Non-public knowledge of 400,000 other people in Slovakia who have undergone coronavirus testing has been revealed online after a cybersecurity breach in the state’s public fitness system. Slovakia’s National Health Information Centre said the violation had been repaired.
Filtered knowledge included names, dates of birth, addresses, results, disease progression data, and other laboratory knowledge.
“We didn’t aim to seek knowledge at all, it was a natural coincidence that we came across it through an undeniable Google search on the Internet,” IT specialist Pavol Luptak told the news site Pravda. sk.
Here’s the newest coronavirus from around the world:
Germany has reported 2,297 new cases, according to the Robert Koch Institute, the national authority for disease prevention and monitoring, the highest number of new infections in the country since early April, when there were around 6,000 new cases.
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Approved drug: the European Medicines Agency recommends that a reasonable steroid, dexamethasasone, be allowed for the treatment of others with severe coronavirus who want oxygen. The EMA says it approves the use of the drug in adults and adolescents 12 years of age or older. who want extra oxygen or a fan to help them breathe.
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United States: The U. S. Department of Agriculture gives farmers another $14 billion (11. 8 billion euros) to compensate them for difficulties in promoting their products due to the pandemic.
Canada: The country is extending an agreement to keep its border with the United States closed as non-essential until October 21. Restrictions were announced on March 18 and have been extended every month since.
Erin O’Toole, leader of the Canadian opposition, tested positive for coronavirus. The news follows the positive diagnosis of the leader of the federal party, Yves-Fran’ois Blanchet. Both O’Toole and Blanchet had contacted others who had taken the test. positive for COVID-19.
The Quebec government also announced that it will send policemen to more than 1,000 bars and restaurants over the weekend to comply with COVID-19 measures. The province also imposes a ban on the sale of alcohol after midnight.
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Australia: Victoria, the state at the center of the virus outbreak in Australia, reported its least buildup of new infections in 3 months, with only 21 new cases in 24 hours. Victoria has had 90% virus-like deaths in Australia reported nearly 26,900 infections and a death toll of 844.
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