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Antigen tests: Blunt but fast COVID weapon

World 5 years ago

Antigen tests: Blunt but fast COVID weapon

Less precise but faster than other forms of COVID-19 diagnosis, antigen tests -- such as the 150 million kits ordered by US President Donald Trump this week -- are another weapon in the pandemic battle, experts say.

Boost for vaccine doses planned for poor as virus rages on

World 5 years ago

Boost for vaccine doses planned for poor as virus rages on

Up to 100 million additional doses of any eventual COVID-19 vaccines will be secured for delivery to poorer countries in 2021, health groups announced Tuesday, as the virus showed no sign of receding after claiming more than one million lives around the world.

Despite toll, never too late to fight pandemic: WHO chief

World 5 years ago

Despite toll, never too late to fight pandemic: WHO chief

The grim milestone of one million COVID-19 deaths should spur the planet into fighting back against the disease, the WHO insisted Tuesday, saying it was "never too late to turn things around".

Explainer: Why the coronavirus death rate still eludes scientists

World 5 years ago

Explainer: Why the coronavirus death rate still eludes scientists

Global deaths from COVID-19 have reached 1 million, but experts are still struggling to figure out a crucial metric in the pandemic: the fatality rate - the percentage of people infected with the pathogen who die.

Australia's coronavirus infection trend falls in hotspot state

World 5 years ago

Australia's coronavirus infection trend falls in hotspot state

Australia's coronavirus hotspot state of Victoria on Tuesday reported 10 new infections in the past 24 hours, turning around a second contagion wave that only last month was infecting over 700 people every day.

France's new COVID-19 cases slow down, but hospitalizations up

World 5 years ago

France's new COVID-19 cases slow down, but hospitalizations up

France's increase of new COVID-19 cases sharply decelerated on Monday, as is always the case on that day given there are fewer tests conducted on Sundays, but hospitalizations and deaths linked to the disease shot up again.

Philippines extends partial coronavirus curbs in Manila until Oct 31

SE Asia 5 years ago

Philippines extends partial coronavirus curbs in Manila until Oct 31

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday partial coronavirus restrictions in and around the capital region will be extended for another month until Oct. 31 to keep the spread of COVID-19 in check.

S. Korea on alert over holidays despite slight drop in COVID-19 cases

World 5 years ago

S. Korea on alert over holidays despite slight drop in COVID-19 cases

South Korea appealed on Tuesday for strict social-distancing despite a slight fall in the number of its new coronavirus cases, with millions of people set to travel for a major holiday.

Nearly 280,000 US schoolchildren have had coronavirus: Study

World 5 years ago

Nearly 280,000 US schoolchildren have had coronavirus: Study

Almost 280,000 school-aged children were infected with the novel coronavirus between March 1 and September 19, according to detailed data released Monday in a report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Dutch advise masks in shops as virus surges

World 5 years ago

Dutch advise masks in shops as virus surges

The Dutch government on Monday tightened some of Europe's most relaxed coronavirus rules after a surge in cases, ordering bars to shut early and recommending people wear masks in shops.

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