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Jakarta, Indonesia - Medical experts have linked a surge in coronavirus cases on Bali to the inaccurate, low-cost rapid antibody test kits that are being used to screen domestic visitors to the Indonesian resort island. Foreign tourists were banned from entering Indonesia on April 2, and while a plan to reopen Bali to international travellers…

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize Gallo Images/Darren Stewart Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says South Africa is "over the surge" of Covid-19 infections. He has, however, warned that a resurgence is possible if people don't act responsibly.South Africa now has a total of 609 773 confirmed Covid-19 infections, 13 059 deaths and 506 470 recoveries.Health Minister Zweli Mkhize…

was just 30 percent lower than during the height of the pandemic in the city, despite modern medical advances, according to an analysis published on Thursday in JAMA Network Open.Many people liken Covid-19 to seasonal influenza while regarding the 1918 flu pandemic as a time of incomparable devastation, said Dr. Jeremy Faust, an emergency medicine…

Share on PinterestThe current pandemic highlights that immigrant minorities have experienced hate crimes due to an infectious disease.According to a new study, the arrival of COVID-19 has brought with it a resurgence of hate crimes against Asian Americans. Angela Gover, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Colorado in Denver, led the…

By Eric Ting, SFGATE Updated 8:15 am PDT, Saturday, July 11, 2020 A sign instructs BART riders to wear masks at the Lake Merritt station in Oakland, Calif. on June 26, 2020. A sign instructs BART riders to wear masks at the Lake Merritt station in Oakland, Calif. on June 26, 2020. Photo: Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE Photo:…