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JUST IN | 2 055 new Covid-19 cases bring SA's total infections to 708 359. There have been 85 more fatalities, taking the death toll to 18 741

Recoveries now stand at 641 706 which translates to a recovery rate of 90%.Covid-19 wrap | India to roll out paper test, US reports about 300 000 more deaths than expected

The Pacific nation has almost eliminated local transmission of the virus, but regularly records small numbers of new cases in returned travellers. Health officials said two new cases had also been linked to a port worker, who may have come into contact with a vessel now docked off Australia's east coast.

"It is becoming clear that ships arriving with Covid-19 on board is one of the weakest links and the biggest risk to our way of life in Western Australia," Western Australia premier Mark McGowan said Tuesday.21 October 12:36New Zealand reported two new cases of COVID-19 in the community linked to a port worker who tested positive over the weekend, and 23 imported cases.

The Human Challenge Programme - a partnership that includes Imperial College London - hopes the work will ultimately help to"reduce the spread of the coronavirus, mitigate its impact and reduce deaths". - In a classroom model of coronavirus spread, the back corners of the room were safest from aerosol particles.

 

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