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Container ships sent to Tripoli to keep Lebanon supply lines running

Aug 6, 2020 | , , , , ,

Ship insurer Gard said: “According to our correspondents, the port of Beirut is closed for a minimum period of 14 days which could be extended until port facilities have been restored.”

The International Transport Workers’ Federation, which represents seafarers, quoted its representatives in Lebanon as saying at least 12 dockers and seven separate seafarers had been killed in the port. The figure could not be independently confirmed.
Lebanon, which imports almost all it uses, relies on container ships to bring in everything from refrigerated food cargoes to clothing and other consumer goods.
There is no firm date for Beirut port to re-open, and this is a strain on supply chains.

Zydus Cadila’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate found safe in early-stage human trial

Aug 5, 2020 | , , , , ,

Zydus plans to complete late-stage trials for ZyCoV-D by February or March and could produce up to 100 million doses a year initially, the company’s chairman told Reuters last month.
India reported a daily jump of more than 50,000 coronavirus infections for the seventh straight day on Wednesday.Total cases now stand at 1.91 million, the third biggest, after the United States and Brazil

90% of recovered COVID-19 patients in Wuhan suffering from lung damage:report

Aug 5, 2020 | , , , , ,

According to the first phase results, 90 per cent of the patients” lungs are still in a damaged state, which means their lungs ventilation and gas exchange functions have not recovered to the level of healthy people, state-run Global Times reported.
Some recovered patients have to rely on oxygen machines even three months after being discharged from the hospital, Liang Tengxiao, a doctor from the Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, was quoted as saying by the report.

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