SYDNEY: Australia’s second most populous state of Victoria reported on Wednesday (Jul 22) two new deaths from the coronavirus and logged a record daily increase of 484 new cases compared with 374 cases a day earlier. Two men in their 90s died overnight from the virus, Premier Daniel Andrews said […]
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BRASILIA: A Chinese-made vaccine against COVID-19 entered the final stage of testing on Tuesday (Jul 21) in Brazil, where volunteers received the first doses of what officials hope will be a game-changer in the pandemic. The vaccine, developed by private Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac, became the third in the world […]
WASHINGTON: Scientists have known for several months the new coronavirus can become suspended in microdroplets expelled by patients when they speak and breathe, but until now there was no proof that these tiny particles are infectious. A new study by scientists at the University of Nebraska that was uploaded to […]
SYDNEY: Residents of Australia’s second most populous city Melbourne must wear masks when leaving home from Wednesday (Jul 22), as tougher border restrictions were put in place with neighbouring New South Wales state to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Cross-border travel between Victoria and New South Wales (NSW) will now […]
RIO DE JANEIRO: Her voice temporarily silenced by a nearly three-month battle with COVID-19, Elenice da Silva “talks” by mouthing her words in a Brazilian care unit created to help hard-hit patients recover their health and their lives. “I’m doing great,” the 63-year-old tells her physical therapists with her lips […]
LA PAZ: Bolivians desperate to avoid or cure COVID-19 are ingesting chlorine dioxide, which the senate has approved as a treatment even as the country’s health ministry says people should stay away from it. Chlorine dioxide is a bleach-like substance that the US Food and Drug Administration has warned consumers […]
WASHINGTON: A somber President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday (Jul 21) that the coronavirus crisis in the United States is likely to “get worse before it gets better.” “Some areas of our country are doing very well,” Trump said at his first formal White House virus briefing since the end […]
ATLANTA: The Republican governors of three US states dealing with surging COVID-19 outbreaks sparred on Tuesday (Jul 21) with local officials over tighter counter-measures, as California closed in on surpassing New York in total cases. In Texas, Governor Greg Abbott said Hidalgo county could not order residents to stay home […]
SAO PAULO: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday (Jul 21) that he took another COVID-19 test and the results were expected Wednesday as he hopes for a negative result two weeks since falling ill. “I did the test now. Early tomorrow the results will come out,” Bolsonaro told supporters, […]
NEW YORK: US deaths from the novel coronavirus rose by more than 1,000 on Tuesday (Jul 21), the biggest single-day increase since early June, according to a Reuters tally. After weeks of declining fatalities, there were more than 5,200 US COVID-19 deaths in the week ended Jul 19, up 5 […]