Here’s a quick summary of what has happened around the world over the last 24 hours, brought to you exclusively by British Herald.
Patrick Vallance, Britain’s Chief Scientific Advisor is confident that the National Health Service (NHS) capacity will not be breached during coronavirus as a result of the measures taken to stem the transmission pace. The hospital coronavirus death toll in the UK rose 847 to a total of 14,576 and with this news, healthcare staff in the UK have been advised to treat COVID-19 patients without donning full-length protective gowns due to equipment shortages.
And finally, Queen Elizabeth asked that there be no gun salutes for her birthday.
At least 20 officials working at Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s palace have tested positive for coronavirus, prompting the 70-year-old leader to limit most of his contact with staff to digital communication, government sources said on Saturday.
An official document delivered to the Presidential Palace in Kabul is thought to have infected staff, many of whom began feeling unwell and were tested earlier this month, according to a senior health official.
“A contaminated document was sent to an office inside the palace from another government department and that’s how the employees were infected,” the official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.
“Some of the employees were still working in their offices when the results came out, and we had to quarantine them and their families, but the numbers could be higher,” the official added.
Sediq Sediqqi, Ghani’s spokesman, said the Civil Service Commission has already asked government employees to stay at home before the tests were conducted and that order has been extended for another three weeks.
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