Australian State of Victoria Announces 439 New Cases, 11 New Deaths | Victoria announced 439 new cases, 11 new deaths, all of the deaths were in aged care settings. To contain virus, authorities have imposed another set of restrictions in the state.
China Reports 30 New Cases | China has reported 30 new cases of Covid-19, including 28 in the western province of Xinjiang, and two in the eastern province of Liaoning.
Northwest China’s #Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region reported 28 newly confirmed #COVID19 cases and 9 new asymptomatic cases Monday, all in Urumqi, the regional health commission said Tuesday. By Monday, Xinjiang had 606 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 114 asymptomatic cases. pic.twitter.com/LTjmF0sxrB
— People’s Daily, China (@PDChina)August 4, 2020
UPDATE | 6,61,715 Covid-19 tests conducted in India in the last 24 hours, said Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
New Philippines Lockdown Hits 27 Million People | Authorities in the Philippines have had to reimpose curbs after infections surged past 100,000, forcing more than 27 million people – including in the capital Manila – back into lockdown for two weeks from Tuesday.
Brazil President’s Chief of Staff Contracts Virus | The chief of staff to Jair Bolsonaro, General Walter Souza Braga Netto tested positive for Covid-19, his office said, becoming the seventh Brazilian minister to have contracted the disease. Braga Netto is doing well and has no symptoms, the office said.
WHO Warns There May Never Be a Covid-19 ‘Silver Bullet’ | The World Health Organization chief has said he is pleased about the progress that has been made in in identifying treatments that can help people with the most serious forms of Covid-19 recover. However, he has warned that there may never be an effective vaccine.
13 New Covid Cases Reported in Mizoram | As many as 13 new coronavirus cases were reported in Mizoram, the total number of cases now stands at 495 including 266 cured/discharged and 229 active cases, said authorities.
2.5% of Italians Had Covid-19, Far More in North | Antibody testing in Italy indicates that nearly 1.5 million people, or about 2.5% of the population, have had the coronavirus. But officials said that huge geographic variations in the results confirmed a nationwide lockdown was “absolutely crucial” to preventing the country’s south from getting slammed as badly as its north, AP reports
Source: News18