The first human trials of a potential coronavirus vaccine developed in Australia are about to begin in Adelaide.
Vaccine research director Professor Nikolai Petrovsky said the human trials beginning in Adelaide today were the first for a vaccine developed in the southern hemisphere.
He said “I am very confident there will be successful vaccines against COVID-19.”
The majority of coronavirus cases recorded in Australia have come from overseas and the majority of those cases came from either Europe or cruise ships.
The spokeswoman from the Department of Health said, “Due to international travel restrictions, those individuals arriving in Australia are generally arriving via charter or repatriation flights.” But most of the people entering Australia are coming home.
Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy said Everybody in hotel quarantine will be tested near the start and end of their stay in quarantine, with those who do not comply in Victoria facing an extra 10 days in quarantine.
Qantas Airways Ltd is axing at least 20% of its workforce and intends to raise up to A$1.9 billion of equity under a sweeping cost-saving plan prompted by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Australian airline also said it will ground 100 aircraft for up to 12 months and retire its remaining Boeing Co 747 fleet immediately.
Anhui Zhifei Longcom Biopharmaceutical and the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences get approval to begin human testing for potential coronavirus vaccine from the National Medical Products Administration to launch clinical trials.
Chinese researchers and companies are testing six experimental shots in humans and more than a dozen vaccines are in different stages of clinical trials globally.
The National Rugby League (NRL) has shifted a match away from Melbourne due to a spike in Coronavirus cases in the southern Australian city.
Storm CEO Dave Donaghy said we have some COVID-19 hotspots in Victoria has made it difficult for our team and visiting teams to continue playing at AAMI Park in the short term.
Australian shares slipped more than 5 percent on Thursday, as a spike in coronavirus cases across the United States and China put a damper on sentiment.
Australia’s trade minister on Wednesday warned of a possible ban on international travelers till 2021.
In New Zealand, the gross domestic product fell 1.6% in the March quarter, the largest drop in 29 years, as coronavirus restrictions sapped economic activity.
Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield has fortified that there are two new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand both arrivals from the UK.
New Zealand has had 22 deaths from the virus.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) warns about the second wave of coronavirus in Australia would come at a $25 billion cost to the economy.
The economy would then grow by just one percent next year. Unemployment would average of 7.6 percent this year and then 8.8 percent next year. The virus has infected 7.2 million people worldwide.
Having a specific blood type may help protect you against the novel coronavirus.
Researchers at genetic testing company 23andMe found that people with type O blood were up to 18 percent less likely to test positive for coronavirus.
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