Coronavirus Updates
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Vietnam: Coronavirus spread to factories with thousands of employees
A novel coronavirus outbreak that began in the Vietnamese city of Danang more than a week ago has spread to at least four city factories with a combined workforce of about 3,700, state media reporte…
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Gambia: 3 cabinet ministers contract coronavirus
Three cabinet ministers in Gambia have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a statement from the presidency. President Adama Barrow last week went into self-isolation after his vice-pres…
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Kenya: Nurse succumbs to coronavirus after childbirth
A Kenyan nurse has succumbed to Covid-19 days after delivering a baby while still admitted in hospital. Local media report that the nurse was admitted at a hospital west of the country and had initia…
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HSBC slips into 65% loss as coronavirus bite hard
HSBC’s profits for the first half of this year have plunged 65% as it battles the coronavirus downturn. The UK’s biggest bank posted pre-tax profits of $4.3bn (£3.3bn), compared to $12.4bn for the sa…
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China deploys health workers to carry out covid-19 tests in Hong Kong
Seven Chinese health officials arrived in Hong Kong on Sunday, the first members of a 60-person team that will carry out widespread COVID-19 testing in the territory as it races to halt a third wave …
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Russia’s covid-19 cases rise above 850,000
Russia reported 5,427 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, bringing its nationwide tally to 850,870, the fourth largest caseload in the world. Russia’s coronavirus taskforce said 70 people h…
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Switzerland: Taskforce urge govt to tighten covid-19 restrictions
Switzerland should tighten restrictions to curb the coronavirus again following a recent spike in cases, in order to prevent the need for much harsher lockdown measures in future, the new head of the…
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Nigeria: Governor announce reopening of churches, mosque in Lagos
Nigeria’s commercial hub of Lagos – Africa’s biggest city – is to reopen places of worship in the coming week. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the state’s governor, said worshippers would be allowed back into mo…
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Latin America’s covid-19 deaths surpass 200,000
The death toll in Latin America from the novel coronavirus passed 200,000 on Saturday night, a Reuters tally showed, underlining the region’s status as one of the global epicenters of the pandemic th…
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Philippines: Health workers to restrategise move against covid-19
The Philippines’ health department vowed on Sunday to update its game plan against COVID-19 within a week and sought to beef up the healthcare workforce in the capital Manila, where medical frontline…