Donald Trump admits COVID-19 will get worse in US

President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that the nasty horrible coronavirus will get worse in the US before it gets better but he also tried to paint a rosy picture of efforts with governors to conquer the disease that has claimed ovet 140000 American lives in just five monthsHis daily news conferences ended soon after he suggested in April that the virus might be treated by injecting disinfectant into people for which he was scorned by doctors scientists and political rivals On his return Trump kept the stage to himself without the public health experts who were staples of his previous events but kept close to scripted remarks prepared by aidesIt will probably unfortunately get worse before it gets better Trump said But he also touted a reduction in deaths and progress on vaccines and treatments for COVID19 which he referred to repeatedly as a the China virusThe vaccines are coming and theyre coming a lot sooner than anybody thought possible Trump promised anew However the health authorities warn theres no guarantee mdash its not unusual for vaccines to fail during this critical testing stepHe also declared support for masks as a way to fight the pandemic and admonished young people against crowding bars and spreading the disease It all marked a delayed recognition by Trump that the economic reopening hes been championing since April mdash and more importantly his reelection mdash were imperilled by spiking cases nationwide Whether you like the mask or not they have an impact he said Im getting used to the maskThailand to let in migrant workersFaced with labour shortage in construction and agriculture Thailand has agreed to let in about 12 lakh migrant workers from Myanmar Cambodia and Laos in the next phase of easing COVID19 curbs Further easing of curbs including foreigners visiting for medical and business purposes is expected August 1 Thailand has so far recorded 3261 COVID19 cases and 58 deathsS Africa has over half of continents casesSouth Africa has well over half of the confirmed coronavirus cases on the African continent as the country is now a global hot spot New Health Ministry data show 381798 cases including 5368 deaths The countrys current epicenter is Gauteng province home to Johannesburg and onequarter of the population It has over onethird of South Africas casesHCQ has no notable effectBerlin Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine HCQ either alone or in combination with the antibiotic azithromycin do not show any notable antiviral effect against novel coronavirus infections in macaques or human lung cells according to two new studies in the journal Nature In one of the studies scientists in France assessed the effects of HCQ treatment in cynomolgus macaques a nonhuman primate model of SARSCoV2 infection in humans They found that HCQ showed no substantial antiviral activity In the other study in Germany scientists found that chloroquine has no antiviral activity against SARSCoV2 in human lung cellsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new mid day Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis 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