- Hong Kong has launched a mass trial for coronavirus from an initiative that has been reduced due to China’s suspicions and concerns about secrecy.
- The World Health Organization’s survey of 105 countries found that coronavirus caused 90 percent of experienced disruptions in health services, with low- and middle-income countries being the most affected.
- More than 25.3 million cases of coronavirus have been confirmed worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University, and more than 849,000 people have died. About 16.7 million people have recovered.
Here are the latest updates:
Tuesday, September 1
02:50 GMT – Case in Victoria, Ease of Death
Victorian state of Victoria announces its latest coronavirus number and the picture looks more upbeat.
The number of deaths – 5 – was the lowest in two weeks, while the number of new cases – 70 – was the lowest in more than eight weeks. All the deaths were connected to the homes of the elderly.
With rural Victoria having more active cases than the state capital Melbourne, state Prime Minister Dan Andrews plans to take two separate routes out of the lockdown, local media reported. Details of which will be announced on Sunday.
“This challenge is different than regional Victoria in metropolitan Melbourne.”
Premier Daniel Andrews has announced that two roadmaps that will reopen on Sunday will be unveiled – one for Melbourne and the other for regional Victoria. Http://t.co/9IuCwpYPs3
– 3 AW Melbourne (3AW693) September 1, 2020
02:00 GMT – Coronavirus fuel ‘Connewood’ in Nigeria
The film industry, named after the predominantly Muslim city of Kano in northern Nigeria, is also plagued by coronavirus.
The industry employs 206 manufacturing companies and employs 20,000,000 people, and its new emerging streaming platform has seen a doubling of subscribers and a triple the revenue since the lockdown took effect in March.
“Despite the disruption to the global economy, the coronavirus is a boon for us in terms of business,” CEO and co-founder Jamil Abdusalam told AFP. The epidemic deepened and Nigerians turned to the flat rate subscription model, charging exactly $ 4 a month, without looking online for entertainment.
‘Conniewood’ films cover themes of love, revenge and betrayal but adhere to strict Islamic rules.
00:15 GMT – Hong Kong launches mass testing program
With the help of 60 experts from China, Hong Kong began mass testing of coronavirus this morning.
This is the first time that Chinese health officials have provided direct assistance to Hong Kong in the epidemic, and concerns about privacy have been raised among members of the pro-democracy movement since China’s national security law was enacted in late June. Activists have called on 7.5 million people in the region to boycott the initiative.
However, the government said more than 500,000 people had registered for the event through its booking online booking system by 6pm (10:00 GMT) on Monday, and had made full bookings for September 1 from 141 community testing centers.
People line up at the Hung Home Municipal Services Building Sports Center as Hong Kong’s mass Covid-19 test begins
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– SCMP Hong Kong (SCMPHongkong) September 1, 2020
The program aims to “identify asymptomatic COWID-19 patients and cut the transmission chain on the community,” the government said in a statement.
23:30 GMT – Coronavirus disrupts healthcare in 90 percent of countries
A World Health Organization survey of 105 countries showed that 90 per cent of people experienced disruption in their health services as a result of coronavirus, with the lowest and middle income countries being the most affected.
The United Nations health agency says about 70 percent of service interruptions are for essential services, including routine immunization, diagnosis and treatment of non-communicable diseases, family planning and contraception, treatment of mental health disorders and cancer diagnosis and treatment.
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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 of yesterday (August 31st) here.
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