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China stopped seafood imports from two Russian ships and a Brazilian firm after finding Covid-19 in samples. Authorities reported 15 new cases, saying all of them were imported.
The health minister of Australian virus epicenter Victoria resigned. Tokyo recorded 270 more infections. In Europe, Hungary reported 12 more Covid-19 deaths, continuing an increase in fatalities in the country.
Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the U.S. could face a “problematic” fall and winter in the fight against the virus. U.S. cases breached 7 million.
Key Developments:
- Global Tracker: Cases top 32.4 million; deaths exceed 987,000
- Virus-related measures ease in Rwanda
- Singapore to isolate fewer migrant workers
- Health minister of Australia’s virus epicenter resigns
- Newsom vetoes genetic testing data disclosure law
- American CEO living in Sweden has Covid lesson to share
- Who’s succeeding against the coronavirus and why?: QuickTake
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Virus Hotspots
Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people over the past 14 days
Source: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
More Hungary Virus Fatalities (3:06 p.m. HK)
Hungary reported 12 coronavirus deaths Saturday, continuing the increase in fatalities observed in the past two weeks. There were 950 additional confirmed infections, with 589 people currently being treated in hospitals.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in a Facebook video that he expects a further increase in cases. The country has enough hospital capacity and has more beds in dedicated epidemiological units in reserve, Orban added.
South Africa Virus Advisory Disbanded (2:33 p.m. HK)
South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize disbanded the government’s scientific advisory committee on Covid-19, a group created earlier this year to advise Mkhize on how to handle the outbreak.
Rwanda Approves Easing of Measures (2:06 p.m. HK)
The East African nation’s cabinet approved the gradual reopening of schools depending on education levels of education as pandemic-linked restrictions ease. Inter-provincial public transport will resume, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s office, and mandatory testing for meetings, conferences and social gatherings has been scrapped.
Rwanda has reported 4,798 total cases so far.
China Halts Some Seafood Imports (12:24 p.m. HK)
Chinese authorities said they had suspended some seafood imports from two Russian vessels and a Brazilian company after Covid-19 was found in samples.
The General Administration of Customs will from Saturday suspend imports from two Russian vessels for four weeks after outer packaging and product samples from the ships tested positive.
Brazil’s Monteiro Industrial de Pescados Ltda will be subject to a similar ban for a week starting Saturday, after a sample of inner packaging from the firm’s frozen ribbon fish products tested positive for the virus.
They add to a long list of restrictions on imports by China, which has been investigating imported meat, seafood, packaging and containers as a potential virus source.
Singapore to Isolate Fewer Migrant Workers (11:34 a.m. HK)
Singapore is set to quarantine fewer migrant workers in their dorms should virus cases be detected in the living quarters, tweaking its approach to reduce work disruption and improve their welfare.
The move aims to minimize disruption to the country’s economy, and will isolate smaller groups when a new case is found in a dorm -- instead of an entire block of workers -- according to the Ministry of Manpower.
Victoria’s Health Minister Steps Down (9:17 a.m. HK)
Health Minister Jenny Mikakos of Australia’s coronavirus hot spot Victoria state resigned amid anger over quarantine procedures at hotels.
State Premier Daniel Andrews had told an investigation into the government’s quarantine program that he saw Mikakos as accountable for the program, according to a report from the Australian Broadcasting Corp. Mikakos said that while she never shirked her responsibility, it wasn’t hers alone.
Her resignation came as Prime Minister Scott Morrison told the UN General Assembly that whoever discovers a vaccine to the new coronavirus must share it, calling it a global and moral responsibility.
Dozens of New Infections in South Korea (8:31 a.m. HK)
South Korea reported 61 more Covid-19 cases, brining its total to 23,516 as it works to contain a new wave of the virus. The country is boosting social distancing measures for two weeks in bid to prevent cases from resurging during national holidays.
Mexico Reports More Than 5,000 New Cases (8:11 a.m. HK)
The hard-hit country reported 5,401 new virus cases, bringing its total to 720,858, according to the Health Ministry. The number of deaths rose by 405, to 75,844. Authorities said 28% of general hospital beds were now occupied.
California Warns of Jump in Hospitalizations (7:45 a.m. HK)
The Golden State is seeing early signs of rising virus case counts and emergency-room visits after several weeks of improvement, with forecasts showing that hospitalizations may jump 89% in a month, according to a top health official.
Some of the uptick may be tied to an increase in infections over Labor Day weekend, Mark Ghaly, California’s health and human services secretary, said at a briefing Friday. He said he was raising an “early flag” to warn of a potential rise in cases as businesses reopen and flu season nears.
“It really is about not letting our guard down as we did earlier in the summer,” Ghaly said.
California has made significant progress in fighting its outbreak, with hospitalizations and test positivity rates at the lowest since the pandemic began.
Fauci Says U.S. May Face ‘Problematic’ Months Ahead (7:40 a.m. HK)
Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the U.S. could face a “problematic” fall and winter in the fight against the virus.
“We’re afraid things could actually get worse,” he said in an interview with Irish public broadcaster RTE. “We’ve got to get our baseline down, we’ve got to get control of this.”
Still, he also struck an optimistic note, saying the pandemic will end, and it should be clear by the end of the year whether a safe vaccine has been developed.
Argentina Reports 12,969 New Covid-19 Cases (7:30 a.m. HK)
Argentina reported 12,969 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total to 691,235, according to the government’s evening report. A total of 443 new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, with the fatality toll now at 15,208.
More People Hospitalized in Texas (7:20 a.m. HK)
Texas saw more people hospitalized for Covid-19 on four out of five days this week, breaking a steady decline that had whittled the number to 3,082 from more than 10,000 in mid July. Seventeen more people were hospitalized Friday, bringing the state total to 3,221.
Though Texas hasn’t seen such a sustained rise since earlier in the summer, the numbers now are much smaller. The net 140 added to hospitals this week is well under half of what was reported on a typical day in late June.
Immunity Low as Under 10% of U.S. Adults Exposed (6:30 a.m. HK)
Fewer than one in 10 Americans have antibodies to the virus that causes Covid-19, indicating relatively low rates of immunity to the pathogen that has killed more than 200,000 people in the U.S.
Just 8% of more than 28,000 blood samples tested in July had antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, according to research published in The Lancet medical journal. The samples, taken from patients undergoing blood-cleaning dialysis, correlate to about 9.3% of all adults nationwide, the study said.
DOJ Says San Francisco Worship Policy Violates Constitution (6:10 a.m. HK)
The Justice Department sent a letter to San Francisco’s mayor saying that the city’s policy of only allowing just one person in places of worship -- regardless of size -- contradicts the constitution and the country’s tradition of religious freedom.
The letter compared the city’s restriction to its move to open up gyms, hair and nail salons, tattoo parlors, and massage studios with social distancing.
— With assistance by Karen Leigh, Linus Chua, and Andras Gergely
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