19 vaccine trial on humans starts in UK
The participants will be closely monitored for 48 hours. Some 16,000 bookings were made. "The availability of home testing kits will initially be limited, but more will become available soon." the website adds. "If we'd waited until we had the full 100k, to launch, no-one would have had a test today". Previously, only NHS staff were the priority for coronavirus tests, but the key workers categ... [Full Article...]
USA coronavirus death toll surpasses 46,000
A total of 76,614 people have recovered in the USA, according to the university's data. Official figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, updated as of Thursday afternoon, were not far behind. The second-highest death toll was being carried by New Jersey, followed by Michigan, Massachusetts and IL. The agency director added that people in the US will need to be diligent ... [Full Article...]
Covid-19: Slight dip in new cases but deaths surge to 54
India registered its biggest spike in coronavirus infections on a single day with 1,752 fresh cases, taking the total to 23,452 even as the doubling rate of the disease improved to 10 days from the 7.5 reported earlier this week, said the health ministry. [Full Article...]
Trump bashes Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp again over opening state
Any business planning to reopen must enforce social distancing protocols and regularly check employees for signs of infection, but Kemp has faced criticism for his decision. In order to get to phase one, states needed to see a 14-day decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases. The list of entities includes gyms, fitness centers, bowling alleys, body art studios, cosmetologists, hair designers, nail ... [Full Article...]
Govt says rise in Covid-19 cases linear, not exponential; wants more tests
Asked if the country will reach a peak by May 3, the last day of the lockdown , Balram Bhargava, director general of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), said, "It is hard to say". "This is the current story and based on this current story and future projection we need to evolve a strategy in this country", he added. "This lockdown was a timely decision", Paul said. [Full Article...]
World Health Organization get $30 million more from China
Beijing's expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea conflict with those of ASEAN members Vietnam, Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia, and are contested by Washington , which has an active naval presence in the Pacific. [Full Article...]
Boris Johnson expected to return to work next week after coronavirus battle
President Donald Trump. "But I really wasn't fazed", she added. The health secretary told BBC Radio 4's Today programme Johnson was "on the mend in a big way" but that his return to work was a matter for the doctors. The US President on Thursday told reporters he was "actually surprised" by how "ready to go" the prime minister was. "It's like the old Boris, tremendous energy, tremendous driv... [Full Article...]
Trump's injecting disinfectants gaffe leaves netizens in splits
And she said adults should keep in mind to take disinfectants with them if they are interrupted while cleaning . "And certainly, they should never be ingested or injected", she added. "Because you see, it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs. So it would be interesting to check that". The White House hit back on Friday accusing the media of taking the president's fre... [Full Article...]