1 October Global: The global coronavirus death toll is 1,014,291 according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University. Covid-19 infections are nearing 34 million world wide. US: Coronavirus cases in the US increased 0.6% as compared with the same time Tuesday to 7.23 million, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg News. Deaths …

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1 October The Australian Department of Defence (DOD) has announced changes to the Defence Partner Employment Assistance Program (PEAP) to offer increased support to partners of Australian Defence Force (ADF) members affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Through the programme, partners can avail up to A$1500 for employment-related initiatives any time during the posting cycle. In …

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1 October The Covid-19 pandemic is forcing millions of women in the US to rethink their employment status. Heather Long, Washington Post economics correspondent, shared an article on how the Covid-19 pandemic is disproportionately affecting women, who were instrumental in pulling the US out of the last recession. The pandemic is expected to undo years …

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30 September Globally, the total confirmed cases of Covid-19 have reached over 33,692,000 with over 1,008,000 deaths and 23,414,000 recoveries. New restrictions are being enacted around the world to help curb the resurgence of the virus. Finland, Poland, and Germany have all resumed restrictions on bars, restaurants, and large gatherings. Along these same lines New …

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30 September Scientists from Poland’s Military University of Technology (MUT) are examining whether thermal imaging cameras can be used to monitor Covid-19 in public places, WI Daily News reported. The FACE-COV system is a contactless remote device designed that uses thermal vision technology to monitor an individual’s body temperature. The reading takes two to three …

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30 September Global: The global coronavirus death toll is 1,007,769 according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University. More than 33.6 million cases have been confirmed. The director general of the World Health Organization described the one millionth death as a “difficult moment for the world”. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus urged urged countries to ‘bridge national boundaries’ …

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30 September The Covid-19 pandemic may undo years of progress made on anti-poverty efforts and increase inequality across the world. Robert Palmer, Head of Tax Justice UK, shared an article on how the Covid-19 pandemic will widen inequality unless appropriate actions are taken, according to Kristalina Georgieva, the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) managing director. She …

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29 September Globally, the total confirmed cases of Covid-19 have reached over 33,389,000 with over 1,002,000 deaths and 23,177,000 recoveries. The US, India, Brazil and Russia, remain the top four most affected countries in the world, combining for more than 57% of the total cases globally. The US and Brazil together account for more than …

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29 September Global: The global coronavirus death toll passed one million in just nine months since the coronavirus first emerged in Wuhan, China, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University. Global Covid-19 infections have passed 33.3 million. US: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported 7,095,422 cases of the new coronavirus …

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29 September Biotechnology company INOVIO has announced a partial clinical hold on its Covid-19 vaccine candidate’s planned Phase 2/3 trial. The hold on INOVIO’s Investigational New Drug Application (IND) for the Phase 2/3 trial follows after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) raised additional questions about the trial. The company noted that the development …

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