LATEST DEVELOPMENTS * A childcare centre is closed and up to 100 people are self-isolating after a girl connected to a cluster in Melbourne’s northern suburbs tested positive to COVID-19. The young girl is among three new cases recorded in Victoria on Thursday. * Modelling released by the Victorian Department for Health and Human Services… Read More »
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised its definition of “close contact” to an individual infected with the coronavirus on Wednesday to include multiple, brief exposures adding up to over 15 minutes within 24 hours. The agency previously said close contact consisted of being within six feet of an infectious person for 15 minutes straight. The change may prompt health… Read More »
As the global death toll from the coronavirus approaches 1 million people, the World Health Organization said Friday that it’s “not impossible” that number could double if countries don’t uniformly work to suppress the virus’ spread. “It’s certainly unimaginable, but it’s not impossible, because if we look at losing 1 million people in nine months… Read More »
Coronavirus cases in England have risen by 60% in the past week, Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures suggest. A random survey estimated there were 9,600 new cases a day in England in the week to 19 September, three times that being picked up by general testing. And it represents an increase from 6,000 a… Read More »
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS * Victoria recorded 28 new virus cases, the first time its been in the 20s since June 24. * Eight further deaths in Victoria took the state’s toll to 745 and the national figure to 832. * Five new cases were linked to a community outbreak in Casey, on Melbourne’s outskirts, with authorities… Read More »