Coronavirus Global Updates, 29 July

Wed Jul 29 11:38:38 CAT 2020

 Surge in China, Hong Kong; air travel expected to not recover before 2024

Global Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates: More than 16.67 million people have
been infected with the virus, while nearly 6.6 lakh people have died.
Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories
since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

Coronavirus Global Updates: More than 16.67 million people have been
infected with the virus, while nearly 6.6 lakh people have died. Infections
have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the
first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

Zimbabwe had 2,817 confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and 40 deaths as
of 28 July with reports that Land, Agriculture and Land Resettlement
Minister Perence Shiri succumbed to complications from the respiratory
disease caused by the coronavirus on 29 July 2020.

A World Health Organisation official on Tuesday described the COVID-19
pandemic as "one big wave" and warned against complacency in the northern
hemisphere summer since the infection does not share influenza's tendency to
follow seasons. WHO officials have been at pains to avoid describing a
resurgence of COVID-19 cases like those in Hong Kong as "waves" as this
suggests the virus is behaving in ways beyond human control, when in fact
concerted action can slow its spread. "The virus likes all seasons," the
official said.

Infections have witnessed a surge in many countries across the globe. China
reported 101 new cases, up from 68 a day earlier, with 98 of the total from
local infections, mostly in Xinjiang. South Korea reported 48 more
coronavirus cases.

Some important covid-19 news from across the globe

Donald Trump defends HCQ again

President Donald Trump said the medical community's widespread warnings
against using the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19
patients were politically motivated to damage him. "I think it could have a
very positive impact in the early stages," Trump said Tuesday during a news
conference at the White House. "And I don't think you lose anything by doing
it, other than politically it doesn't seem to be too popular. You know why?
Because I recommend it. When I recommend something, they like to say 'don't
use it.'" Trump has repeatedly promoted hydroxychloroquine even though a
number of studies have shown that it is not an effective treatment for
Covid-19.

Meanwhile, Donald Trump Jr.'s Twitter account was temporarily suspended for
sharing misinformation about Covid-19. The president's eldest son posted a
video of people touting the drug hydroxychloroquine as an effective
treatment.

The Food and Drug Administration last month revoked emergency-use
authorization for the anti-malaria drug as a Covid-19 treatment after
determining it may have deadly side effects. The World Health Organization
also said it would discontinue its own tests of hydroxychloroquine.

Moderna vaccine protects 16 monkeys from coronavirus; 30,000 humans await

Moderna Inc.'s vaccine candidate against Covid-19 protected against the
virus in a trial that inoculated 16 monkeys, an encouraging step on the path
to a defense for humans against the pandemic. Two injections of the vaccine
protected against heavy exposure to the virus at two different levels of
dosage, Moderna said in findings published Tuesday in the New England
Journal of Medicine. The primates didn't show any sign of creating enhanced
disease, a problem that has occasionally been associated with vaccines.

Moderna's proposed price would apply to the United States and other
high-income countries, according to the report.

The company is planning to price its coronavirus vaccine at $50 to $60 per
course, at least $11 more than another vaccine from Pfizer Inc and BioNTech,
the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed sources. Moderna's
proposed price would apply to the United States and other high-income
countries, according to the report.

Sydney declared virus hotspot by state

Queensland will close its borders to all visitors from Sydney from Saturday,
after declaring Australia's most-populous city a coronavirus hotspot.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's decision on Wednesday came after two
19-year-old women tested positive for Covid-19 following their return to
Queensland from visits to Melbourne, the center of Australia's resurgence in
the pandemic, and Sydney. The pair had failed to isolate for 14 days as
required on their return.

British PM Johnson says `duty' to protect UK from virus

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says it is the government's "duty" to
protect the U.K. from a second coronavirus spike as he defended the decision
to recommend against all but essential travel to Spain. He says the
government must "take swift and decisive action" where it thinks risks are
"starting to bubble up again." He adds: "Let's be absolutely clear about
what's happening in Europe, amongst some of our European friends, I'm afraid
you are starting to see in some places the signs of a second wave of the
pandemic." The decision to toughen the travel advice for Spain has prompted
widespread dismay among some British. Spain is traditionally the most
popular summer holiday destination.

Air travel expected to not recover before 2024

Global air travel is recovering more slowly than expected and it will take
until 2024 to return to pre-pandemic levels, the trade association for the
airline industry said Tuesday. The International Air Transport Association
pushed back its prediction by one year due to the slow containment of the
outbreak in the U.S. and developing countries. The industry is seeing a
rebound from the depths of the shutdowns in April, but the bad news is that
any increase "is barely visible," IATA chief economist Brian Pearce said
during an online briefing for journalists.

Hong Kong warns city on verge of large coronavirus outbreak

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has warned the city is on the brink of a
large-scale outbreak of the coronavirus and urged people to stay indoors as
much as possible as strict new measures to curb the disease's spread take
effect on Wednesday. The new regulations ban gatherings of more than two
people, close dining in restaurants and make the wearing of face masks
mandatory in public places, including outdoors. These are the toughest
measures introduced in the city since the outbreak. The government has also
tightened testing and quarantine arrangements for sea and aircrew members,
effective on Wednesday." We are on the verge of a large-scale community
outbreak, which may lead to a collapse of our hospital system and cost
lives, especially of the elderly," Lam said in a statement late on Tuesday.

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