Coronavirus Updates

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As of now...

Coronavirus Cases:
15,941,806

Deaths:
642,751

Recovered:
9,724,289

289,028 new cases world wide higher than yesterday and the highest recorded so far in a day!!!

6,199 more deaths higher than previous 24 hours.

USA (78,009), Brazil (58,249) & India (48,892) are the three countries with highest number of new cases that drives the new cases. USA & India once again have recorded the highest number of cases per day!

Brazil (1,178), USA (1,141) & India (761) were the countries with highest new deaths for last 24 hours.

As of a day before yesterday.

257,789 new cases world wide lower than previous

5,689 more lower than previous 24 hours.

USA (67,413), India (48,472) & Brazil (48,234) are the three countries with highest number of new cases that drives the new cases. India had its highest number per day!Brazil (1,178), USA (1,141) & India (761) were the countries with highest new deaths for last 24 hours.

As of now...


Coronavirus Cases:
16,412,794  

Deaths:
652,039

Recovered:
10,042,362

216,340 new cases world wide lower than previous day.

4,104 more deaths lower than previous 24 hours.

USA (56,130), India (50,525) & Brazil (23,467) are the three countries with highest number of new cases that drives the new cases. India had its highest number per day!

Mexico (729), India (716) & brazil (556) were the countries with highest new deaths for last 24 hours.

As of now...

Coronavirus Cases:
16,642,631

Deaths:
656,494

Recovered:
10,231,707

217,806 new cases world wide lower than previous day.

4,198 more deaths higher than previous 24 hours.

USA (61,571), India (46,484) & Brazil (23,579) are the three countries with highest number of new cases that drives the new cases.

India (636), Brazil (627) & USA (596) were the countries with highest new deaths for last 24 hours.

As of now..


Coronavirus Cases:
16,893,530

Deaths:
663,476

Recovered:
10,456,395

247,581 new cases world wide higher than previous day.

5,567 more deaths higher than previous 24 hours.

USA (64,729), India (49,632) & Brazil (41,169) are the three countries with highest number of new cases that drives the new cases.

USA (1,245), Brazil (955) & India (776) were the countries with highest new deaths for last 24 hours.

As of now...


Coronavirus Cases:
17,185,930

Deaths:
670,200

Recovered:
10,696,798

290,135 new cases world wide higher than previous day and beating the highest number reported per day so far !!!

7,030 more deaths significantly higher than previous 24 hours.

Brazil (70,869), USA (66,921) & India (52,249) are the three countries with highest number of new cases that drives the new cases.

Brazil (1,554), USA (1,485) & Mexico (854) were the countries with highest new deaths for last 24 hours.

Sri Lanka plans random Coronavirus tests nation-wide as new Covid-9 cluster reigned in

ECONOMYNEXT- Sri Lanka is planning random Coronavirus tests island-wide a top official said as health authorities are tracing and quarantining a cluster linked to drug a rehabilitation camp.

“From the next month the number of random PCR tests will be increased,” Sri Lanka’s Chief Epidemiologist Sudath Samaraweera told reporters in Colombo.

“Accordingly every month we will do PCR tests covering all the Divisional Health Offices in the country.”

Authorities had up to now targeted the places and districts where the risk of Covid-19 was high. Up to 40,000 tests had been done under the plan, he said.

Tests will now cover all the districts in country.

Samaraweera said all domestic patients identified from the community in July were linked to the Kandakadu drug rehabilitation centre.

“In order to identify any patients in the community that we have not been identified yet, we are doing PCR tests randomly throughout the country,” he said.

Sri Lanka has controlled the spread of Coronavirus with aggressive tracing and quarantining but there have been gaps in testing.



The latest cluster came from a drug rehabilitation centre where a group of inmates who had been quarantined for two weeks were sent after release, rehabilitation centre officials have said.


Covid-19 however can develop up to 3 weeks or more later.





A number of rehabilitation staff who on leave then carried the disease to several parts of the district.

The cluster was discovered after an addict who was transferred from the centre to a prison in Colombo was confirmed with Coronavirus.

Sri Lanka has confirmed 2,811 patients so far, with one person being confirmed in up to 1100 hours the health ministry said.

Of the total 600 were from the Kandakadu cluster.

On July 30, an official of the Lankapura Divisional Secretariat had been confirmed after the entire staff was tested.

“The patient is a close associate of a patient who is found previously at the Kandakadu Detention Centre,” the head of Sri Lanka’s Health Service, Anil Jasinghe said.

“The patient’s close associates are still being identified and are subject to PCR tests and
sent to quarantine centres.”

Sri Lanka has seen 11 deaths so far, 2333 have recovered and 467 are under medical care.





Sri Lanka is under social distancing and businesses operate under health guidelines which are enforced by Public Health Inspectors.

People are also asked to wear masks in public.

Samaraweera had warned that while the disease is controlled, there may be a few around.


Health chief Jasinghe had warned the public that that rules were not relaxed for them to go around the country on joy rides though there is a revival of domestic tourism.

Sri Lanka has public health inspector covering every house and building who battle any number of tropical diseases ranging from dengue to tuberculosis.

Vietnam which was probably the most successful country in controlling Coronavirus lifted social distancing and has seen a cluster develop in the central city of Da Nang which is a domestic tourism hotspot. (Colombo/July30/2020)

As of now..

Coronavirus Cases:
17,476,105

Deaths:
676,759

Recovered:
10,939,477

287,146 new cases world wide lower than previous day but very close to the highest number reported per day so far !!!

6,426 more deaths lower than previous 24 hours.

USA (68,569), Brazil (58,271), & India (54,966) are the three countries with highest number of new cases that drives the new cases.

USA (1,465), Brazil (1,189), & India (783) were the countries with highest new deaths for last 24 hours.

As of now...


Coronavirus Cases:
17,856,682

Deaths:
684,817

Recovered:
11,229,195

289,149 new cases world wide higher than previous day but very close to the highest number reported per day so far !!!

6,429 more deaths similar to previous 24 hours.

USA (70,904), India (57,704) & Brazil (52,509), are the three countries with highest number of new cases that drives the new cases.

USA (1,462), Brazil (1,191), & India (765) were the countries with highest new deaths for last 24 hours.

As of now...

Coronavirus Cases:
18,254,627

Deaths:
693,154

Recovered:
11,457,248

218,112 new cases world wide lower than previous day.

4,418 more deaths lower than previous 24 hours.

India (52,783), USA (49,038) & Brazil (24,801) are the three countries with highest number of new cases that drives the new cases.

Mexico (784), India (758) & Brazil (514), were the countries with highest new deaths for last 24 hours.

Duterte blasts doctors as Covid crisis spirals

As of now...

Coronavirus Cases:
18,702,734

Deaths:
704,365

Recovered:
11,917,230

254,988 new cases world wide higher than previous day.

6,298 more deaths lower than previous 24 hours.

Brazil (56,411), USA (54,504) & India (51,283) are the three countries with highest number of new cases that drives the new cases.

Brazil (1,394), USA (1,362) & India (849) were the countries with highest new deaths for last 24 hours.

Sri Lanka COVID-19 update: Five new patients reported by this morning

ECONOMYNEXT – Five new COVID-19 patients were reported in Sri Lanka as at 6am today, the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 (NOCPOC) said.

One of the patients is a close contact of a staff member at the Kandakadu Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre.

With the new cases, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka has increased to 2,828 with 300 active cases and 50 currently under observation in hospitals.

With three new recoveries as at 6 am this morning, total recoveries have increased to 2,517.

The number of COVID-19 patients reported from the Kandakadu cluster has increased to 602, with 482 detainees, 66 staff members, five invited staff members, 48 close contacts and one close contact of the Welikada prison patient found positive for the virus.

Further, 68 Sri Lankans are expected to return during the day aboard special flights: 20 from Doha, 30 from Chennai, India, one from Abu Dhabi and 17 from Georgia are expected to return today.

NOCPOC said that all the returnees will be directed to quarantine centres controlled by the tri-forces upon their arrivals.

A total of 2,299 are currently undergoing the quarantine process in 35 quarantine centres controlled by the tri-forces. (Colombo/Aug4/2020)

CUTTING CORNERS ON VACCINES?

As the world races to produce a viable coronavirus vaccine, Russia and China have recently claimed to have pulled ahead.

But the global scientific community has its doubts, particularly on the safety of these supposed breakthroughs.

While Russian officials are calling it a “Sputnik moment,” the Gamaleya Research Institute scientists behind a new vaccine have yet to publish data showing it works, and it doesn’t yet meet World Health Organization standards.

China is telling state employees it’s safe to use an experimental coronavirus vaccine—even though it has yet to undergo a third phase trial, which would establish efficacy and longer-term safety profiles by following thousands of participants.

Scientists warn no vaccine should be presented as definitively safe and effective while testing is ongoing.

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