Other countries, such as Israel, opened schools at the same time as restrictions were lifted in May in surrounding communities, leading to Covid-19 outbreaks that had infected 1,335 Israeli students and 691 employees as of July 15. In Israel, schools reopened without masking or social distancing rules, according to The …
Read More »China reports 61 new cases of COVID-19 for Sunday, the highest number of daily household infections since March 6
FILE PHOTO: People line up at a test site where medical workers in protective suits collect swabs for nucleic acid tests after new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were confirmed in Dalian, Liaoning Province , China, July 24, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS BEIJING (Reuters) – China reported 61 new …
Read More »Hundreds clog the airport when evacuations from Vietnam’s Danang begin
HANOI (Reuters) – The airport in the central Vietnamese resort town of Danang filled up on Monday after three residents tested positive for the coronavirus and began evacuating 80,000 people. The Southeast Asian country is on high alert after authorities confirmed the community’s first infections since Saturday, and three other …
Read More »The first phase 3 trial of the US coronavirus vaccine candidate begins.
An investigational vaccine developed by the drug maker Moderna and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases began Phase 3 trials on Monday, becoming the first candidate to reach that step in testing. About 30,000 adult volunteers will enroll in the trial, according to CNN, which added that the …
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