(Reuters) – The following is a brief summary of some of the latest scientific studies on the new coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed coronavirus model is seen against the words coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on …
Read More »New Zealand suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and made a number of other changes after China’s decision to pass a national security law for the territory, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said Tuesday. . FILE PHOTO: New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters arrives for a press …
Read More »Australian police arrest six people at Black Lives Matter rally for violating virus ban
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian police arrested six people on Tuesday and ordered 50 others to disperse after meeting in Sydney for a Black Lives Matter protest despite an official ban due to the coronavirus pandemic. Police officers issue fines to protesters, after police closed a demonstration that was deemed illegal, …
Read More »The second wave COVID-19 forces new travel curves around the world
SYDNEY / LONDON (Reuters) – Asian nations imposed new restrictions on Monday, as an abrupt British quarantine on travelers from Spain threw the reopening of the European summer in disarray, as the world faced the possibility of a second wave of COVID infections. -19. In the United States, which still …
Read More »Travel bans cannot be indefinite, countries must fight virus at home: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – Bans on international travel cannot stay in place indefinitely, and countries will have to do more to reduce the spread of the new coronavirus within their borders, the World Health Organization said Monday. A wave of infections has caused countries to re-impose some travel restrictions in recent …
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