EPIDEMICS - INTERN DAILY

Virus clusters spread to 5 Chinese regions; HK implements restrictions

Jul 28, 2020 (AFP)

China had largely brought the virus under control since it first emerged in the country late last year, through a series of strict lockdowns and travel restrict...

Hong Kong orders mandatory mask wearing to combat new virus wave

Jul 27, 2020 (AFP)

The ramped-up rules came as authorities revealed China would help officials build an emergency field hospital to help deal with a surge in patients. "The epidem...

China reports virus spike as global cases pass 16 mn

Jul 27, 2020 (AFP)

Australia has been rocked by its deadliest surge since the start of the pandemic, Hong Kong is experiencing record daily numbers and Spain's caseload has triple...

Hong Kong tightens quarantine rules for sea and flight crews

Jul 26, 2020 (AFP)

After seemingly ending local transmissions for weeks, new infections have hit triple figures on a daily basis in the densely packed finance hub -- sparking fear...

Record number of new virus cases as public loses faith in govts

Jul 25, 2020 (AFP)

There were more than 280,000 new cases recorded globally on both Thursday and Friday, the highest daily rises since the virus emerged in China late last year. F...

China steps up testing after virus cluster in major port city

Jul 24, 2020 (AFP)

Since the virus first surfaced in the central city of Wuhan late last year, the country's official number of infections has been restricted to a trickle, mainly...

Israeli firm developing 30-second coronavirus breath test

Jul 24, 2020 (AFP)

NanoScent, the firm making the test kits, said an extensive trial in Israel for the presence of live virus delivered results with 85 percent accuracy, and the p...

Sea crew quarantine let-off 'may have caused Hong Kong spike'

Jul 24, 2020 (AFP)

After its previous success tackling the disease and ending local transmission, case numbers in the densely packed finance hub increased this month, sparking fea...

Pakistanis risk unproven plasma treatment in virus fight

Jul 22, 2020 (AFP)

Convalescent plasma treatment, where the antibody-rich part of the blood from a recovered patient is transfused to a coronavirus sufferer, is growing in popular...

Brazil set to test Chinese coronavirus vaccine

Jul 21, 2020 (AFP)

The coronavirus vaccine, developed by private Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac, is the third in the world to enter Phase 3 trials, or large-scale testing on ...

Coronavirus: latest global developments

Jul 21, 2020 (AFP)

- EU seals giant rescue deal - European Union leaders agree on a 750 billion euro ($858 billion) rescue plan for the bloc's economies, battered into recession b...

Five things to know about the EU virus recovery plan

Jul 21, 2020 (AFP)

Here are five key points about what German Chancellor Angela Merkel called an impressive response to a historic recession and the worst crisis in the European U...

Air Force evacuates COVID-19 patient with onboard isolation unit

Jul 20, 2020 (UPI)

It was the first use by the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command of the new Transport Isolation System, though it is the 18th use of the system since it's rollout in April...

EU tries to save virus aid plan as global deaths surge

Jul 20, 2020 (AFP)

The disease has killed more than 600,000 people globally out of nearly 14.5 million known infections, and with new clusters across the planet, alarm is growing ...

Hong Kong leader says coronavirus now spreading 'out of control'

Jul 19, 2020 (AFP)

The finance hub was one of the first places to be struck by the virus when it emerged from central China. But the city had impressive success in tackling the di...

China rolls out mass testing in Xinjiang after new virus cases

Jul 18, 2020 (AFP)

The new cases illustrate the continuing difficulty China faces in stamping out the contagion, which emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan late last year ...

UK's Johnson says reluctant to use national lockdown again

Jul 18, 2020 (AFP)

Johnson, who is hoping Britain can return to "normality" by Christmas despite fears of a second wave of cases over winter, insisted the country was getting bett...

Active-duty COVID-19 case count continues upward climb

Jul 16, 2020 (UPI)

As of Thursday the DoD reported 18,968 cumulative cases among active-duty military, with 10,544 active cases as of Monday. On July 2 there were 6,493 active cas...

Success story Hong Kong reimposes tough new virus restrictions

Jul 15, 2020 (AFP)

The finance hub was one of the first places to be struck by the coronavirus when it emerged from central China. But it had impressive success in tackling the di...

Millions face new virus curbs, but hope rises for US vaccine

Jul 15, 2020 (AFP)

Countries around the world re-imposed lockdowns and curbs to contain new outbreaks, as global cases surged past 13.2 million with more than 576,000 deaths. Part...