16 September The Royal Navy has announced the suspension of passing out parade for recruits at its shore training establishment HMS Raleigh at Torpoint, Cornwall, UK. The cancellation comes after a “small number of personnel” at the naval base were confirmed Covid-19 positive. A Royal Navy spokesperson said: “Personnel identified as having been in contact …

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15 September Globally, the total confirmed cases of Covid-19 have reached over 29,300,000 with over 928,000 deaths and 19,862,000 recoveries. Worldwide the Covid-19 cases and recoveries are trending upwards while deaths remain low. The US has the largest number of confirmed cases globally, with California reporting the highest number of cases in the US. The …

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15 September Global: Worldwide Covid-19 cases have now passed 29.2 million, with deaths exceeding 928,000 according to Johns Hopkins University tracker. US: Coronavirus cases in the US increased 0.5% as compared with the same time Sunday to 6.54 million, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg News. The increase matched the average …

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15 September The US Department of Defense (DOD) has signed $335m worth of contracts for 73 million Covid-19 disposable isolation gowns. The contracts have been awarded to nine American businesses and have a ceiling of $1.2bn to manufacture up to 275 million gowns in support of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)-managed Strategic …

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15 September The US economy was earlier projected to return to pre Covid-19 levels by the fourth quarter of 2021. New analysis indicates that the country’s economy may recover sooner than previously forecast. Daniel Lacalle, chief economist at Tressis SV, tweeted about the projected recovery of the US economy. The US GDP is expected to …

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14 September Globally, the total confirmed cases of Covid-19 have reached over 29,032,000 with over 924,000 deaths and 19,625,000 recoveries. Worldwide the Covid-19 cases and recoveries and trending upwards while deaths remain low. While the United states still has the highest number of cases, they have been trending downwards since July. Cases in India are …

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14 September Global: Worldwide Covid-19 cases have now passed 29 million, with deaths exceeding 924,000 according to Johns Hopkins University. The World Health Organization reported a record single-day increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday, as the tally surged by a further 307,930 infections in just 24 hours. US: The US added 40,016 cases, a …

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14 September Five American small businesses have signed contracts worth $136m with the US Department of Defense (DOD) for the production of 15 million Covid-19 reusable isolation gowns. The contracts have been signed by the DOD on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services. These awards are expected to reduce reliance on foreign …

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14 September Research has indicated that wearing face masks can help in limiting the exposure of the Covid virus and in turn generate an immune response in the body. Masks can help in increasing asymptomatic cases and slow the spread of the disease. Adam Ozimek, chief economist at Upwork, shared an article on how wearing …

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11 September The Hawaii National Guard (HING) Joint Task Force (JTF) is working with Honolulu County and multiple agencies to support a Covid-19 surge testing programme on a freeway. A total of 60,000 free self-administered Covid-19 swab test were conducted in Oahu. The John A. Burns Freeway (H-3), and it’s Tetsuo Harano Tunnels served as …

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