- AstraZeneca says Ox has postponed trials of a coronavirus vaccine evolving at Oxford University developing with Oxford University, while one of the test volunteers fell ill with an obscure illness.
- The UN says disruptions to regular child and maternal health services as a result of the epidemic could endanger the lives of millions of people and undo years of progress in reducing child mortality.
- More than 27.5 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with coronavirus and 897,383 people have died. More than 18.5 million people have recovered.
Here are the latest updates:
Wednesday, September 9
07:12 GMT – ‘The UK needs us to work now to announce tougher sanctions
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Coronavirus: The UK will roll out millions of 90-minute ‘quick tests’ |
Strict new lockdown restrictions on social gatherings will be announced in England as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tries to control the resurgence of coronavirus infection.
From 14 September, as the number of cases in the UK began to increase rapidly in recent days, the number of people gathered will be limited to more than six people with fines.
Read the full story here.
06:43 GMT – Business boom in South Korea
In Seoul, South Korea, people drink outside as a rule of social distance, announced last Friday. [Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters]
You have tried the businesses that Young-Seek has run into his destiny, but after his convenience store, sausage factory and second hand furniture store all failed, he realized that he has found a special place, which he understands well: people out of business Going will help. .
You say that due to the resurgence of the coronavirus, the sign board is torn down and the cash register from the shuttered hair salons, barbecue buffets and other enterprises whose business model was around human contact.
Read the full story here.
06:15 GMT – No need to wait for AstraZeneca vaccine trial: UK Health Minister
Matt Hancock, Britain’s health secretary, said AstraZeneca’s decision to suspend its coronavirus vaccine tests was a challenge, but would not reverse efforts to develop the vaccine.
When asked about a halt to the trial, Hancock told Sky News that it was “clearly a challenge” to try this particular vaccine. “Actually this is not really the first time this has happened with the XF vaccine.”
Asked whether he would bring the vaccine back to the development process, he said: “Not necessarily, it depends on what they find when investigating.”
Hi, this is Virginia Pitromarchi who took coronavirus epidemic coverage from my colleague Kate Mayberry In Kuala Lumpur.
05:20 GMT – Everyday cases are reported in the Czech Republic
The Czech Republic has just reported 1,164 new cases of coronavirus.
It is the highest number recorded in a single day and comes with the fight against the resurgence of the disease in countries around Europe.
05:05 GMT – Coronavirus cases are on the rise in India
The Indian Ministry of Health has recently released its daily coronavirus update.
He says he has confirmed 89,706 new cases of coronavirus while 1,115 people have died.
For more than a month now, India has been one of the largest single-day cases in the world. His death toll has also risen sharply from eight days to at least one day.
04:30 GMT – WHO key factors required for testing, physical distance
The World Health Organization’s Tedros Adhanam brebreasis has reiterated that the government can take concrete steps to tackle Covid-11 before the vaccine becomes available.
Tedros was speaking via video to health ministers at the opening of the rd meeting of the WHO South-East Asia Regional Committee, which included Indonesia, Thailand, Timor Leste, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
“We don’t have to wait for the Covid-19 vaccine. There are steps countries can take. Stop breeding incidents. Save lives. Empower communities. Take basic steps and isolate, test and trace others” – WHO DG . Dr. # RC73Opening Session of pic.twitter.com/7uFCRxSXww
– WHO South-East Asia (WOOSEARO) September 9, 2020
03:45 GMT – Kathy Pacific to send her half-fleet into the desert
With the epidemic and border closures, demand for international flights has also plummeted, and Hong Kong carrier Kathy Pacific is now studying plans to send half its fleet to the Australian Australian Desert, according to the South China Morning Post.
Kathy has 1 passenger plane and said she will play mothball earlier, one-third of which, but plans to increase that number to recover with the long signal demand, the Post said.
The airline has already sent several aircraft for storage in Alice Springs.
03:05 GMT – Greece’s Moria refugee camp evacuated after a fire
The Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesbos has been partially evacuated after a series of fires.
About 13,000 people have lived in the camp since the coronavirus case was confirmed on September 2 and are currently under a two-week quarantine.
Refugee support group Stand By Me Lesvos said on Twitter that the entire camp was on fire.
A two-week COVID-19 lockdown was imposed after a fire in the crowded Moria camp in Greece earlier this month, forcing people to evacuate. [Manolis Lagoutaris/AFP]
01:50 GMT – Biden Trump alleges vaccine could be used as ‘political tool’
John Biden and running mate Kamala Harris have weighed in on the issue of the COVID-19 vaccine.
In a joint statement, they accused Republican rivals Donald Trump and Mike Pence of using the vaccine as a “political tool.”
“We see it as a product of science and research,” he said. “Its timing, approval and distribution should be without regard to political calculations.”
Democratic presidential candidate and former vice president Joe Biden has accused Trump of failing to handle his coronavirus and using the vaccine as a ‘political tool’. [Kevin Lamarque/Reuters]
01:20 GMT – South Korea’s case is below 200 for a week
South Korea has now managed to keep coronavirus cases below 200 for a week.
As many as 1 show6 new cases were reported in the country on Wednesday as the church and right-wing political rallies were linked to the wave of infection that started in the middle of last month.
In conjunction with the Chusek festival, one of the largest traditional holidays in the country, Rs 1 crore groups are planning another demonstration in early October.
01:00 GMT – Epidemic threatens the lives of millions of children: UN
The United Nations says disruptions caused by an epidemic caused by a health disease could reverse decades of progress in reducing child mortality and put millions of people worldwide at risk.
New death estimates released by UNICEF, the World Health Organization and the World Bank Group show that under-five deaths were at an all-time low in 2019. Last year, 3.9 million children died of preventable diseases, compared to 13 in 1990 and 1990. There were millions upon millions. .
Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of UNICEF, said the global community has come a long way in preventing child mortality so that we can be kept in our tracks due to the epidemic.
00:45 GMT – ‘Safety is a priority’: reactions to AstraZeneca vaccine trial suspension
There have been many reactions to the news that a possible three-stage trial of AstraZeneca vaccine has been postponed.
Nick Cootsworth, Australia’s deputy chief medical officer, says he is “not worried” and that a temporary suspension does not mean the vaccine is “off the table”.
“In some respects this is a very positive thing because it shows that despite the rapid growth rate, safety is a priority for clinical trial and investigators,” Coatesworth told Sky News.
We have no idea if this is a big deal
Science is hard. This is why we let the tests be completed
I am hopeful that in the coming months we will have a vaccine safe and effective.
But optimism is not the proof
Let’s give science this process. https://t.co/1fBbMybC9W
– Ashish K. Ha (ashishkjha) September 8, 2020
Hmmm – adverse Xford / AstraZeneca vaccine trial 1 temporarily postponed due to adverse event. “Caution” was placed on “caution”
Dear RealDonaldTrump, This is the reason we do tests, for their perfection, do them well. No EU please. # COVID-19 https://t.co/gRiXaL0TZu
– Eric Fiegel-Ding (Draking) September 8, 2020
00:00 GMT – AstraZeneca vaccine trial postponed for safety review
Ra Strazeneka says that after one of the volunteers at Oxford University developed an obscure disease, the clinical trial of the vaccine was “voluntarily halted”.
“As part of the ongoing randomized, controlled global testing of the XFR coronavirus vaccine, our standard review process was initiated and we voluntarily discontinued vaccination to allow an independent committee to review the safety data,” a spokesman said in a statement.
This vaccine has become the most promising in development. You can read more on the suspension here.
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The UK’s coronavirus vaccine produces an immune response in tests |
23:30 GMT (Tuesday) – 76 new cases reported in Victoria, Australia, 11 deaths
Victoria has reported 76 new cases of coronavirus and 11 deaths in the last 24 hours.
The state of south-east Australia has imposed a strict lockdown and curfew in Melbourne to try to control the disease.
# COVID19VicData For September 9, 2020.
Yesterday there were 76 new cases reported and we are saddened by the missing reports of 11 people. Our condolences to all those affected. More information will be available later today. pic.twitter.com/ikKiuRV4ZW– ગો@ગો ચ એસ September 8, 2020
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Hello and welcome to Al Jazeera’s ongoing coverage of the coronavirus epidemic. I am Kate Mayberry In Kuala Lumpur.
Read all the updates from yesterday (September 8) here.
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