Reading Time: < 1 minute France will face a months-long coronavirus epidemic that will overwhelm its health system if something does not change, one of the country’s top medical figures warned Sunday. France 24 reports Patrick Bouet, head of the National Council of the Order of Doctors, telling the weekly Journal du Dimanche, that “the second wave
Reading Time: < 1 minute The European Parliament is set to cancel its plenary session in Strasbourg in October after Belgian authorities designated the Alsatian city as a “red zone” due to the number of cases of coronavirus, according to three Parliament officials. The three officials said the decision to cancel the October 5 to 8 session and hold
Reading Time: < 1 minute The United Kingdom recorded 6,042 new cases of COVID-19, official figures showed on Saturday, and 34 new deaths among those who tested positive for the virus within 28 days. More than 32.53 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 986,655 have died, according to a Reuters tally
Reading Time: < 1 minute At least nine police officers and three demonstrators have been injured during clashes at an anti-lockdown protest in London’s Trafalgar Square – which saw 16 people arrested. Two of the officers injured needed hospital treatment, the Metropolitan Police said. Police and protesters clashed in London’s Trafalgar Square on Saturday
Reading Time: < 1 minute Several Belgian experts will go on “silent strike” this weekend, in a protest against the relaxed coronavirus measures and politicians who often hide behind the experts. Experts such as virologist Marc Van Ranst, infectious disease expert Erika Vlieghe, biostatisticians Geert Molenberghs and Niel Hens and epidemiologist Pierre
Reading Time: < 1 minute A team of researchers has revealed a pioneering model that aims to predict the rate of propagation of Covid-19 in each country in Europe. A team of scientists has set about modelling the future trajectory of the virus’s spread in Europe. Their simulations, published on September 23 in the scientific journal Nature, predict
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Philippines’ health ministry on Saturday reported 2,747 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections and 88 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 301,256 cases and 5,284 deaths. The Department of Health also said 787 individuals have recovered from COVID-19, bringing total recoveries to 232,906.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ukraine registered a record 3,833 cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, the national security council said on Saturday, up from a previous record of 3,584 new cases reported on 17 September. The daily tally of Covid-19 infections spiked in September above 3,000 prompting the government to extend lockdown measures until the
Reading Time: 2 minutes South Korea on Saturday reported 49 new domestic coronavirus cases, the smallest number of locally transmitted cases in 44 days in a sign that tighter social distancing rules are paying off. Health officials reiterated calls on people to refrain from visiting their hometowns and meeting with relatives during the Chuseok holiday,
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada’s two most populous provinces moved to clamp down further on social gatherings in a bid to slow a second wave of coronavirus infections that since the start of the pandemic now total more than 150,000 nationwide. Ontario ordered the closure of bars and restaurants from midnight to 5 a.m. except for takeout and delivery
