London: A microbiologist has become the first human to be injected for the human trial phase of a vaccine in the UK against the novel coronavirus being developed by a group of scientists at the University of Oxford. Elisa Granato is the first volunteer in an initial group of 800 to be part of the ground-breaking trial, which is hoped will be the answer for immunisation against the deadly virus and help with the easing of lockdown measures in place to curb its rapid transmission.
Seoul: South Korea on Friday said it will send one million face masks to foreign veterans of the 1950-53 Korean War as it expands efforts to help other countries deal with the coronavirus epidemics while its own caseload slows.
Kathmandu: The coronavirus cases in Nepal on Friday reached 48 with one more person getting infected from the deadly virus, the health ministry said. The Ministry of Health and Population said a 26-year-old man from Bhojpur district in eastern Nepal, who returned from Saudi Arabia about a month ago, tested positive for COVID-19.
London: A British Royal Navy submarine commander has been put on leave after ignoring social distancing rules and throwing a party for his crew on their arrival back home, media reports said Friday.
Seoul: South Korea starting next week will strap electronic wristbands on people who ignore home-quarantine orders in its latest use of tracking technology to control its outbreak.
Tokyo: An Italian cruise ship docked in a southern Japanese port city of Nagasaki had 43 more new cases in an outbreak that erupted this week, bringing the total infected to 91, local officials said Friday.
London: The UK Government on Friday issued an apology after its website for coronavirus test bookings was shut down within three hours of going live due to an overwhelming demand.