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Hello and welcome to Al Jazeera’s continued coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. am Kate mayberry in Kuala Lumpur.
- Hong Kong has begun mass testing for coronavirus in an initiative that has been undermined by China’s suspicions and privacy concerns.
- A World Health Organization survey of 105 countries found that 90 percent experienced disruptions in health services due to the coronavirus, with low- and middle-income countries hit the hardest.
- 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. Some 16.7 million people have recovered.
Here are the latest updates:
Tuesday September 1
02:50 GMT – Cases and deaths decrease in Victoria
The Australian state of Victoria has been releasing its latest coronavirus figures and the outlook looks more encouraging.
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 related to nursing homes.
With active cases in rural Victoria lower than in the state capital Melbourne, state Prime Minister Dan Andrews plans to reveal two separate roadmaps out of the lockdown, ABC reported. Details will be released on Sunday.
02:00 GMT – Coronavirus fuels ‘Kannywood’ boom in Nigeria
‘Kannywood’, the film industry named after the city of Kano in Nigeria’s mainly Muslim north, is booming even with the coronavirus.
The industry has 502 production companies and employs 30,000 people, and Northflix, its fledgling streaming platform, has doubled subscribers and tripled revenue since the locks were imposed in March.
“The coronavirus has been a boon for us from a business point of view, despite the disruptions caused to the global economy,” CEO and co-founder Jamil Abdussalam told AFP. Northflix switched to a flat-rate subscription model that charged the equivalent of $ 4 a month as the pandemic worsened and Nigerians sought entertainment online.
The ‘Kannywood’ films cover themes of love, revenge, and betrayal, but follow strict Islamic rules.
00:15 GMT – Hong Kong begins mass testing program
Hong Kong begins mass testing for the coronavirus this morning, with the assistance of 60 experts from China.
This is the first time that Chinese health officials have provided direct assistance to Hong Kong during the pandemic, and the move has fueled privacy concerns among members of the pro-democracy movement following the imposition of security legislation. national by China in late June. The activists have urged the 7.5 million inhabitants of the territory to boycott the initiative.
Still, the government said that as of 6 p.m. (10:00 GMT) on Monday, just over 500,000 had signed up for the program through its online booking system, and 97 of the 141 community testing centers they were complete by September 1.
People lining up at Hung Hom Municipal Services Building Sports Center as massive Covid-19 testing begins in Hong Kong
Video: SCMP / Lea Li pic.twitter.com/8i7fb5T02m
– SCMP Hong Kong (@SCMPHongKong) September 1, 2020
The program aims to “identify asymptomatic COVID-19 patients and cut the chain of transmission in the community,” the government said in a statement.
23:30 GMT – Coronavirus disrupts health care in 90 percent of countries
A World Health Organization survey of 105 countries shows that 90 percent have experienced interruptions in their health services as a result of the coronavirus, with low- and middle-income countries the most affected.
Up to 70 percent of service interruptions have been for essential services including routine immunization, diagnosis and treatment for noncommunicable diseases, family planning and contraception, treatment for mental health disorders and diagnosis and treatment of cancer, the agency said. of the United Nations.
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Read all the updates from yesterday (Aug 31) here.
SOURCE:
Al Jazeera and news agencies
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