Coronavirus live news: world may never find 'silver bullet' Covid vaccine, says WHO

Belgium seesICU admissions double; Singapore to use electronic tags to monitor some travellers; global cases pass 18m; Belgium ICU admissions doubleIran death toll three times higher than admitted, says reportBerlin protests against coronavirus rules divide leadersRussia claims to be ahead of rivals in vaccine raceUS coronavirus live - latest updatesUK coronavirus live - latest updates4.35pmBSTThirty million schoolchildren inMexico will restart school via television later this month, with a return to classrooms remaining an uncertain goal, theAssociated Press reports.The education secretary, Esteban Moctezuma Barrag án, and leaders of the country’s biggest broadcasters on Monday presented a plan to air lessons on television, with lessons beginning on 24 August4.09pmBSTVietnam is embroiled in a “decisive” fight against coronavirus focused on the city of Danang where infections have appeared in four factories with a combined workforce of 3,700, its prime minister said on Monday.The country is battling several new clusters of infection linked to Danang after going more than three months without detecting any domestic transmission.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 3, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Damien Gayle (now); Amy Walker, Sarah Marsh and Helen Sullivan (earlier) Tags: Coronavirus outbreak World news Australia news US news UK news Science Infectious diseases Source Type: news