Inequality concerns are growing, as health workers seek better protection while some among the wealthy are hoarding equipment at home. We reiterate & remind GOK & ALL Private health facilities that the Welfare,Occupational Safety & Health of frontline workers is a non-negotiable Minimum!! — KMPDU (@kmpdu) July 10, 2020More than 8,000 health workers across Africa have been infected, half of them in South Africa. In India, which reported a new daily high of 27,114 cases on Saturday, nearly a dozen states have imposed a partial lockdown in high-risk areas. It hopes a new six-week lockdown in Melbourne, Australia’s second-largest city with a population of 5 million, will curb the spread.

Source: Irish Independent July 11, 2020 11:37 UTC