COVID-19: Australia’s Melbourne city to make mask-wearing compulsory

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Mask-wearing is not common in Australia and has not been part of the country's COVID-19 response until recently MELBOURNE: Australia's second-biggest city will make...

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Singapore hotels look to woo staycationers with promotions, COVID-19 safety measures

July 18, 2020July 19, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6419" align="alignnone" width="971"] Sofitel Singapore Sentosa Resort and Spa, one of the hotels given approval to reopen for staycations, is capping its occupancy at...

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UK’s Johnson says reluctant to use national COVID-19 lockdown again

July 18, 2020July 19, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6389" align="alignnone" width="943"] A group of people relax in Potters Field, following the relaxation of lockdown restrictions in place to curb the spread of...

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro says COVID-19 restrictions kill economy

July 18, 2020July 19, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6397" align="alignnone" width="953"] Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro is seen at the Alvorada Palace, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brasilia, Brazil, July 18,...

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WHO reports another record daily increase in global COVID-19 cases, up nearly 260,000

July 18, 2020July 19, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6378" align="alignnone" width="964"] Members of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and healthcare workers carry the body of a CRPF member who died of...

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Commentary: As world waits for coronavirus vaccine, antibodies treatment a needed plan B

July 18, 2020July 19, 2020

Funding organisations must invest more resources to overcome hurdles in developing antibody treatments for the coronavirus, say observers. [caption id="attachment_6392" align="alignnone" width="976"] A woman holds...

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25 million Iranians may have been infected with COVID-19: President Rouhani

July 18, 2020July 19, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6386" align="alignnone" width="992"] FILE PHOTO: An Iranian woman and her son wearing a protective face mask walks the street, following the outbreak of the...

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COVID-19: French to enforce mask-wearing in banks and shops from Jul 20

July 18, 2020July 18, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6363" align="alignnone" width="921"] Bastille Day parade in Paris [/caption] PARIS: France will enforce mask-wearing in enclosed public spaces including banks, shops and indoor markets...

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China reports 22 new coronavirus cases, including 16 in Xinjiang

July 17, 2020July 18, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6259" align="alignnone" width="962"] FILE PHOTO: People wear protective face masks as they are seen in a shopping complex after an outbreak of the coronavirus...

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US meatpackers try air cleaning tech after COVID-19 outbreaks

July 17, 2020July 18, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6256" align="alignnone" width="959"] FILE PHOTO: Employees walk around with face masks at the JBS USA meat packing plant, which on Monday was closed after...