Task Force: 1,974 Papuans Treated Due to Covid-19

Task Force: 1,974 Papuans Treated Due to Covid-19

Merdeka.com – The Papua Covid-19 Prevention and Handling Task Force acknowledged that currently positive cases of the Corona virus have increased. So that the number of residents treated is almost 2,000 people, or to be precise 1,974 people. “It is true that currently there is an increase in the number of positive cases of Covid-19, … Read more

Last minute… There is a 100 percent increase in cases in two provinces! ‘Time to mobilize with all our institutions’

Last minute… There is a 100 percent increase in cases in two provinces!  ‘Time to mobilize with all our institutions’

Minister Koca stated that separate meetings were held with the health directors of Hatay, Antalya, Trabzon and Diyarbakır from his social media account and stated that the situation of 4 provinces was discussed. Underlining that the high risk continues, Minister Koca announced that there has been an increase of 100 percent corona virus cases in … Read more

Third Quarter 2020, Singapore’s Economy Minus 5.8 Percent

Third Quarter 2020, Singapore’s Economy Minus 5.8 Percent

SINGAPORE, KOMPAS.com – Economy Singapore in the third quarter of 2020 it experienced a contraction of 5.8 percent year on year alias compared to last year. Although still a minus, the Singapore Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said that figure was better than the previous estimate of minus 7 percent. As quoted from CNBC, … Read more

INFOGRAPHIC: Red and White Vaccine Production Process

INFOGRAPHIC: Red and White Vaccine Production Process

Merdeka.com – Minister of Research and Technology / Head of the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Bambang Brodjonegoro, said that the Red and White vaccine will start the first phase of clinical trials in the first three months of 2021. In vaccine manufacturing, the first stage of clinical trials is testing the drug on … Read more

This Is The Difference Between Herd Immunity Through Vaccines and Infection

This Is The Difference Between Herd Immunity Through Vaccines and Infection

Merdeka.com – The government is targeting Covid-19 vaccination to reach a minimum of 70 percent of the population to achieve Herd Immunity or population immunity. Unfortunately, there is still disinformation that has resulted in misunderstanding in the community. Professor of the Faculty of Medicine, Padjadjaran University, Cissy Rachiana Sudjana Prawira-Kartasasmita, explained that herd immunity can … Read more

50 years of half-empty promises / 0.7 percent target for financing global poverty reduction still not achieved

50 years of half-empty promises / 0.7 percent target for financing global poverty reduction still not achieved

Berlin (ots) – Almost 700,000 people worldwide died in 2019 as a result of an HIV infection. That is still far too many, but without the countermeasures agreed and implemented since 2000, epidemiological projections would add over three million! Currently, 70 percent of newborns in low-income countries can expect to reach the age of 60, … Read more

US Researchers Find Vitamin D Consumption Can Reduce Your Risk of Contracting Covid-19

US Researchers Find Vitamin D Consumption Can Reduce Your Risk of Contracting Covid-19

Merdeka.com – Researchers in the United States found that consuming adequate vitamin D actually reduced the risk of contracting Covid-19 by 54 percent. Researchers claim that vitamin D adequacy is associated with significantly reduced levels of inflammatory markers as well as higher levels of blood immunity. Therefore everyone is advised to take vitamin D supplements … Read more