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Virus clusters spotlight poor conditions for migrant labour workers

Mon, 2021-05-24 10:58 — mike kraft

Thai virus clusters spotlight conditions for migrant labour A series of coronavirus clusters among construction workers in Bangkok, including the first local cases of the variant first identified in India, has put a fresh spotlight on migrant labour rights as Thailand grapples with its deadliest outbreak so far. Chayut Setboonsarng Reuters

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Overview: Latin America registers more than 1 million deaths, Germany quarantines British vistors

Sat, 2021-05-22 16:54 — mike kraft

Coronavirus digest: Latin America passes 1 million deaths | DW | 22.05.2021 The region, which includes hard-hit Brazil, has recorded almost 30% of all global fatalities. Meanwhile, US states are lifting lockdown restrictions as the rate of vaccination increases. Follow DW for the latest. Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com) DW.COM

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Weathy nations in South Pacific and Asia lag in vaccinations

Thu, 2021-05-13 11:27 — mike kraft

Wealthy nations once lauded as successes lag in vaccinations WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Some wealthy nations that were most praised last year for controlling the coronavirus are now lagging far behind in getting their people vaccinated — and some, especially in Asia, are seeing COVID-19 cases grow... AP NEWS

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Asia: 5.9 million COVID infections overwhelm hospitals --Red Cross

Wed, 2021-05-12 12:40 — mike kraft

Asia: 5.9 million COVID infections overwhelm hospitals Kuala Lumpur/Delhi/Geneva, 12 May 2021 – The world’s fastest surge of COVID-19 is pushing hospitals and health systems to the brink of collapse as Asia has fast become the global COVID-19 hotspot, suffering more than twice as many new infections than any other region in the past two weeks. Across Asia, more than 5.9 million people […] International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

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New Virus Waves Hit Developing Countries, Not Just India

Tue, 2021-05-04 09:43 — mike kraft

It’s Not Just India. New Virus Waves Hit Developing Countries It’s not just India. Fierce new Covid-19 waves are enveloping other developing countries across the world, placing severe strain on their health-care systems and prompting appeals for help. Jinshan Hong,Randy Thanthong-Knight,Jason Scott Bloomberg

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Worldwide: Countries hit new records for virus cases, deaths

Fri, 2021-04-09 10:23 — mike kraft

Countries worldwide hit new records for virus cases, deaths Ambulances filled with breathless patients lined up in Brazil as nations around the world set new records Thursday for COVID-19 deaths and new coronavirus infections. The disease surged even in... AP NEWS

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Researchers Are starting Clinical Trials on a New Type Low-Cost Coronavirus Vaccine

Mon, 2021-04-05 12:41 — mike kraft

A new vaccine for Covid-19 that is entering clinical trials in Brazil, Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam could change how the world fights the pandemic. The vaccine, called NVD-HXP-S, is the first in clinical trials to use a new molecular design that is widely expected to create more potent antibodies than the current generation of vaccines. And the new vaccine could be far easier to make.

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Training dogs for detecting COVID-19--a possible new task

Wed, 2021-03-17 20:49 — mike kraft

Thai trainer says dogs 95 percent accurate in detecting COVID-19 Dogs trained to detect COVID-19 have done so with 95 percent accuracy over the past six months, the head of a training program in Thailand said this week. Lexi Lonas TheHill

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WHO says it will continue its rollout of AstraZenca vaccine, downplaying concerns

Tue, 2021-03-16 09:08 — mike kraft

WHO: Vaccine rollout unaffected by concerns over AstraZeneca The U.N. health agency says its global rollout of coronavirus vaccines remains unaffected even as a growing number of countries have suspended use of AstraZeneca’s vaccine amid concerns about blood clots in some people who received it Jamey Keaten | AP Washington Post

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More governments are setting up own vaccine production facilities to reduce dependence on foreign suppliers

Fri, 2021-03-12 19:41 — mike kraft

As vaccine nationalism deepens, governments pay to bring production home In the German town of Dessau, one of the sites of the Bauhaus art school, an institute was set up in 1921 to mass-produce vaccines that later helped strengthen the German Democratic Republic. Exactly 100 years later, the site is gearing up to be a one-stop shop to produce... Caroline Copley, Andreas Rinke, Allison Martell U.S.

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