The Czech military is planning to increase the number of out-of-hospital beds for Covid-19 patients. Approximately 500 beds are expected to be set up in the Letňany exhibition grounds at Prague by the Czech military this weekend. A study by the US Department of Defense (DoD) has found that the risk of contracting the coronavirus …

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16 October Latest research has indicated that millions of people have been pushed into poverty due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. As infection cases continue to rise and without additional aid, more people are expected to be impacted. Justin Wolfers, professor at the University of Michigan, shared an article on the number of …

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15 October Global: The global coronavirus death toll is 1,092,641 according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University. Covid-19 infections exceed 38.5 million world wide. US: US Covid-19 infections exceed 7.9 million, meanwhile, the US coronavirus death toll is 216,903 according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University. President Trump has again claimed he is “immune” from …

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15 October Army researchers from the US Army Futures Command have collaborated with a team on antibody tests for the Covid-19 virus. This resulted in a quicker, easier, and inexpensive method of identifying potential donors who can help in the recovery of infected patients through the convalescent plasma treatment. Laboratory tests to measure antibody levels …

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15 October Larry Mishel, an economist, shared an article on how the Covid-19 pandemic is exacerbating the already existing labour market inequalities in the US. According to the latest report from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), more people were found to be leaving the work force than jobs being created by employers. Further, …

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14 October Globally, the total confirmed cases of Covid-19 have reached over 38,200,000 with over 1,087,000 deaths and 26,507,000 recoveries. The US, India, and Brazil remain the top three most heavily affected countries worldwide, accounting for 53% of the world’s total confirmed cases. The US has seen a steady rise in cases since September, which …

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14 October The Department of Defense (DOD) has given Cue Health, a medical diagnostic products manufacturer, a $481m contract on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to expand the company’s production capacity and deploy its six million Covid-19 tests by March 2021. Cue’s Covid-19 molecular test is a nasal swab test, …

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13 October Global: The global coronavirus death toll is 1,080,840 according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University. Covid-19 infections exceed 37.8 million world wide. In the week through October 11, countries reported a record 2.2 million new cases and 39,000 deaths, according to the World Health Organization. Europe had the largest increase in infections, rising …

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13 October New Zealand Ministry of Defence has released a biodefence assessment that examines the role of the country’s defence force in supporting wider government agencies’ biodefence activities. Titled ‘Biodefence: Preparing for a New Era of Biological Hazards and Threats’, the assessment has been developed in consultation with the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) and …

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13 October The Covid-19 pandemic has led to widespread unemployment across the world but has also accelerated digitalisation. New digital jobs are expected to be created over the next five years due to the pandemic. Ian Bremmer, a political scientist and author, shared an article on how the pandemic is accelerating digitalisation. The article notes …

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