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Melbourne Plans To Exit World's Longest Covid-19 Lockdown
The Australian government has made some changes in the decision to exit the Covid-19 lockdown on October 21, even if the cases are hovering at record levels. However, the residents of Melbourne have been under the COVID lockdown since August, due to the highly infectious Delta strain of viruses. Several clubs, restaurants, and cafes have started to restock but the officials are still concerned over the rising cases.
Tags: Covid-19, COVID-19 outbreak, Australia, Sydney
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Singapore Extends COVID-19 Curbs To Ease Pressure On Hospital Staff
Singapore is planning to extend its social curbs in order to contain the spread of COVID-19 for a month. Reportedly, the move is to ease the pressure on the healthcare system. While Singapore has vaccinated more than 80% of its 5.45 million population, asymptomatic or mild cases have been rising steadily, spreading the virus and mounting pressure on the hospitals and medical staff.
Tags: Covid-19, Covid-19 Test, COVID-19 outbreak, SINGAPORE
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Switzerland Lifts Ban Over International Travel For Vaccinated Citizens
Switzerland's Federal Council of Public Health announced that people from India along with other countries can take entry in Switzerland if fully vaccinated. However, the rest of the people will have to present a negative PCR test or rapid antigen test and will have to undergo quarantine. Reportedly, the officials are planning to lift COVID restrictions, reopen restaurants, offices, and large-scale events.
Tags: Switzerland, Travel, Covid-19 Vaccine, COVID-19 outbreak
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COVID-19 Death Trolls Down To 907 in India, Lowest In 77 Days
Amid the ongoing battle against COVID-19, India has reported 37,566 new cases in the last 24-hour that bring the daily infections below 40,000 for the first time in over three-month. Whereas the deaths were at 907 in the last 24-hour, the lowest in 77 days, including this the total deaths stand at 3.97 lakh since the pandemic began. However, the death toll has remained below 1,000 for the second consecutive day.
Tags: Covid-19, Death toll, Coronavirus Vaccines, COVID-19 outbreak, India
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COVID-19 Was Not Leaked Form The Lab, Says Danielle Anderson
Danielle Anderson, the only foreign scientist of the Wuhan Institute of Virology's BSL-4 lab stated that there was nothing ordinary in the lab. “If people were sick, I assume that I would have been sick and I wasn't,” said Anderson. Also, she stated that the origin of the virus was likely to be natural, it wasn't leaked from the lab. However, she was dumbfounded after the media portrayed the lab.
Tags: Lab leak theory, Wuhan Lab, Virologists, COVID-19 outbreak
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Dr. Reddy's Lab Launches New COVID -19 Drug '2-DG'
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories will soon roll out 2-deoxy-D-Glucose, a COVID-19 drug across private and govt hospitals. Its commercial launch was announced on June 28. The initial phase of the rollout will cover tier 1 and metro cities. Each drug sachet is set at an MRP of Rs 990 and the purity stands at 99.5%. However, the drug will be sold under the brand name 2-DG, only after the doctor's recommendation.
Tags: DRDO, Dr Reddy's, 2dg, COVID-19 outbreak
Courtesy: The Times of India
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Centre, State Government Denies To Re-Opening Of School
The centre as well as the state governments refused to the reopening of schools until COVID-19 situations are under control. Several parents have demanded the reopening of schools witnessing a decrease in number of cases under the second wave of COVID-19. However, the survey stated only 30% of the parents are willing to send their children to school while 70% declined the idea.
Tags: Schools, SCHOOL REOPEN, INDIA WIDE PARENTS' ASSOCIATION, Centre, COVID-19 outbreak
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UAE: SEHA Refuses COVID Vaccines To Visitors
Abu Dhabi's SEHA app removed the "visitor" option from the vaccination section, despite assuring otherwise last week. People with tourist and visit visas could previously seek free vaccination through this option. Vaccination was previously restricted to only UAE citizens and residency visa holders. However, authorities are yet to respond to this issue.
Tags: UAE, SEHA, COVID-19 outbreak, Coronavirus Vaccines
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Thai Protesters Come Down To Roads Despite COVID-19 Alerts
On the 89th anniversary of the Siamese Revolution, hundreds of people participated in the pro-democracy rallies in Bangkok despite the government warning against COVID-19. With the daily case toll being nearly 3,000, the government has clamped down on public gatherings due to the third wave of COVID-19 infections. The 89th Siamese Revolution is an uprising that made Thailand a constitutional monarchy from… read-more
Tags: Thailand, COVID-19 outbreak, Corona Third Wave, Pro-Democracy
Courtesy: The Times of India
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I'll Inject COVID Vaccine In Your Butt To Those Refusing: Philippines President
As the residents of Philippines have been defying to get vaccinated, the president, Rodrigo Duterte has used very strong words to get them agree. Duterte said, ''If you don't want to get vaccinated, I'll have you arrested and I'll inject the vaccine in your butt.'' However, the country has no law which criminalises refusal to get vaccinated. Meanwhile, Philippines has become the COVID hotspot in Asia with around 23,749 deaths.
Tags: Covid-19, COVID-19 outbreak, Covid-19 Vaccination, healthcare workers
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