REUTERS: With just weeks to go before US schools begin to open, federal health and education officials on Friday stressed the need for children to get back into the classroom despite fears about safety as coronavirus infections surge. Administration officials said reopening schools was critical for children’s mental and emotional […]
Healthcare
REUTERS: The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Friday (Jul 24), with the total rising by 284,196 in 24 hours. The biggest increases were from the United States, Brazil, India and South Africa, according to a daily report. Deaths rose by 9,753, the biggest […]
MEXICO CITY: The mayor of Mexico City warned on Friday (Jul 24) of a possible resurgence of coronavirus cases in the sprawling capital in the coming months, noting that hospitalisations have been on the rise in recent days. Mexico City and its surrounding areas, home to more than 20 million […]
GENEVA: Regulators that normally work within their own countries or regions will likely harmonise efforts on potential COVID-19 vaccines to speed up their approvals once they become available, WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Friday (Jul 24). Swaminathan, answering questions on social media platforms, also said testing vaccines for […]
People wear protective face masks in Melbourne after it became the first city in Australia to enforce mask-wearing in public as part of efforts to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), July 23, 2020. SYDNEY: Restrictions were reintroduced in Australia’s most populous state of New South […]
RIO DE JANEIRO: A study published Thursday (Jul 23) on the use of hydroxychloroquine in Brazil to treat COVID-19 found the drug ineffective, the latest blow to President Jair Bolsonaro’s push for its widespread use. The clinical trial, conducted at 55 hospitals across Brazil and published in the New England […]
WASHINGTON: The US Department of Justice on Thursday (Jul 23) said it will not stand in the way of efforts by companies, including Eli Lilly and Co and Amgen, to share information to help scale up capacity to manufacture antibody treatments for COVID-19. In a letter to Lilly, Amgen, AbCellera […]
WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday (Jul 23) passed a total of more than 4 million coronavirus infections since the first US case was confirmed in January, according to a Reuters tally, reflecting a nationwide escalation of the pandemic. The United States took 98 days to reach its first one […]
PRAGUE: An outbreak of coronavirus in a Czech music club has grown to 98 positive cases, including footballers from several Prague clubs, public health officials said on Thursday. The outbreak was one of several surges of infections in the central European country of 10.7 million people. Public health officials have […]
WASHINGTON: US Senate Republican leaders and White House officials tried to hammer out a proposal for a fresh round of coronavirus aid on Thursday (Jul 23), which officials said will not include a payroll tax cut and could reduce an enhanced unemployment benefit. Republicans have been trying for days to […]