Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 22.78 million, death toll at 792 837
More than 22.78 million people have been reported to be contaminated by the unique coronavirus worldwide and 792 837 have passed away, according to a Reuters tally.
Infections have actually been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were recognized in China in December2019
Irish PM accepts minister’s resignation over Covid-19 breach
Ireland’s prime minister on Friday accepted the resignation of Agriculture Minister Dara Calleary after his presence at a social event drew public anger for having apparently breached guidelines to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
Calleary apologised “unreservedly” late on Thursday for being at a hotel dinner hosted by the Irish parliament’s golf society, a day after the government considerably tightened up nationwide restrictions to try to rein in a spike in infections.
Ireland has preserved some of the strictest controls in Europe and the federal government faced criticism all week for what many viewed as badly communicated and inconsistent brand-new constraints, including limiting indoor gatherings to just six individuals.
More than 80 people, reported to have actually included European Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan and other politicians, went to the golf trip held the night after Calleary and his cabinet associates introduced the brand-new steps.
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Hong Kong leader reveals mass Covid-19 testing to begin 1 September
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Friday that mass screening of citizens for coronavirus in the Asian monetary hub will start on 1 September, as she alerted individuals not to be complacent despite a stable fall in the number of new infections.
The testing, which will be finished with the support of a 60- individual team from the mainland, is the very first time Chinese health authorities have actually assisted the unique administrative area in its battle to control the pandemic.
The screening will be voluntary and take around two weeks to finish, Lam stated.
” There will be a significant enhancing of the testing capacity in the public and private sector, a more than 10- fold increase.”
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Medical professionals strike in Nairobi over pay, lack of Covid protection
Doctors in most public healthcare facilities in Kenya’s capital went on strike on Friday to oppose versus postponed salaries and an absence of protective equipment when dealing with patients who may have Covid-19
The strike began at midnight on Friday, said Thuranira Kaugiria, secretary general for the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union.
He said 320 medical professionals utilized by the Nairobi County government were participating in the strike due to the fact that they had insufficient health insurance, poor quality protective equipment and too couple of seclusion wards to treat Covid-19 clients.
The strike will not impact personal hospitals and public hospitals within Nairobi run by the nationwide federal government.
Dr. Thuranira Kaugiria, KMPDU Nairobi Secretary: We do not have an isolation center where physicians would be separated (if they contract COVID-19) within the county … We have 5 specialists who have been operating at Mother Lucy Kibaki Hospital who have actually not been spent for 26 months pic.twitter.com/S0eSRESMid
— Person TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) August 14, 2020
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Brazil coronavirus cases tops 3.5 million, deaths exceed 112 000 -health ministry
Brazil reported 45 323 new cases of the unique coronavirus and 1 204 deaths from the illness brought on by the infection in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Thursday.
Brazil has now signed up 3 501 975 cases of the infection because the pandemic started, while the official death toll from Covid-19 has actually risen to 112 304, according to ministry information.
The death toll reported on Thursday takes the total number of casualties across Latin America past 250 000.
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Beijing says residents can go mask-free as China Covid cases hit brand-new lows
Health authorities in China’s capital Beijing have gotten rid of a requirement for individuals to wear masks outdoors, further relaxing rules aimed at preventing the spread the unique coronavirus after the city reported 13 consecutive days without new cases.
Despite the relaxed standards, a big percentage of individuals continued to wear masks in Beijing on Friday.
Some stated the mask made them feel safe, while others said public opinions to wear the masks were likewise an element.
It’s the 2nd time Beijing’s health authorities have relaxed guidelines on mask using in the capital, which has mainly gone back to regular after 2 rounds of lockdowns brought it to a standstill.
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UK transportation minister states doesn’t wish to use false hope on airport tests
Britain is examining using coronavirus testing to shorten quarantine times for visitors from limited nations but does not want to offer false hope that the guidelines can be altered quickly, transport minister Grant Shapps stated on Friday.
Heathrow said on Wednesday that a screening area was prepared to open must Britain approve a guideline modification and enable 2 tests, one on arrival and one some days later on, to cut the quarantine time from the present 2 weeks.
” It’s not quite as easy as the method it’s existed. We do review these things continuously … it’s just that I don’t want to sort of deal false hope,” Shapps informed BBC radio after on Thursday revealing visitors getting here from Croatia, Austria and Trinidad and Tobago would have to quarantine themselves for 2 weeks.
– REUTERS
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