South Korea has confirmed on Friday, 10th April that at least 116 people who recovered from Covid-19 were tested positive again. According to Reuters, Jeong Eun-kyeong, director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told in a briefing that the virus may have been “reactivated” rather than the patients being re-infected. Source: nature Currently, it’s still...
Singapore recorded 386 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (13 April) bringing the total number of infections to 2,918. According to the Straits Times, this is the highest daily spike in the country to date with 280 of them linked to known clusters. Most of the infected patients are said to be foreign workers living in dormitories, reported...
On 8 April, Wuhan – the original epicentre of the pandemic outbreak – lifted its 11-week lockdown which allows its 11 million residents to travel in and out of the city without any special authorisation. And as Covid-19 cases in China slows down, the country has relaxed its restrictions and people are allowed to move about again. However, as...
With the Covid-19 outbreak growing more rampant all around the world, we’ve all been trying to be as hygienic as possible. Even young kids are given hand sanitisers to stay clear of the virus. However, this can potentially be really dangerous. A three-year-old girl from Jakarta suffered severe burns on her face, arm and leg after...
About two weeks ago, the total number of Covid-19 cases in the United States had surpassed Italy, becoming the country with the most number of cases in the world. As of this morning (12 April), the total number of cases in the United States was recorded at 529,887 according to John Hopkins University. The death toll...
New York state, epicentre of America's coronavirus crisis, set another single-day record of Covid-19 deaths on Wednesday, as veteran doctors and nurses voiced astonishment at the speed with which patients were deteriorating and dying. The number of known coronavirus infections in New York state alone approached 150,000 on Wednesday, even as authorities warned that the official...
LONDON – Prime Minister Boris Johnson left intensive care on Thursday evening (April 9) as he continues to recover from Covid-19, but he remains under close observation in hospital, his office said on Thursday. Johnson, 55, was admitted to St Thomas’ Hospital on Sunday evening with a persistent high temperature and cough, and was rushed to...
While we may be complaining about staying indoors and coping with the Covid-19 Movement Control Order (MCO), we still have to admit, our Malaysian government is handling this situation really well. In Ecuador though, unfortunately it seems like the panic over the coronavirus has taken over as people are dropping dead in public while families are...
Movement Control Orders (MCO) and lock downs all over the world due to the Covid-19 outbreak has caused a great deal of joy to mother nature as animals and plants alike rejoiced without the presence of humans. Though, despite reports of better air quality in various places in the world, as well as postings online that...
The world could face a “devastating” shortage in condoms due to the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak. With more than half of humanity being confined to their homes, governments worldwide have ordered the closure of businesses deemed non-essential. This includes condom companies. According to CNA, Malaysia’s movement control order could play a big part in this shortage as the...
