Some US military personnel are now sporting a watch and ring kit that will alert them and their command if they are showing early signs of illness, catching the disease before symptoms are apparent. …
South Korea’s Coronavirus Response Under Pressure as Doctors Plan Strike
On Friday, South Korea's largest physician association plans to strike, protesting against a government proposal to increase the number of doctors after South Korea experienced severe staffing …
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Ripple20 Threatens Increasingly Connected Medical Devices
JSOF security researchers disclosed a series of vulnerabilities affecting connected devices in the enterprise, industrial, and healthcare industries earlier this month. Experts have expressed concern …
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India’s social inequalities reflected in coronavirus care
According to recent data and first-hand accounts, India's health care system discriminates heavily against those of lower economic statuses when it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic. India's leaders have …
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Spain’s leader asks parliament for 2 more weeks of lockdown
On Wednesday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez asked parliament to endorse the extension of Spain's state of emergency imposed as a result of the devastating COVID-19 outbreak in the country that …
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US Embassy says Covid-19 threat in Tanzania’s main city ‘extremely high’
In Tanzania, the US Embassy claims that many hospitals in one of its largest cities, Dar es Salaam, have been overwhelmed in recent weeks due to the COVID-19 crisis. Tanzania has not released any …
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COVID-19 blamed for 238% surge in cyberattacks against banks
On Thursday, a new report attributed a 238% surge in cyberattacks against banks to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The report is the third edition of VMware Carbon Black's Modern Bank Heists report, …
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Healthcare giant Magellan Health hit by ransomware attack
Yesterday, Magellan Health Inc. disclosed that it was the victim of a ransomware attack occurring on April 11, which resulted in theft of personal information from a corporate server. Magellan Health …
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Coronavirus: Africa could be next epicentre, WHO warns
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Africa could be the next region to be hit by the COVID-19 outbreak, following behind Asia, Europe, and North America. Across the continent so far, …
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OSTP, NIST Team Up to Fine-Tune Search Engines for COVID-19 Research
On Wednesday, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and National Institute of Standards and Technology stated that it had joined forces with four entities, two institutes, and two …
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