- Hong Kong has started off mass tests for coronavirus in an initiative that has been undermined by suspicions of China and worries about privacy.

- A Globe Overall health Organization study of 105 international locations has observed 90 p.c skilled disruption to overall health services for the reason that of coronavirus, with low- and center-profits nations around the world most affected.

- Far more than 25.3 million cases of coronavirus have been verified around the entire world, in accordance to Johns Hopkins University and far more than 849,000 folks have died. Some 16.7 million men and women have recovered.

Listed here are the most recent updates:
Tuesday, September 1
02:50 GMT – Circumstances, fatalities ease in Victoria
The Australian state of Victoria has been releasing its most current coronavirus quantities and the picture looks a lot more encouraging.
The range of fatalities – 5 – was the lowest in two months, when the range of new conditions – 70 – was the most affordable in much more than 8 weeks. All the deaths have been linked to homes for the elderly.
With energetic conditions in rural Victoria decreased than in the condition capital Melbourne, point out premier Dan Andrews programs to unveil two individual roadmaps out of lockdown, neighborhood media claimed. The particulars will be released on Sunday.
02:00 GMT – Coronavirus fuels ‘Kannywood’ growth in Nigeria
‘Kannywood’, the movie field named right after the metropolis of Kano in the primarily Muslim north of Nigeria, is booming even with coronavirus.
The market has 502 output firms and employs 30,000 men and women, and Northflix, its fledgling streaming system has seen subscribers double and revenue triple since lockdowns had been imposed in March.
“Coronavirus has been a blessing to us business enterprise-smart, inspite of the disruptions triggered to the world economy,” CEO and co-founder Jamil Abdussalam informed AFP. Northflix switched to a flat price membership design charging the equivalent of $4 a month as the pandemic deepened and Nigerians looked online for entertainment.
‘Kannywood’ films go over themes of really like, revenge and betrayal but adhere to stringent Islamic rules.
00:15 GMT – Hong Kong starts mass screening programme
Hong Kong begins mass screening for coronavirus this morning, with the aid of 60 professionals from China.
This is the very first time Chinese wellness officers have delivered direct aid to Hong Kong in the pandemic, and the transfer has fuelled considerations about privateness amongst customers of the pro-democracy motion next China’s imposition of countrywide stability laws at the conclude of June. Activists have urged the territory’s 7.5 million people today to boycott the initiative.
However, the federal government explained that, as of 6pm (10:00 GMT) on Monday just in excess of 500,000 experienced registered for the programme via its on the web reserving procedure, and 97 of the 141 neighborhood testing centres had been completely booked for September 1.
The programme aims to “establish asymptomatic COVID-19 individuals, and to slice the transmission chain on the local community,” the government said in a statement.
23:30 GMT – Coronavirus disrupts health care in 90 % of countries
A Globe Health Group study of 105 nations reveals that 90 % have expert disruption to their health and fitness products and services as a end result of the coronavirus, with low- and middle-money countries the most affected.
Up to 70 percent of services interruptions have been for essential companies together with regime immunisation, analysis and therapy for non-communicable health conditions, loved ones arranging and contraception, treatment method for mental health and fitness diseases and cancer diagnosis and cure, the United Nations health and fitness agency explained.
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Hi and welcome to Al Jazeera’s continuing protection of the coronavirus pandemic. I’m Kate Mayberry in Kuala Lumpur.
Read through all the updates from yesterday (August 31) listed here.
