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10 Sep 2020

Speak softly and scatter fewer coronavirus particles, say researchers

More quiet zones in high-risk indoor spaces, such as hospitals and restaurants, could help to cut coronavirus contagion risks, researchers have said. In efforts to rein in transmission, a reduction of 6 decibels in average speech levels can have the same effect as doubling a room`s ventilation, scientists said on Wednesday. The World Health Organization changed its guidance in July to acknowledge the possibility of aerosol transmission, such as during choir practice, or when in restaurants or fitness classes.

24 Aug 2020

Spain witnesses worst COVID-19 week since late March, total tops 4,00,000

The country`s health ministry added nearly 20,000 infections for last week after revising upwards the number of cases for at least four of the days in that week. In the past 24 hours, 2,060 cases have been diagnosed, the ministry said, a lower level than seen last week. Three people died in the past 24 hours, with the total death toll at 28,872.

24 Aug 2020

Hong Kong researchers record first documented coronavirus re-infection

The findings indicate the disease, which has killed more than 8,00,000 people worldwide, will continue to spread amongst the global population despite herd immunity, said researchers at the University of Hong Kong. The 33-year-old male was cleared of COVID-19 and discharged from a hospital in April, but tested positive again after returning from Spain via Britain on August 15. The patient had appeared to be previously healthy, researchers said in the paper, which was accepted by the international medical journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.

15 Aug 2020

Russia produces first batch of coronavirus vaccine

Some scientists said they fear that with this fast regulatory approval Moscow may be putting national prestige before safety amid the global race to develop a vaccine against the disease.

15 Aug 2020

Pressure grows in France to tighten mask rules amid rise in COVID-19 cases

With cases in Paris rising particularly fast, police can now shut down cafes or any gathering of more than 10 people where distancing and other hygiene measures aren't respected. France recorded more than 2,800 new cases on Friday, up from a few hundred daily cases a month ago.

12 Aug 2020

Germany reports biggest jump in new coronavirus infections since early May

The health minister warned of outbreaks in nearly all parts of the country due to holiday returnees and party-goers. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases rose by 1,226 to 218,519, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) showed. This was the biggest daily increase since May 9.

11 Aug 2020

Coronavirus spread may get harder to control, says French PM Jean Castex

The public was becoming careless, Jean Castex warned, speaking shortly before health authorities said new daily infections were up by 1,397 in 24 hours. France has so far seen a total of 204,172 coronavirus cases. A health ministry statement also reported 15 new deaths in the hospital due to the disease, compared to an increase of 16 over a three-day period between Monday and Saturday, with the total death toll standing at 30,354.

11 Aug 2020

New Zealand locks down Auckland after first local COVID-19 case in 102 days

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Auckland would move to level 3 restriction from noon on Wednesday as a "precautionary approach". New Zealand marked 100 days without a domestic transmission of the coronavirus on Sunday but warned against complacency as countries like Vietnam and Australia which once had the virus under control now battle a resurgence in infections.

01 Aug 2020

In Chile, police trains dogs to sniff out coronavirus in early stages

Four dogs have been selected for the initial training, they are being trained at the Chilean Carabineros´ specialist training base in the capital Santiago. Sniffer dogs are best-known for detecting drugs, explosives and people but have also previously been trained to detect other diseases including malaria, cancer and Parkinson`s disease.

29 Jul 2020

Around 1.68 crore COVID-19 global cases with over 6.62 lakh deaths

As of Wednesday evening, 98,04,588 people have recovered from COVID-19. US remains the worst-hit country where more than 43 lakh people have contracted the virus so far. US has also witnessed the most number of COVID-19 deaths as there have been 1,49,783 casualties.

28 Jul 2020

Greece to make masks mandatory at more indoor public spaces

Health authorities had made mask-wearing mandatory for consumers at supermarkets recently. Masks have been also made compulsory at public transport.

25 Jul 2020

Record 2.84 lakh coronavirus infections reported across world in last 24 hrs

The previous WHO record for new cases was 2,59,848 on July 18. 9,753 COVID-19 deaths on Friday took the death count to 6,28,903. There have been 1,55,38,736 COVID-19 confirmed cases across world so far.

19 Jul 2020

WHO reports record daily spike in global COVID cases for 2nd consecutive day

The World Health Organization reported a record spike in coronavirus cases across the world for the second day in a row. The WHO reported 71,484 new cases in the United States, 45,403 in Brazil, 34,884 in India and 13,373 in South Africa.

06 Jul 2020

More than 1.1 crore global COVID-19 cases; US, Brazil, India worst-hit

While the US has 28.97 lakh cases, Brazil and India have 16.03 lakh and 6.97 lakh cases respectively.

01 Jul 2020

More than 1.05 crore COVID-19 cases globally with over 5.12 lakh deaths

The US being the worst-COVID-19 hit country has recorded 26.38 lakh confirmed infections, while Brazil on the second spot has registered 14.02 lakh cases to date.

28 Jun 2020

Coronavirus global cases cross 1 crore-mark; almost 5 lakh dead

The coronavirus outbreak across the globe doesn't seem to stop anytime soon and the total number of confirmed infections in the world by Sunday (June 28) evening crossed the 1 crore mark.

21 Jun 2020

More than 43.93 lakh people have recovered from COVID-19 globally

The top-four countries that have witnessed the most recoveries are the United States (US) (6,17,460), Brazil (5,76,779), Russia (3,39,142) and India (2,27,728).

17 Jun 2020

Over 82.61 lakh coronavirus cases in world; more than 4.45 lakh dead

The United States (US) has been the worst-hit country with 21.48 lakh cases followed by Brazil that has 9.23 lakh confirmed coronavirus cases.

16 Jun 2020

Coronavirus global cases breach 80 lakh-mark; fatalities at 4.38 lakh

The United States has been the worst-hit country with 1,16,567 coronavirus fatalities.

15 Jun 2020

Over 79.63 lakh COVID-19 cases across world; death count surges to 4.34 lakh

The US has witnessed 1,15,862 deaths so far, the most in the world.

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