COVID-19 Alert and news - 02 & 03 August 2020

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Hello! I returned to the platform after 2 years of inactivity. I will post a daily list of current news, among other interesting topics.

Actions by Governments         

  • 36 crew members test positive for coronavirus on cruise ship docked in Norway (New York Daily News)
  • Australia is now being presented as a cautionary tale for Covid resurgence (New Zealand Herald)
  • China condemns Germany for suspending Hong Kong extradition agreement (Global News Canada)
  • Germany steps up the fight against Holocaust denial (Deutsche Welle)
  • Global report: curfew in Australia’s second-largest city as Mexico racks up daily record (The Guardian)
  • In Spain, fruit pickers ditched as COVID-19 spreads (Taipei Times Online)
  • India 5th highest in death count (Yahoo! India)
  • Ireland to escape a second wave of Covid, says expert (Irish Independent)
  • Israel to resume international flights on August 16 (Businessworld India)
  • Japan’s summer season transformed by coronavirus (News On Japan)
  • Norway Targets Lower Oil-Wealth Spending in Budget, Sanner Says (Bloomberg)
  • Portugal holidays: FCO issues worrying update for Portugal – major blow for travel (TheWashingtonTime.com)
  • Public bath houses in Japan struggle to survive during Covid-19 pandemic (News On Japan)
  • Russia plans mass COVID-19 vaccination for October (IANS Live)
  • Seven ‘migrants’ arrested after being found in the back of lorry that arrived in the UK from France (Mail Online UK)
  • Surge in domestic visitors as coronavirus restrictions lifted in China (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
  • TUI provides update on holidays as they extend the cancellation of trips to Spain (Manchester Evening News)
  • The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 2 (NationalPost.com)
  • Thousands protest against Germany virus curbs (BBC)
  • Trump’s Germany troops pullout may be his last gift to Putin before the election (CNN)
  • UK – Boris Johnson must be ready to close pubs and gyms if the evidence demands it (The Independent)
  • UK – Boris Johnson told to resume daily coronavirus press conferences to keep ‘confused’ public informed (The Independent)
  • UK – Coronavirus England: Boris Johnson looking at second wave lockdown scenarios (The Guardian)
  • UK – Over 50s could face stay at home order in ‘nuclear plans’ drawn up by Boris Johnson (Mail Online UK)
  • UK – Scottish Government’s illiberal hate crime bill must be sent to the knackers yard (Herald Scotland)
  • US – 20,000 more Americans could die from Covid-19 in the next 21 days, CDC ensemble forecast shows (Buffalo News)
  • US – 260 at Georgia overnight camp test positive for coronavirus, CDC says (MSN Canada)
  • US – Arizona lawmaker 2nd in week to catch virus (Arkansas Online)
  • US – Coronavirus Update: CDC Issues New Guidance, Shortens Isolation Period Of COVID-19 Patients (International Business Times)
  • US – How California lost control over COVID-19 despite early successes (ABC News)
  • US – New Mexico congressman tests positive for coronavirus (Today Online)
  • US – Trump administration ‘vastly overpaid for COVID-19 ventilators’ (9News.com.au)
  • US – U.S. CDC reports 4,542,579 coronavirus cases (Reuters UK)
  • US – Virus hits Florida state prisons chief and his top aide (Daytona Beach News Journal)
  • US – ‘Not sparing anyone’: Texas funeral homes can’t escape virus (Today Online)
  • WHO’s latest situation report (WHO)

      Actions by Companies         

  • ‘Walk for jobs’ march in Caerphilly over General Electric cuts (BBC)
  • 4.40pm Woolworths impose product limits in Victoria (Melbourne Age)
  • Apple purges 30,000 apps from its China store (Seeking Alpha)
  • British GP: Renault violates Formula 1 curfew to fix Daniel Ricciardo’s car (DNA India)
  • CIBC says third wave of returning staff depends on new headquarters (Toronto Star Online)
  • Canon Solutions America Announces IDEAS COVID-19 Assist for Auto Dealers (NewKerala.com)
  • Centre looking to offload its stake in IDBI Bank in FY21: Govt official (Business Standard India)
  • Chow Tai Fook foundation plans to support more underprivileged women in Hong Kong as recession bites (South China Morning Post)
  • Creditors of Asiana Airlines mull counterproposal over due diligence (Yonhap News Agency)
  • Facebook deletes video for false COVID-19 claims, then Trump shares it on Twitter (MSN Canada)
  • Goldman Sachs bankers held office drinks event during Covid lockdown (Telegraph)
  • Hero MotoCorp sees robust recovery in July sales as rural demand picks up (Livemint.com)
  • IKEA Alexandra, Wisma Atria burger joint among new locations visited by COVID-19 cases while infectious (Channel NewsAsia)
  • Kotak Mahindra Group announces Kona Kona Umeed (Equity Bulls)
  • MHI Launches MH32A Air Purifier in Vietnam (JARN)
  • Marathon Petroleum Says It Won’t Restart Two Idled Refineries (Bloomberg-Quint)
  • Microsoft, Bytedance put TikTok acquisition talks on hold: Report (Hindustan Times)
  • Moderna and Pfizer plan to  enroll 30,000 subjects across the U.S., in separate trials, to  determine whether their v… https://t.co/ZLi7tAsOx8 (WSJ – Twitter)
  • Nestlé distributes 3m food & beverage servings in Saudi Arabia (Arab News)
  • Nordea drops JBS shares over environment, COVID-19 response (Reuters)
  • Oil Crisis Presents BP’s New CEO With a Chance to Change (Bloomberg-Quint)
  • Our health is all we have. But now Google wants it too (The Guardian)
  • QNB expects Euro area to outperform in second half of 2020 (Qatar Tribune)
  • Samsung Electronics to halt production at its last computer factory in China (FOXBusiness.com)
  • Shop where you can buy heavily discounted items from M&S, Tesco, Aldi, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose (Liverpool Echo)
  • Tech at Work: Amazon caravan protest, Genderify’s algorithmic bias and using ‘BIPOC’ (Finanzen.net)
  • Two-Wheeler Sales July 2020: Honda Registers Drop Of 29.32 Per Cent In Year On Year Sales (NDTV)

      Drugs, Treatments & Vaccines         

      Societal & Economic Impact      

 Andhra couple commits suicide after recovering from COVID-19   Yahoo! India   Anantapuram  (Andhra Pradesh), Aug 02 (ANI): A couple from Andhra Pradesh’s  Anantapuram died allegedly by suicide on August 01. Both husband and  wife were infected with COVID-19, and were under home isolation and  their treatment was completed….      Berlin protest over coronavirus restrictions draws thousands   The Straits Times All News   August  01, 2020 10:19 PM BERLIN (AFP) – A Berlin protest against coronavirus  restrictions drew thousands, from the hard left and right to conspiracy  theorists on Saturday (Aug 1).      Coronavirus pandemic must not drown out children’s voices on climate change   MSN News Singapore   The  climate crisis is already a menace to countries in the Asia-Pacific  battered by extreme weather events. But as much worse is to come for  future generations, it is also a child rights crisis. The UN Convention  on the Rights of the Child enshrines…      Economies savaged as  virus spikes anew   Times Live South Africa   Devastating  economic figures poured in on Friday as nations counted the cost of  their efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic, even as fresh spikes  led many countries to put the brakes on a return to normality. Six  months after the World Health…      Environmentalists fear increase in plastic pollution amid coronavirus pandemic   CBS News   The  coronavirus pandemic has disrupted, among other things, the fight to  limit single-use plastics and plastic pollution. Bans on plastic bags in  some cities and states were overturned, and N95 masks, plastic gloves  and other items are turning up in…      Negotiations on economic relief resume after U.S. unemployment benefits expire   Global News Canada   President  Trump is signaling interest in extending some type of weekly economic  lifeline to help millions of unemployed Americans. The softening of the  White House and Republican positions follows weeks of opposition to  offering what they described…      Spain could extend coronavirus furlough scheme to year’s end: Minister   Al Arabiya   Spain’s  Labor Minister Yolanda Diaz on Saturday suggested the government would  extend its coronavirus furlough scheme for an extra three months until  the end of the year. Speaking after talks in Majorca with the regional  government and union bosses,…      Thousands protest in Berlin against coronavirus restrictions   Arab News   The  demonstration, entitled “The end of the pandemic — freedom day,” was  planned for weeks and drew people from various parts of Germany  Officials have warned against complacency as the number of new cases  crept up in recent weeks Ukraine reported a…      U.S. economy sees largest quarterly drop in history amid coronavirus pandemic   MSNBC   Economist  Julianne Malveaux, and “One Fair Wage” President, Saru Jayaraman talk  to MSNBC's Alicia Menendez about the disastrous second-quarter GDP  report, and how the devolving economy is hurting ordinary Americans.  They also discuss how people of…      World economy’s sputtering recovery threatened by flaring coronavirus   JapanTimes.co.jp   The Asia-Pacific region has been hit hard by a resurgence in the number of COVID-19 cases in recent weeks.            

Geopolitical Impact      

 China sends team to Hong Kong to do widespread COVID-19 testing   Channel NewsAsia   HONG  KONG: Seven Chinese health officials were due to arrive in Hong Kong on  Sunday (Aug 2), the first members of a 60-person team that will carry  out widespread testing for COVID-19 in the territory as the global  financial hub races to halt a third…      China to Help Hong Kong Boost Virus Tests, Build Mobile Hospital   Bloomberg-Quint   (Bloomberg)  — China is sending mainland technicians and medical experts to Hong  Kong to help the city boost testing for coronavirus and build a  makeshift “cabin hospital” for Covid-19 patients ami…      Editorial: Trump’s trade war has cost billions and ensnared farmers in federal dependency   STLtoday.com   While  Congress ponders whether and how much additional relief money will be  needed to support workers and businesses during a resurgent pandemic,  the funding faucet that President Donald Trump opened to farmers before  the coronavirus pandemic is…      Fauci voices concern over China, Russia vaccines   Gulf Times   Agencies/Washington   America’s top infectious diseases official has raised concerns over  Covid-19 vaccines being developed by China and Russia as the world  scrambles for answers to a pandemic the WHO warned will be felt for  decades. Six months after the…      In South China Sea, Philippines is stuck between a pebble and a hard place   MSN Philippines   A  s Philippine and Chinese diplomats seek to strengthen their  relationship and describe the disagreement over the South China Sea as a  "little pebble" in the road to closer participation, a survey has  highlighted how this view is not shared by many…      Punjab water resources department sets up 40-bed isolation facility   Times of India   CHANDIGARH:  The Punjab water resources department has set up an isolation centre at  Ranjit Sagar Dam Hospital, besides establishing a quarantine facility  at Shahpurkandi Township, to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Chief  engineer of the Ranjit…      South China Sea dispute: US signs MoU to support Vietnamese fishermen   India Blooms   Hanoi:  In a move to support the Southeast Asian nation, the U.S. and Vietnam  have signed a memorandum of understanding, which includes support  against illegal “intimidation” of the latter’s fishermen at sea. VIetnam  and China are engaged in a bitter…      South China Sea: Indonesia Asks China to Honor UNCLOS   Tempo.co   TEMPO.CO  , Jakarta – Expressing concern over the escalating tensions in the  South China Sea , Indonesia has urged China to abide by international  laws, including the United Nations Convention for the Law of the Sea  (UNCLOS), in settling disputes. Duri…      Suing China over COVID-19 pandemic would be “huge mistake”: U.S. senator   Pekingpress.com   WASHINGTON,  Aug. 2 (Xinhua) — Allowing U.S. citizens to sue China over the COVID-19  pandemic would be a "huge mistake," a Californian senator has said.   "We launch a series of unknown events      Water Resources Dept takes steps to check spread of Covid 19 in dams within Punjab   United News of India   Chandigarh,  Aug 1 (UNI) Punjab Water Resources Department has fully geared up to  combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The department has set up an Isolation  Centre in Ranjit Sagar Dam Hospital, besides establishing a quarantine  facility at Shahpurkandi…            

Cybersecurity Impact      

 COMMENT:Telstra Cyber Attack Shows How Easy Australia Can Be Attacked   Channel News Australia   A  cyber-attack against Telstra’s network that left tens of thousands of  homes without broadband is a real problem for all carriers and the  Australian Government, because it shows how quickly Australia could be  bought to a shuddering halt by Chinese…      CyberScoopNews  – Google finds Indian hack-for-hire firms exploiting coronavirus fears  via spearphishing schemes https://t.co/3AR1aYip3B   CyberScoopNews – Twitter  Google finds Indian hack-for-hire firms exploiting coronavirus fears via spearphishing schemes https://hubs.ly/H0tbRrl0      How FBI tracked down the celebrity Twitter hackers: Cyber criminals were ‘extremely sloppy’   Mail Online UK   high-profile  Twitter accounts were hacked The hackers then sent out a tweet to  hundreds of millions of users encouraging them to give $1000 to a  Bitcoin address Accounts belonging to  Barack Obama, Elon Musk, Joe  Biden and Kanye West all sent out the…      InfosecurityMag  – As business transitioned to mass #RemoteWorking cyber-criminals moved  in their droves to exploit the pandemic with… https://t.co/PLUHcLh0GQ   InfosecurityMag – Twitter   As  business transitioned to mass #RemoteWorking cyber-criminals moved in  their droves to exploit the pandemic with numerous tailored scams and   #attacks. Join our #IMOS20 session to get practical advice to stay one  step ahead of the attackers–…      Securityblog  – RT @ChloeMessdaghi: I recently discussed the Twitter attack and how  mobile phishing is on the rise during the pandemic with @forbes.  Read…   Securityblog – Twitter   RT  @ChloeMessdaghi: I recently discussed the Twitter attack and how mobile  phishing is on the rise during the pandemic with @forbes.  Read more  below….      Textile Cutting Expert ‘Lectra’ Struck by the Maze Ransomware Group   TechNadu   Maze  actors have compromised ‘Lectra,’ a textile cutting equipment expert  from France. The ransomware group has already leaked 5% of the stolen  data, and they are threatening to release more soon. There has been a  wave of ransomware attacks in France…      cybersecboardrm  – See our Recent Interview – Navigating Cybersecurity’s Ever-Changing  Landscape. A pandemic isn’t the only thing forc… https://t.co/45ofb0cCjo   cybersecboardrm – Twitter  See  our Recent Interview – Navigating Cybersecurity’s Ever-Changing  Landscape. A pandemic isn’t the only thing forcing companies to revisit  their digital security efforts. Paid Post on The New York Time by  @Mastercard. https://lnkd.in/gwZAbsi…    




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