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  • WHO warns of COVID impact on TB services

    19 Oct 2020 2:43 PM | Anonymous

    The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a reverse to the global progress against tuberculosis. The latest global TB report released by the WHO has noted that reallocation of human, financial and other resources has resulted in fewer TB case notifications. Read more here

  • Oxford University announce new rapid COVID-19 test

    16 Oct 2020 12:12 PM | Anonymous

    Scientists from Oxford University have developed a rapid diagnostic test that detects and identifies viruses in less than 5 minutes.

    Read more here

  • China testing blitz amid fears of a second wave

    14 Oct 2020 1:23 PM | Anonymous
    On Tuesday China began testing the entire city of Qingdao by Thursday 15 October (around 9.4 million) read more here

  • Call for proposals: The Ethics of Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response

    13 Oct 2020 2:31 PM | Anonymous

    The WHO Health Ethics and Governance Unit invites proposals which address the ethics of COVID-19 public health preparedness and response. (Please note that we will also accept proposals that look beyond COVID-19 to focus on preparedness and response and research in public health emergencies more generally.) This call for proposals has been issued to support both the work of the Unit and PHEPREN (the Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Ethics Network), which is currently focuses on the COVID-19 pandemic.

    For further details and how to apply can be found here

  • First US confirmed case of coronavirus 'reinfection'

    13 Oct 2020 2:18 PM | Anonymous

    Scientists have confirmed that a man in his 20s has been infected twice with coronavirus, the first re-infection recorded in the U.S. Read more here

  • India's COVID-19 cases pass 7 million

    12 Oct 2020 3:55 PM | Anonymous

    Latest figures have shown that India's COVID-19 infections have passed 7 million the second highest in the world. 

    Read more here

  • Studies show coronavirus can remain on surfaces for up to 28 days

    12 Oct 2020 3:47 PM | Anonymous

    New studies have found that COVID-19 can survive on the surfaces of banknotes, phone screens for up to 28 days. 

    https://www.sbs.com.au/news/coronavirus-can-survive-on-phone-screens-and-bank-notes-for-up-to-28-days

  • COVID-19 causing long term health problems

    7 Oct 2020 1:12 PM | Anonymous

    Although some have shown mild/no symptoms after catching COVID-19, there have been a proportion still struggling to overcome the long term effects. 

    BBC Reports

    https://www.bbc.com/news/health-54296223

  • WHO suggests 10% of the worlds population may have had COVID-19

    7 Oct 2020 1:09 PM | Anonymous

    According to statistics 1 in 10 people have been infected by the coronavirus 

    https://www.sbs.com.au/news/who-10-of-world-s-population-may-have-been-infected-with-virus


  • US President tests positive for COVID-19

    2 Oct 2020 4:10 PM | Anonymous

    Us President Donald Trump and his wife Melania have tested positive for COVID-19 

    https://www.sbs.com.au/news/us-president-donald-trump-and-his-wife-melania-test-positive-for-coronavirus

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