While the reclusive country has not confirmed any infections, its public health ministry has reported all 922 people checked so far have tested negative. The devolved governments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have their own powers over public health issues. The scientists first posted their paper to the medical preprint site bioRxiv in April, where it received 200 000 hits, a record. - ReutersSouth Korean city returns to tighter social distancing as coronavirus cases spikeSouth Korea reported 63 new coronavirus cases as of Thursday, most from domestic infections outside Seoul, triggering the return of tighter social distancing curbs in one city as the spectre of a second wave of the disease worried authorities. The southwestern city of Gwangju has recorded more than 50 cases the past few days, prompting the suspension of operations at public facilities such as public libraries and museums.

Source: News 24 July 03, 2020 08:15 UTC