A sharp drop in coronavirus cases in the state of Amazonas, raises the question about herd immunity.
Image Credit: Shutterstock In the Brazilian city of Manaus, the number of coronavirus cases decreased significantly, which has brought into light whether there is collective immunity/herd immunity. Herd immunity refers […]
Hong Kong to re-open schools late September.
Image Credit: Laurel Chor for NPR Hong Kong authorities to re-open schools on September 23, as the number of coronavirus cases decreased said the Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung on […]
Israel reports 1,831 new cases and a strike by medical laboratory scientists.
Image Credit: Reuters On Saturday night, Israel Health authorities reported 1,831 new cases and 20 deaths. Israel’s daily infection rate remained in the 1800-1900 range, except on Thursday when there […]
Hungary will close its borders to non-residents.
Image Credit: Attila Kisbenedek/AFP via Getty Images From Tuesday, Hungary will close its borders to non-residents in an attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus. This move comes as […]
South Korea closes parliament after a photographer tests positive.
Image Credit: AFP The surge in cases in South Korea has struck the parliament. On Thursday, South Korea’s parliament was closed after a photojournalist that was covering the democratic party […]
South Korea reports the most number of cases since March
Image Credit: Jung Yeon-je/AFP/Getty On Thursday, South Korea reported 441 new cases, the highest daily number of coronavirus cases since early March. The authorities urged companies to have their employees […]
Singapore reports lowest amount of cases in 5 months.
Image Credit: Reuters/Edgar Su Singapore authorities reported 31 new cases, marking a new daily low that did not occur since March 22nd. One of the cases were imported, while the […]
Bali to be closed to tourism until the end of 2020
Image Credit: AFP/Sonny Tumbelaka The small Indonesian island of Bali has announced the closure of the island to foreign tourism until the end of 2020. This comes after initially Bali […]
Hong Kong reports the first case of a patient reinfected with COVID-19.
Image Credit: EPA Hong Kong authorities reported that a patient that had the virus and recovered on April, was reinfected. This has shown that reinfection is possible months after first […]
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