The Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday declared a new Ebola outbreak in the western city of Mbandaka.
Health Minister Eteni Longondo said that the Ebola outbreak had killed four people in Mbandaka.
At a press conference, Longondo said, “We will send them the vaccine and medicine very quickly,” he planned to visit the site of the outbreak at the end of the week.
Australia is continuing to ease coronavirus restrictions across the country as pubs open for the first time in two months.
In Victoria, the state with the toughest restrictions, skate parks reopened and up to 20 people can gather for a party – outdoors or indoors.
Cafes, restaurants, pubs, and clubs in the Sunshine State can now host up to 20 people – with the reform brought forward from June 12.
Road trips are allowed and some gyms are back in business – here’s everything that you need to know.
Victorians may be able to go back to the office in a “staggered return” from July if the state is able to keep control over the coronavirus pandemic.
Mr. Andrews said more outbreaks of COVID-19 were expected, which was why it was “so important” people were tested.
“I’m just happy, very happy to be back in action.”
South Australia’s public health chief has apologized for mistakenly claiming Victorian health counterparts left SA Health in the dark about the state’s latest coronavirus case.
The UK resident had recently traveled to Melbourne, before flying to South Australia where she was tested and returned a positive result.
An email was sent, and South Australian authorities were alerted about the time and the flight details.”
For the fifth continuing day, there are no new cases of COVID-19 cases in New Zealand.
New Zealand also discharged the last coronavirus patient from the hospital.
A recent analysis found that the coronavirus has put older workers at a disadvantage because of a large share of older people are in jobs that cannot be done from home and they “may be encouraged by health authorities not to return to jobs that are unable to social distance.”
The New Zealand government declared a COVID-19 vaccine plan, which will allow New Zealand scientists to contribute to global research efforts and explore the potential of vaccine manufacturing capability in New Zealand.
“It’s vital that we contribute to international research efforts as well as ramp up our own research and manufacturing capability,” Woods said.
Oil prices were on the rise on Friday, heading for a fourth straight week of gains. Also, fuel demand is growing as countries ease business and limitations that were imposed to stop the coronavirus pandemic.
West Texas Intermediate crude was up 5 cents, or 0.2%, at $33.97 a barrel, gained more than 1% in the last session. The US benchmark is on track for a weekly jump of around 15%.
A New Zealand-based company that trialed for a four-day workweek announced that the experiment was a success and all the staff recording a significant impact on work-life balance while productivity is stable.
They are now making a plan to make the experiment permanent.
Similar experiments have been carried out in Sweden, although most centered around a six-hour workday.
But it is hard to use this rule in some areas like healthcare, regulatory departments, etc.
However, the four-day workweek could still be rolled out to a wide range of industries.
After Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi were forced to cancel their wedding due to the coronavirus pandemic yet another royal couple Princess Theodora and Matthew Kumar had to postpone their nuptials.
A report published by the Greek Royal House explains the couple has been forced to put their wedding on hold as a result of the pandemic.
They don’t have a new date scheduled at this time. However, they are analyzing the situation in detail to see when the wedding could take place.
