Coronavirus live news: Gaza in lockdown following first local cases; Hong Kong man re-infected

Four cases detected in Gaza outside of quarantine facilities; First known case of re-infection prompts immunity concerns;Usain bolt tests positive for Covid-19. Follow the latest updatesFears of ‘catastrophic’ Covid outbreak in Gaza after first cases outside quarantine emerge‘Very low evidence’ Trump plasma treatment is safe and effective – WHOOxford University Covid-19 vaccine firm denies Trump talksSix of the most promising treatments for Covid-19 so farSee all our coronavirus coverage7.22amBSTGood morning from London, where I ’ll be looking after the global coronavirus live blog for the next few hours. My thanks (and solidarity!) to my colleague Helen Sullivan in Sydney.If you want to get in touch with stories from where you are please do. My email is [e-mail] and I ’m @lexytopping on Twitter. My DMs are open.7.06amBSTThat ’s it for me,Helen Sullivan for today. I ’m having four wisdom teeth yanked from my jaws tomorrow and won’t be blogging for a few days.My colleague Alexandra Topping will be taking you through the next few hours of pandemic news.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 25, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Helen Sullivan Tags: Coronavirus outbreak World news US news UK news Australia news Science Infectious diseases Source Type: news