Singapore plans coronavirus tests for all in migrant dormitories
Singapore plans to test all 323,000 migrant workers living in cramped dormitories that have become a hotbed for coronavirus in the tiny city-state, it said on Tuesday, eyeing an easing of curbs next month to restart its economy.
Russia to investigate safety of ventilators after hospital fire kills five
Russian authorities said they would look into the safety of artificial lung ventilators being used at two hospitals after a fire broke out in St Petersburg at one of them on Tuesday morning and killed five people.
Russian hospital to stop using certain ventilators until fire investigation completed: TASS
A hospital in St. Petersburg will stop using the Aventa-M model of lung ventilators until the investigation into a fire that killed five coronavirus patients there is complete, the TASS news agency reported on Tuesday.
Israeli soldier killed by rock thrown during West Bank raid
An Israeli soldier died after being struck in the head by a rock thrown from a rooftop during an arrest raid in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the military said.
Japan sees 20% fall in number of hospitalised COVID-19 patients in 9 days
Japan saw a 20% fall in the number of hospitalised COVID-19 patients in nine days to May 7, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
China calls for coronavirus vigilance, warns against complacency
Chinese health authorities called on Tuesday called for vigilance to be maintained against the novel coronavirus as new clusters emerge, even though the peak of the epidemic has passed in the country where it first appeared.
Spain’s adds lowest daily number of coronavirus new cases in two months
The number of newly diagnosed cases of coronavirus in Spain in one day fell on Tuesday to its lowest in more than two months, the health ministry reported.
Five surfers drown in rough, foamy seas off Dutch coast
Five surfers have drowned in rough and foamy seas off the Dutch coast near The Hague, emergency services said on Tuesday.
Second virus wave ‘very unlikely’ in Denmark, says expert
Denmark is “very unlikely” to be hit by a second wave of coronavirus, the country’s chief epidemiologist said on Tuesday, after the government laid out plans for increased testing and a contact tracing system.
Second virus wave ‘very unlikely’ in Denmark, says expert
Denmark is “very unlikely” to be hit by a second wave of coronavirus, the country’s chief epidemiologist said on Tuesday, after the government laid out plans for increased testing and a contact tracing system.
