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15.09.2020 / 10:11

Australia reports no virus deaths for first time in two months

Australia has recorded zero new coronavirus deaths for the first time in two months, as a slowdown in new cases allowed a crippling lockdown in its second-biggest city to be eased.

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World 'dangerously unprepared for the next pandemic' - report

A collective failure by political leaders to heed warnings and prepare for an infectious disease pandemic has transformed "a world at risk" to a "world in disorder", according to a report on international epidemic preparedness.

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Trump indoor rally plan prompts virus warning

US President Donald Trump has held his first fully indoor rally in months, outraging officials in the state of Nevada who warned the gathering violated coronavirus restrictions on crowd sizes.

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October, November to be 'tougher' with more coronavirus deaths - WHO Europe

The World Health Organization expects Europe to see a rise in the daily number of Covid-19 deaths in October and November, the head of the body's European branch has said.

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Israel to impose a three-week nationwide lockdown

Israel will enter a three-week nationwide lockdown starting on Friday to contain the spread of the coronavirus after a second-wave surge of new cases, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today.

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Czech Republic sees record rise in virus cases

The Czech Republic reported its largest single-day increase in new coronavirus infections for a third straight day, recording 1,541 cases, according to Health Ministry data.

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France's daily Covid-19 cases pass 10,000 for first time

France has had 10,561 new confirmed Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, health authorities said today, a new daily record as the number topped 10,000 for the first time.

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Oxford and AstraZeneca resume trials on Covid vaccine

Trials of a Covid-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University will resume after a pause due to a reported side effect in a patient in the UK.

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Melbourne sees second weekend of small protests over lockdown

Protesters in Melbourne defied a coronavirus lockdown for the second straight weekend, prompting 14 arrests and 51 infringement notices for breaching public health orders, as new infections in the Australian hotspot continued to fall.

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The coronavirus pandemic, six months on

The coronavirus has upended everyday life in the six months since the crisis was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization.

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Trump admitted playing down coronavirus danger

US President Donald Trump admits he tried to minimise the seriousness of the threat from Covid-19 at the outset of the pandemic in audio recordings released from interviews with veteran journalist Bob Woodward.

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Coronavirus death toll passes 900,000 worldwide

The global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has topped 900,000 since the respiratory disease first appeared in China last year, according to an AFP tally.

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Spanish police arrest virus-infected surfer

Spanish police have said they arrested a woman who went surfing when she should have been in quarantine after testing positive for Covid-19.

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AstraZeneca puts Covid-19 vaccine trial on hold over safety concern

Trials of a Covid-19 vaccine under development by AstraZeneca and Oxford University have been put on hold owing to a reported side effect in a patient in the UK.

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Social gatherings of more than six to be banned in England as Covid-19 cases rise

Social gatherings of more than six people will be illegal in England from Monday as the British government seeks to curb the rise in coronavirus cases.

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Strict lockdown in south Wales as Covid-19 infection rate rises

The county borough of Caerphilly in south Wales is to be placed under a local lockdown following a "significant rise" in coronavirus cases.

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Covid-19 cases in Spain cross half a million mark

Spain's total coronavirus cases have crossed half a million, health ministry data showed today, as the government struggled to contain a surge of infections in one of Europe's hardest-hit countries.

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India's coronavirus infections overtake Brazil

India has displaced Brazil to take second place after the United States in terms of coronavirus infections, with 90,082 new cases whose numbers are expected to grow, while some cities reopened underground train services which have been shut for months.

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France places seven regions on high alert for Covid-19

French authorities have placed seven more departments covering major cities such as Lille, Strasbourg and Dijon on high alert as increases in Covid-19 infections accelerate, the government has said.

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Strict lockdown in Melbourne extended by two weeks

Australian officials have extended a strict virus lockdown in Melbourne by two weeks, saying new cases had not dropped enough to prevent another spike.

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Covid-19: Indian cases surge, Melbourne protesters arrested

India has become the third country to pass four million coronavirus infections, setting a new record daily surge in cases as the pandemic shows no sign of peaking.

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No coronavirus vaccine until mid-2021, warns WHO

The World Health Organization has said it does not expect widespread immunisation against coronavirus until mid-2021, tempering hopes just as research revealed encouraging early results from a Russian vaccine.

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Berlusconi admitted to hospital after positive virus test

Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who recently tested positive for the novel coronavirus, has been admitted to hospital.

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Mice on the menu as Malawi battles shortages due to Covid

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Confusion for travellers over UK quarantine rules

Travellers to the UK faced what the transport minister said was confusion as Wales and Scotland imposed a quarantine on arrivals from Portugal but England and Northern Ireland held back from restrictions.

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Brazil passes four million virus cases amid signs pandemic slowing

Brazil passed four million Covid-19 cases as health ministry officials said infections were beginning to slow in the world's second worst-hit country.

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UN warns Covid-19 pandemic will rob refugee children of future prospects

The United Nations has warned the coronavirus pandemic will rob millions of refugee children of their future prospects as new infections are on the rise globally.

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Steroids reduce death risk in critically ill Covid-19 patients, say studies

Treating critically ill Covid-19 patients with corticosteroid drugs reduces the risk of death by 20% regardless of which steroid is used.

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Older patients drive South Korean surge in critical Covid-19 cases

More than 40% of new coronavirus cases in South Korea are being found in people over the age of 60, contributing in part to a surge in the number of Covid-19 patients who are severely or critically ill, health authorities said.

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New York City delays school start over unions' safety concerns

New York City's public school system, the United State's largest, will delay the opening of classes by 11 days to 21 September under an agreement with unions that pressed for stronger coronavirus safety measures, Mayor Bill de Blasio said today.

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New evidence of airborne coronavirus spread - study

A person on a poorly ventilated Chinese bus infected nearly two dozen other passengers with coronavirus even though many were not sitting close by, according to a study published today.

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Medical waste polluting Indonesian river a looming health risk

For the residents along Indonesia's Cisadane River, the coronavirus has brought not just deadly disease, but also a deluge of medical waste: a constant stream of syringes, face masks and hazmat suits floating by.

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Texts books and face masks as Europe's children return to school

Millions of pupils have returned to school across Europe, with hand cleansing stations, social distancing and staggered play time the new normal as countries seek ways to get children back into the classroom safely.

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Sanofi halts trial of Covid-19 drug after tests

French pharma giant Sanofi said that international Phase 3 clinical tests of its Kevzara drug for serious Covid-19 cases had proved inconclusive and it was halting the trial.

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Hygiene firm warns 'hot-desking' does not make sense in Covid world

Hot-desking office spaces "do not make sense" in a coronavirus working environment, a leading UK hygiene and cleaning firm has warned.

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Hong Kong begins China-led mass coronavirus testing, critics urge boycott

Hong Kong has begun free coronavirus testing for all residents in the Asian financial hub, as the mainland Chinese-led initiative faced scepticism from the city's medical community and public, with some activists urging a boycott.

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WHO urges 'dialogue' with virus protesters

The World Health Organization has urged governments to engage with people demonstrating against Covid-19 restrictions and listen to their concerns, but stressed protesters needed to understand the virus was dangerous.

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Sweden bucks trend in refusing to recommend masks

Sweden attracted worldwide attention earlier this year when it stayed open throughout the first months of the coronavirus pandemic, and now it is holding out again, this time refusing to recommend the use of masks.

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Australia appears to bring Melbourne outbreak under control

Australia has reported fewer than 100 new coronavirus cases, the lowest number in two months as authorities appeared to bring an outbreak in the country's second-largest city under control.

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£10,000 fines as thousands attend illegal rave in Wales

As many as 3,000 people are thought to have travelled to an illegal rave in Wales today, despite new rules to crack down on mass gatherings in Britain due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Number of Covid-19 cases worldwide over 25 million

Global coronavirus infections has reached 25 million, as countries around the world further tightened restrictions to try to stop the rampaging pandemic.

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Berlin police demand end to anti-virus protest

Berlin police have called for the dispersal of a mass demonstration against pandemic restrictions and mask wearing because participants were not respecting social distancing measures.

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England faces 'extensive local lockdowns' in winter virus wave

England could face "national action" and "very extensive local lockdowns" in the event of a winter coronavirus wave, the British government has said, with a "worst-case scenario" of 80,000 deaths.

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Hungary to close borders over rise in coronavirus infections

Hungary will close its borders to foreigners from 1 September to curb a rise in coronavirus infections and Hungarians returning from abroad will have to go into quarantine, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's cabinet chief said today.

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UK govt to encourage home workers to return to offices

A senior minister in the UK has said there is a "limit" to working from home as the British government looks to encourage staff back into offices after another commuter-focused business announced job cuts.

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US surpasses 180,000 virus deaths

The United States has passed the grim milestone of 180,000 coronavirus deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University's real-time tracker.

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WHO team investigating Covid-19 origin to travel to Wuhan

The head of the World Health Organization has said an international mission the agency is organising to travel to China to investigate the origin of the coronavirus would go to Wuhan, where the first infections were detected late last year.

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Restrictions impact Australians seeking to return home

Around 200 Australians in Ireland are seeking to return home but have found themselves unable to do so due to restrictions on international arrivals in Australia.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0