| COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS DAILY NEWSLETTER February 18, 2021 | | COVID-19 Coronavirus Situation Update in Numbers | | Total cases | New cases | New deaths | | Global | 109,901,090 ↑0.4% | 393,682 12.3% | 11,299 ↑3.4% | | US | 27,825,043 ↑0.2% | 68,419 9.6% | 2,366 34.7% | | UK | 4,083,092 ↑0.3% | 12,760 ↑20.0% | 738 ↓7.6% | | Australia | 28,912 0.0% | 1 ↓83.3% | 0 0.0% | | India | 10,950,201 ↑0.1% | 12,881 ↑10.9% | 101 ↑1.0% | | | Hong Kong government approves Chinese-made Sinovac Covid vaccine for emergency use. | | Germany's BioNTech claims company is still committed to provide Taiwan with Covid vaccine doses. | | Experts claim reducing the number of Covid-19 cases could improve chances that vaccines will continue working. | | Widespread delays' in Covid-19 vaccine shipments expected in the US due to severe weather. | | Boris Johnson says 'data, not dates' will decide the easing of lockdown. | | Study shows a drop in Coronavirus cases across England since January. | | After new Covid strains were detected, India to test travellers from Brazil, South Africa and UK. | | India to gift 2 lakh doses of Indian-made Covid vaccine to UN peacemakers. | | Queensland government says new Covid variant has been detected in Brisbane quarantine. | Vaccine rollout in Australia to begin next week in 240 aged care homes. Read more > | | Science and Research Updates on COVID-19 Coronavirus | | Experts claim selfie-taking tourists could be spreading Covid-19 to gorillas in zoos. | | Study claims chills, appetite loss, headaches, muscle aches are additional Covid symptoms. | | Practical Tips on Staying Safe, Healthy and Productive | | Tips for recruiting during and after the Covid-19 pandemic – identify new hiring goals, review recruitment process, improve job diffusion, boost the candidate experience. | | Tips to manage pandemic headaches - unplug and limit exposure to coronavirus news, take a walk outdoors, turn off electronics in the evening, meditate to reduce stress. | | This newsletter is brought to you by Narrato.io - a content ordering platform with thousands of quality-vetted writers and smart matching algorithms. | | | | |