Covid Report

Tedros denied he was favourable to China and thanked the US for its generous funding, but said the two countries should work together.

Experts at University of Washington estimate around 60,000 fatalities by August 4, lower than White House projections of 100,000 to 240,000.

The Chinese embassy is assuaging concerns as infections in the city-state spike, as Beijing defends the ‘drastic’ measures taken on the mainland to stem the Covid-19 outbreak.

Joint efforts of health care industry, pharmaceutical companies and tech firms are a stark contrast to the Washington-Beijing divisiveness.

American academics say their study of 36 countries suggests that 45 days of aggressive intervention required to rein in an outbreak.

Widespread testing and isolation of infected people ‘needed to stop renewed outbreak’.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in intensive care after testing positive for Covid-19, a reminder that everyone needs to take this pandemic seriously.

Patient, 93, who spent nearly a month from March 10 in Pok Oi Hospital, confirmed as infected.

For a time, hundreds sleeping at 24-hour McDonald’s joints considered them safe havens, but social distancing laws mean restaurant has closed dinner dine-in services.

Rohingya and Somali refugees in camps are particularly vulnerable to Covid-19, given their cramped living situation and limited access to health care.

Nearly all affected patients and medical staff return negative result after elderly stroke victim confirmed as infected with Covid-19.

The coronavirus has everyone worried, especially pregnant women, who also have to think about their unborn child. Medical experts give advice on everything from breastfeeding to prenatal check ups and the delivery itself.

Apple says it plans to ship one million face shields per week to protect health care workers in the US during the coronavirus pandemic.

The global coronavirus lockdown has drastically reduced pollution in cities such as New Delhi in India, where environmentalists are calling for changes in emissions laws and a rethink of how industry will bounce back from the pandemic.

It is waiting for the Hong Kong government to make the direct request, but so far the administration has not moved.

Two hospitals, including the Philippines’ designated Covid-19 referral centre, are hoping to gain ‘precious’ knowledge from the specialists on combating the pandemic.

Oxford University researchers found that many of the rapid-test kits can’t accurately show whether someone was exposed to the virus.