Isabelle TavaresSouth Korea Asia Today: South Korea cases stay above 500 for 2nd day Associated Press - APSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s daily virus tally hovered above 500 for the second straight day, as the country’s prime minister urged the public to stay home this weekend to contain a viral resurgence....
Isabelle TavaresHealth (UK) Controversial 'virginity tests' sold by UK clinics bbc.co.uk - By Rachel StonehouseWomen are being offered controversial "virginity tests" at British medical clinics, an investigation by BBC Newsbeat and 100 Women has found. The intrusive tests are considered a violation of human rights...
Isabelle TavaresSweden Suddenly, Swedes are ‘very worried’ that the ‘herd immunity’ strategy is no match for COVID verified_publisherFortune - Rafaela Lindeberg, Bloomberg Swedish confidence in the nation’s strategy to fight the coronavirus pandemic has slumped, with concerns over capacity in the health-care system now …
Isabelle TavaresSouth Australia Malaysian-born doctor in Australia saves state from second COVID-19 wave, hailed a hero Mashable - Danial MartinusMalaysian-born doctor Dharminy Thurairatnam is being hailed a hero in Adelaide, Australia after she prevented a second wave of COVID-19 transmissions in the state. Thurairatnam was working a busy Friday...
Isabelle TavaresCoronavirus (Russia) Putin Can’t Take Russia’s ‘Safe’ Covid Vaccine, Kremlin Says verified_publisherBloomberg - Stepan Kravchenko, Ilya Arkhipov President Vladimir Putin told fellow world leaders last week that both of Russia’s Covid-19 vaccines, including one he championed as the world’s …
