Victoria’s second coronavirus wave has caused wait times for elective surgery to blow out, with thousands more on wait lists compared with the same time last year. Latest quarterly Victorian Agency for Health Information (VAHI) data shows 66,242 Victorians are waiting for operations surgery as of September 2020 compared with 44,860 at the same time… Read More: Huge hidden toll of virus revealed »
The virus responsible for COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, can survive on surfaces such as phone screens and bank notes for up to 28 days, research from Australia’s national science agency CSIRO has found. The Australian agency published its results in Virology Journal last week of a study it conducted into how long the virus can survive outside… Read More: COVID-19 virus can survive on phone screens 'for 28 days' »
South Korea’s daily coronavirus increase was the lowest in about 50 days as new infections trend lower By The Associated Press September 29, 2020, 1:48 AM • 2 min read SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s daily coronavirus increase was the lowest in about 50 days Tuesday as new infections trend lower. Many experts have… Read More: Asia Today: South Korea’s daily virus cases at another low »