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WHO warns against idea of 'immunity passports' or 'risk-free certificates'
As countries around the world cautiously emerge from pandemic lockdowns, some have considered the use of so-called immunity passports as a way to identify citizens who have tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies. Furthermore, Dr Moyo said the unavailability of PPEs, which the country was experiencing until Thursday, resulted in health workers, including community cadres failing to comprehensively... [Full Article...]
Rouhani Says Tehran Watches US Closely
Rouhani's comments, which come at a time of rising tension between Washington and Tehran, were made during a telephone call to Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Iranian state media reported on Saturday. Referring to the U.S. assassination of Iranian top anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad, Murphy said the killing was supposed to "deter" Iran, accordin... [Full Article...]
United Kingdom nearing grim milestone of 20,000 Coronavirus hospital deaths
The majority of those deaths - 18,084 (up 711) - are in England. The mortality figures are for the day they are recorded, not for the day they occurred, and only include patients who die in a hospital. Although worldwide comparisons are hard because of differing methodologies, the number will be significant due to the government's words. "It looks like the trajectory for more than 100,000 by t... [Full Article...]
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...]