The treatment being provided to United States President Donald Trump could pave the way to fighting COVID-19, says one of Australia’s top scientists. Professor Peter Doherty, who shared the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1996 for his work on how the immune system recognises virus-infected cells, says a vaccine might not be the only answer.… Read More »
Just days after publishing significant new guidance on airborne transmission of the coronavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday withdrew the advice, saying only that it had been “posted in error” on the agency’s website. The rapid reversal prompted consternation among scientists and again called into question the credibility of the world’s… Read More »
VILNIUS, Lithuania — The Baltic country of Lithuania is as of Monday ordering a 14-day isolation for travelers from Germany because the number of infected people there is high. Germany was added to the Lithuanian Health Ministry’s list of coronavirus-affected countries because the COVID-19 infection rate on Friday reached 16.5 cases per 100,000 people over… Read More »
Victoria has had 13 more coronavirus fatalities, taking the state’s death toll to 376 and the national figure to 463. It also reported 240 new cases and while this was an increase on the previous day the state’s five-day run of numbers under 300 continues. But a cluster at Frankston Hospital in Melbourne southeast is… Read More »
Italy produced 10% less garbage during its coronavirus lockdown, thanks to a drop in consumption By PAOLO SANTALUCIA and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press August 16, 2020, 6:25 AM 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article ROME — Italy produced 10% less garbage during its coronavirus lockdown, but environmentalists warn that increased reliance… Read More »