UK

Work on rapid COVID tests to be started

Editorial Bureau August 3, 2020

LONDON (UK) – The country’s health minister said on Monday that COVID-19 tests with the potential to detect the virus within 90 minutes will be rolled out in Britain. This has come post criticism that there has not been enough testing especially in nursing homes. CareUK, one of

Asia

Indonesia records 1,519 new coronavirus infections

Editorial Bureau August 2, 2020

JAKARTA (INDONESIA) – Indonesia recorded 1,519 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, thereby bringing the total to 111,455, according to data from the country’s COVID-19 task force. The data also indicated that it led to 43 new COVID-19 related deaths, bringing the toll to 5,236. (Photos syndicated via Reuters)This story has been edited by BH staff […]

Asia

Mass testing to be held in Hanoi for 21,000 returnees from Danang

Ren Leen July 30, 2020

HANOI (VIETNAM) – Hanoi’s ruling body said on Thursday, Vietnam’s capital will conduct mass testing for 21,000 people who have recently made a return from the central city of Danang. The mass testing will be held from Thursday to Saturday, using rapid test kits, according to the city’s administration said. Hanoi on Thursday registered its […]

Sport

Football player Diaz tests positive for COVID-19

Editorial Bureau July 28, 2020

MANCHESTER CITY (UK) – Real Madrid forward Mariano Diaz is detected with COVID-19, the Spanish champions said on Tuesday. This has channeled doubts on his participation in their Champions League tie at Manchester City next week. Real said that the squad had undergone tests on Monday. Diaz, despite being in “perfect health”, would be self-isolating […]

Europe

El Pais says Spain’s COVID-19 death toll could exceed the official count

Editorial Bureau July 26, 2020

MADRID (SPAIN) – Spain’s COVID-19 death toll might be nearly 60% higher than the official figure, which was up to 28,432, as per an investigation by El Pais newspaper published on Sunday. The country’s official death toll includes only people who formally tested positive with the coronavirus. El Pais reached a total of 44,868 deaths. […]

Europe

Bulgaria PM, team for EU summit test negative for COVID-19

Editorial Bureau July 24, 2020

SOFIA (BULGARIA) – The government said on Friday that the second COVID-19 test done on Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and his team who attended the EU summit earlier this week has turned out to be negative. An earlier test revealed that one member of the team was positive. When the head of his political office […]

World

COVID leads to khat shortage in Somalia

Editorial Bureau July 23, 2020

MOGADISHU (SOMALIA) – 22-year-old Sharif Ahmed from Mogadishu tried to attack his relatives and neighbours, which lead him to a psychiatric hospital in handcuffs. The endless civil war is not making him restless, but not getting to have his hands on the narcotic leaf khat that he has been chewing on since he was 15 […]

UK

Oxford developer says COVID-19 vaccine likely to be rolled out this year

Editorial Bureau July 21, 2020

LONDON (UK) – The University of Oxford said possible COVID-19 vaccine could be brought out by the end of the year but it couldn’t be confirmed at this stage, the lead developer of the vaccine said on Tuesday. Data showed on Monday that the experimental vaccine licensed to AstraZeneca, created an immune response in the […]

UK

Symptom tracker app indicates six distinct types of COVID-19 infection

Ren Leen July 19, 2020

LONDON (UK) – British scientists analysed data collected from a widely-used COVID-19 symptom-tracking app and have found that there are six distinct types of the disease, each exhibiting a cluster of symptoms. A King’s College London team found that the six types also have a connection with severe levels of infection, with a patient likely […]

Europe

Russia records 6,615 new coronavirus cases

Ren Leen July 12, 2020

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) – Russia recorded 6,615 new coronavirus cases, taking its nationwide tally of infections to 727,162, on Sunday. The country’s coronavirus crisis response centre said 130 people had died from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 11,335. Russia said 501,061 people have recovered from the virus. (Photos syndicated via […]