Covid-19 resurgence brings back testing in Wuhan

Chinese authorities announced on Tuesday mass Coronavirus testing in Wuhan as an unusually wide series of Covid19 outbreaks reached the city where the disease was first detected in late 2019Wuhan a provincial capital of 11 million people in central China is the latest city to undergo citywide testing Three cases were confirmed there on Monday its first nonimported cases in more than a yearChina has largely curbed Covid19 at home after the initial outbreak that devastated Wuhan and over time spread to the rest of China and globally Since then authorities have tamped down and controlled the disease whenever it pops up with quick lockdowns and mass testing to isolate infected peopleThe current outbreaks while still in the hundreds of cases in total have spread much more widely than previous ones reaching multiple provinces and cities including the capital Beijing Many of the cases have been identified as the highly contagious delta variant that is driving a resurgence in many countriesThe National Health Commission said on Tuesday that 90 new cases had been confirmed the previous day 61 locally spread ones and 29 among people who had recently arrived from abroad Most of the local cases are still in Jiangsu provinceQantas to stand down 25k workersAustralian flag carrier Qantas on Tuesday announced that 2500 of its frontline employees will be stood down amid the ongoing Covid19 lockdowns and border closures across the country In a press statement the airline said the move is a ldquotemporary measurerdquo that aims to ultimately preserve jobs once states begin to reopen their borders and domestic flying resumes reports Xinhua news agencyOz Oppn proposes cash incentiveAustraliarsquos opposition proposed a cash incentive for citizens to get vaccinated against Covid19 as Sydney continued its battle against the latest outbreak triggered by the Delta variant Anthony Albanese the leader of the Labor Party revealed a plan to offer every Australian who is fully vaccinated by December 1 a A300 cash bonuslsquo7037 of US adults have taken one vax shotrsquoSeventy per cent of US adults have had at least one shot of a Covid19 vaccine amid an ongoing resurgence of new cases attributed to the Delta variant according to data published by the CDC The milestone came about a month behind President Joe Bidenrsquos Fourth of July goal reports Xinhua news agency As of Monday 70 per cent of US adults aged 18 and older have received at least one vaccine dose while 606 per cent of American adults are fully vaccinated as per the CDC446834No of new cases reported globally in the past 24 hours199162828Total no of cases worldwide4240761Total no of deaths worldwideSource WHOJohns HopkinsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever