1,468 new deaths and 53,758 new coronavirus cases recorded yesterday
— Read on www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/aug/13/coronavirus-us-covid-19-donald-trump-joe-biden-kamala-harris-live-updates
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Covid-19 pandemic pushes Indian hospital to brink, South Asia News & Top Stories – The Straits Times
BHAGALPUR, INDIA (REUTERS) – Guards armed with rifles escort Dr Kumar Gaurav as he makes the rounds at his hospital on the banks of the Ganges River.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
— Read on www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/covid-19-pandemic-pushes-indian-hospital-to-brink
Covid-19 testing in Auckland breaks previous single-day record | RNZ News
Nearly 8000 people were tested for the coronavirus in Auckland yesterday, smashing the previous record of 6400 on 24 June.
— Read on www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/423480/covid-19-testing-in-auckland-breaks-previous-single-day-record
Italy introduces mandatory COVID-19 testing for tourists returning from summer holidays | Euronews
The country has introduced new precautions to avoid new cases after spikes of infections in Spain, Greece, Malta and Croatia.
— Read on www.euronews.com/2020/08/13/italy-introduces-mandatory-covid-19-testing-for-tourists-returning-from-summer-holidays
COVID-19 relief talks look dead until September | TheHill
Talks on a new coronavirus relief package are going nowhere, increasing the likelihood that there won’t be a deal until at least September and the economy will be cut off from additional stimulus for weeks.
— Read on thehill.com/homenews/senate/511766-covid-19-relief-talks-look-dead-until-september
People will be homeless and more will die to satisfy Trump pout?
US calls for shower rules to be eased after Trump hair complaints – BBC News
The US calls for rules to be eased after Donald Trump complained of issues washing his hair.
— Read on www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53761744
Hair today, gone in November – pettiness and stupid limitless?
Retired inventor of N95 mask may be hero of coronavirus outbreak – The Jerusalem Post
US-Taiwanese university professor who helped inventing the N95 mask, was called in to find a quick and effective way to sterilize his invention, used by doctors and nurses fighting the coronavirus.
— Read on m.jpost.com/health-science/retired-inventor-of-n95-mask-may-be-hero-of-coronavirus-outbreak-638439
U.S. rollback of campus sexual assault rules takes effect Friday after judge’s ruling – National | Globalnews.ca
The rules expand the rights of the accused, narrow the definition of sexual harassment and reduce the scope of cases that schools are required to investigate, among other changes.
Cawthorn’s visit to Hitler’s vacation home alarms his NC district’s Jews – The Jerusalem Post
The Jewish mayor of Asheville, North Carolina, said it is “very concerning” that the Republican congressional candidate in her district visited Adolf Hitler’s vacation home and referred to him as “the Fuhrer.”
Source: Cawthorn’s visit to Hitler’s vacation home alarms his NC district’s Jews – The Jerusalem Post
China says frozen chicken wings from Brazil test positive for coronavirus
Consumers in the Chinese city of Shenzhen have been urged to exercise caution when buying imported frozen food after a surface sample of chicken wings from Brazil tested positive for coronavirus, according to a statement from the local government.
The positive sample appears to have been taken from the surface of the meat, while previously reported positive cases from other Chinese cities have been from the surface of packaging on imported frozen seafood.
The chicken came from an Aurora Alimentos plant in the southern state of Santa Catarina, according to a registration number given in the statement.

BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – Consumers in the Chinese city of Shenzhen have been urged to exercise caution when buying imported frozen food after a surface sample of chicken wings from Brazil tested positive for coronavirus, according to a statement from the local government.
The positive sample appears to have been taken from the surface of the meat, while previously reported positive cases from other Chinese cities have been from the surface of packaging on imported frozen seafood.
The chicken came from an Aurora Alimentos plant in the southern state of Santa Catarina, according to a registration number given in the statement.
Virus tests of people who have possibly come into contact with the product, and tests of related products, all came back negative, the statement said.
Consumers should be cautious when buying imported frozen foods and aquatic products, the government added.
Three packaging samples of imported frozen seafood tested positive for Covid-19 in Yantai, a northern city of China’s Shandong province, the city government said on its official Weibo account on Tuesday (Aug 11) .
State television on Wednesday reported that the outside of an Ecuador frozen shrimp package tested positive for the virus in a restaurant in Wuhu, a city in China’s Anhui province.
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