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Taipei, May 24 (EFE/EPA).- Taipei's on-site dining and drinking ban took effect Tuesday in an attempt to curb the resurgence of COVID-19 in Taiwanese capital.Taiwan reported 460 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 4,322 and 23 deaths. (Camera: RITCHIE TONGO).B-ROLL OF RESTAURANTS CLOSING AND OPTING TO TAKE-HOME DELIVERY IN TAIPEI, TAIWAN.
At the Yaba Mainland Hospital in Nigeria's economic hub of Lagos, oxygen needs have increased to 350 cylinders a day from 70 per day during the country's first wave, according to authorities, as Covid-19 cases have surged and demand for oxygen has rapidly risen. IMAGES
Just days before a hotly contested senate runoff election, GOP Sen. David Perdue of Georgia is going into quarantine. CNN reports the Republican senator and his wife have tested negative for COVID-19. However, after coming into close contact with someone who tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the pair have chosen to self-quarantine. Perdue is campaigning in a runoff against Democrat Jon Ossoff, who has raised tens of millions of dollars in donations. Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler is also fighting to hold onto her US Senate seat in Georgia against Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock. If Democrats win both seats, they will control the Senate next year. Any 50-50 ties will be broken by incoming Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
Russia is in an uproar after a health official said people shouldn't drink alcohol two weeks before and six weeks after getting the COVID-19 vaccine. According to Business Insider, there's no evidence that alcohol consumption is linked to Sputnik V's vaccine efficacy--or any other vaccine's efficacy. However, booze has been found to weaken the immune system. There is a waiting period of 21 days between the first and second Sputnik V shots. Having a strong immune system is especially important during a pandemic, so it may be wise to cut back on alcohol for that reason. The Russians have yet to release their complete, peer-reviewed data from phase 1 and 2 trials of Sputnik V, creating an air of secrecy around the vaccine.
Schools and daycares can operate with hand hygiene, mandatory mask-wearing and social distancing. That is the newest word passed down from the CDC, according to reports at UPI. The CDC suggests having these protocols in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many education and childcare facilities are operating under the Head Start and Early Head Start programs. They have implemented initiatives designed to limit the spread of COVID-19 within their facilities. This has been met with skepticism as one in three children with COVID-19 show no symptoms.
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