Few IMPORTANT updates on #COVID19 across globe and India: Stay up to date.
1. #UnitedKingdom govt. imposed tougher fines of up to 10k pounds on illegal gatherings, parties & raves of >30 people as part of stricter measures to combat the spread of pandemic.
2. A new COVID-19 cluster has been reported in #Singapore's biggest dormitory housing foreign workers, about a month after it was declared to be fully cleared of COVID 19.
3. The coronavirus is circulating 4 times more among people under 40 in #France than among those over 65.
4. A team of researchers in #Germany staged an elaborate experimental indoor concert, complete with 1,500 attendees & a musical act to study how to limit the spread of the deadly COVID-19 virus at big events.
5. India's recovery rate to nearly 75%, while the CFR reaches 1.86%.
6. @ICMRDELHI undertaking study in Mumbai to evaluate whether BCG vaccine is effective in preventing COVID 19 in elderly people.
7. @CDSCO_INDIA_INF approved Intra-dermal route for trial being conducted by @BharatBiotech as it needs lesser amount of vaccine.
8. #SouthKorea threatened “maximum” criminal penalties & arrests if govt’s disease-control efforts are violated, as 324 new cases are reported on 21 August, the highest daily total since early March.
9. @US_FDA halts #PlasmaTherapy in the USA.
10. 11% of Pakistanis now have developed protective immunity against COVID 19. Data from 25 cities across the country.
11. Indian-German team of scientists recommend controlling indoor humidity (at least 40%) conditions to contain the spread of #SARSCoV2.
Update on Point 9: Plasma therapy just received Emergency use authorization by FDA in US.
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