According to the latest update, 4 453 deaths have been recorded in the country. "The lifting of the alcohol ban has effectively resulted in a 62% increase in daily trauma cases presenting to emergency centres. In addition, we have seen trauma admissions increase by 54%, trauma ICU admissions increase by 350% and trauma deaths in the [emergency centres] increase by 308%! READ MORE | DIY hand sanitiser: Why there shouldn't be an over-reliance on it for coronavirus protectionA leading Covid-19 vaccine contender has passed its early safety trial with flying colours. The vaccine (named mRNA-1273 for now) uses messenger RNA, or mRNA, to trigger an immune response to the Covid-19 coronavirus in patients.

Source: News 24 July 16, 2020 03:00 UTC