[ad_1]
- The Brazilian Ministry of Health has reported at least 758 additional deaths from coronavirus during the past 24 hours, with 41,350 new cases, bringing the death toll to 120,262 and confirmed cases to 3,846,153..
- Police officers have detained protesters in Jerusalem as protests continue against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and alleged corruption in his government.
-
All Italian regions reported new cases of coronavirus after a record 99,000 tests yielded another 1,444 cases.
- More than 24.89 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with the coronavirus and 16.3 million have recovered, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 840,300 people have died.
Here are the latest updates:
Sunday August 30
01:48 GMT – The Tour de France imposes rules to limit the spread of COVID-19
French authorities have made it difficult for Tour de France teams to reach the finish line in Paris if a member tests positive.
Officials decided that teams will be kicked out of the race if two or more members of their staff test positive for the coronavirus within a week, according to the AP news agency.
The move was announced just hours before the start of the inaugural stage of the three-week race in Nice.
He overturned a decision by the cycling governing body that had eased the Tour’s exclusion rules on Friday. There are 30 members per team, which includes staff.
01:08 GMT – South Korea’s New COVID-19 Cases Fall Below 300
The number of new daily coronavirus cases in South Korea fell below 300 on Sunday, the first time in five days, as the government extends social distancing restrictions in the Seoul metropolitan area, according to the Yonhap news agency. .
South Korea reported 299 new COVID-19 cases, including 283 local infections, bringing the total number of cases to 19,699, according to the Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).
Two more patients died, bringing the death toll to 323.
South Korean health officials have tightened social distancing restrictions in the large capital Seoul area to help contain infections. [Lee Jin-man/AP]
00:30 GMT – Thai scientists develop COVID-19 vaccine using tobacco leaves
A leading infectious disease physician from Thailand’s Chulalongkorn University has announced that trials of new locally produced Covid-19 vaccines in monkeys have been successful.
Dr. Thiravat Hemachudha, hThe head of the Thai Red Cross Emerging Infectious Diseases Health Sciences Center said the latest vaccine is produced by integrating the DNA of the virus into tobacco leaves. The plant responds to DNA and produces proteins about a week later, according to the Bangkok Post report.
The proteins are then extracted to make the vaccine. So far, it has been tested in mice and monkeys. The next step is to test it in humans.
“This vaccine, made with proteins from a special type of tobacco leaf, is easy and cheap to produce, even on an industrial scale. Furthermore, there will be no patent-related problems with this approach,” the Bangkok Post was quoted as saying.
00:10 GMT – Deaths from coronavirus in Brazil exceed 120,000
The Brazilian Ministry of Health has reported at least 758 additional deaths from coronavirus during the past 24 hours, with 41,350 new cases, bringing the death toll to 120,262 and confirmed cases to 3,846,153.
Brazil is the second country most affected by COVID-19 after the United States, both in deaths and infections. However, the country reported a slowdown in the number of new cases and deaths.
00:01 GMT – Italy conducts record number of COVID-19 tests
All Italian regions reported new cases of coronavirus after a record 99,000 tests yielded another 1,444 cases, The Associated Press news agency reported.
The Health Ministry says one more COVID-19 victim raised Italy’s official death toll to 35,473 on Saturday.
Italy has nearly doubled its daily tests this month amid a surge in new infections, mostly among young people returning from vacation.
_______________________________________________________________
Hello and welcome to Al Jazeera’s continued coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. I am Ted Regencia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
For all the key developments of yesterday, August 29, go here.
SOURCE:
Al Jazeera and news agencies
