Monday 12 October
BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING
Monday 12 October 2020 News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated by the global Coronavirus Pandemic. As of 6:30 am (GMT), these are the global active numbers.
Global COVID-19 UPDATE
Coronavirus Cases: 37,749,974
Deaths: 1,081,453
Recovered: 28,360,305
Covid-19: New local lockdown restrictions in England to be unveiled.
Italy set to introduce national restrictions.
Covid virus ‘can survive for 28 days on surfaces’, according to lab study.
China to test the entire city of Qingdao after Covid-19 cases emerge.
Oman imposes nighttime lockdown in the fight against coronavirus.
Trump says he tested “totally negative” for Covid-19.
Covid-19: New local lockdown restrictions in England to be unveiled
BBC News says new local lockdown rules for England are due to be announced later.
The Liverpool City Region is expected to face the tightest restrictions under a new “three-tier” system, which will classify regions as being at a “medium,” “high” or “very high” level of alert.
But Steve Rotheram, the city region’s mayor, said: “no deal has been agreed”.
Read the full story on BBC News
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Italy set to introduce national restrictions
The Guardian says Italian experts meet on Monday to consider new restrictions, expected later in the week, as the country’s daily infections surpassed 5,000 in recent days for the first time since March. Deaths linked to the virus, however, are far lower than at the peak of the pandemic in spring.
“Now we need a change of pace, and to intervene with measures, not comparable to those adopted in the past, which could allow us to put the contagion under control and avoid tougher measures later on,” the Italian health minister said in an interview.
Read the full story on The Guardian
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Covid virus ‘can survive for 28 days on surfaces’, according to a lab study
France24 says Covid-19 can survive on items such as banknotes and phones for up to 28 days in cool, dark conditions, according to a study by Australia’s national science agency.
Researchers at CSIRO’s disease preparedness centre tested the longevity of SARS-CoV-2 in the dark at three temperatures, showing survival rates decreased as conditions became hotter, the agency said Monday.
Read the full story on France24
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China to test the entire city of Qingdao after Covid-19 cases emerge
Aljazeera says authorities in China’s Qingdao said on Monday they would test the city’s entire population of more than nine million people for Covid-19 during the next five days after new cases appeared linked to a hospital treating people who had been confirmed with the disease after returning from overseas.
The coastal city reported six new Covid-19 cases and six asymptomatic cases as of late October 11 with most of the cases linked to the Qingdao Chest Hospital.
Read the full story on Aljazeera
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Oman imposes nighttime lockdown in the fight against Covid-19
Arab News says Oman has imposed a complete nighttime lockdown as part of precaution against the coronavirus pandemic, state news agency ONA reported.
The latest measure, which took effect over the weekend and limits movement from 8 p.m. until 5 a.m., is in effect until Oct. 24.
Read the full story on Arab News
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Trump says he tested “totally negative” for Covid-19
CNN says Trump claimed, without providing evidence, that he has “been tested, totally negative” for Covid-19. Trump told supporters Sunday on a “Call to Prayer” that he’s “ready to go, I feel so good.”
The latest update from the President’s physician says Trump “is no longer considered a transmission risk to others” and “there is no longer evidence of actively replicating virus.”
Read the full story on CNN
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A quick look at the other top stories from around the globe
Denver shooting victim identified as pro-cop vet, shot in front of son
Fox News says the man shot dead at a Denver protest was a military veteran, grandfather and avowed patriot who was there to express his support for police and died as his son looked on in horror, according to his mom.
Belarus: Dozens of arrests in Minsk as police use water cannon to break up anti-Lukashenko protests
Euronews says riot police detained protesters in Minsk on Sunday as thousands rallied for the ninth consecutive Sunday rally against Belarusian President Lukashenko. The interior ministry said water cannon and stun grenades were used to disperse demonstrators.
Namibia: Police Disperse Gender-Based Violence Protest
Africanews says Namibian police and the Special Reserve Force fired rubber bullets, teargas and used batons to subdue the unprecedented and three-day nationwide protest staged on Saturday by around 400 mostly young women – who raised their voices against gender-based violence and femicide on the streets of the nation’s capital city, Windhoek.
Middle East wildfires kill 3, force thousands to flee homes
TOI says wildfires around the Middle East triggered by a heatwave hitting the region have killed three people, forced thousands of people to leave their homes and detonated landmines along the Lebanon-Israel border.
Hong Kong scientists say drug used to treat stomach ulcers successful against coronavirus
CNA says an affordable anti-microbial drug used to treat stomach ulcers and bacterial infections has shown promise in combatting the coronavirus in animals, scientists in Hong Kong announced on Monday.
