White House greets vaccine news as ‘Milestone Monday’ while Japan moves to ensure it has enough hospital beds amid a spike in Covid cases
- US reaches Biden’s 70% first-shot goal as threat to unvaccinated people grows
- Hundreds of health workers in isolation as Delta hits Australian state of Queensland
- Johnson dumps ‘amber watchlist’ plan as it emerges top adviser has quit
China has reported 90 new confirmed Covid-19 cases in the mainland for 2 August, compared with 98 a day earlier, Reuters reports.
Of the new confirmed patients, 61 were locally transmitted, according to the National Health Commission. That compares with 55 local cases a day earlier.
In case you missed it, Guardian Australia’s medical editor Melissa Davey has written a fascinating feature on microbiologist Elizabeth Bik, her uncanny ability for scientific detective work – and the online abuse she received when she raised concerns about a paper that claimed hydroxychloroquine was effective in treating Covid-19.
Related: Microbiologist Elisabeth Bik queried Covid research – that’s when the abuse and trolling began
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