Wed 14 October 2020: Latin America and the Caribbean have reported at least 10 million confirmed coronavirus cases and 370,000 deaths, plunging the region into its worst health, economic and social crisis in recent history. The virus has infected more than 38 million people worldwide and killed over 1 million since first emerging in Wuhan, […]
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Tue 13 October 2020: Iranian health minister yesterday announced that a corona virus vaccine was tested successfully on monkeys, adding that it would undergo human tests “in the next couple of weeks”. “All activities carried out by Iran in producing the vaccine conform to the international standards and protocols for the World Health Organisation, as […]
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Tue 13 October 2020: Donald Trump took center stage again Monday in Florida, vowing that he is in “great shape” with 22 days to go until he faces Joe Biden in the election. “I went through it and now they say I’m immune,” Trump told a cheering crowd in Sanford, near Orlando, few of whom wore masks. […]
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Tue 13 October 2020: People in Gaza are searching through rubbish to find food as Palestinians battle unprecedented levels of poverty, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has said. Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip under a crippling Israeli-Egyptian blockade since 2007, are searching through garbage to find food, the head of the U.N. agency for […]
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Mon 12 October 2020: Human trials of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine, named Sputnik V, will be held in the United Arab Emirates, the second country after Belarus to take part in the programme of which results are expected before the end of November, Moscow said on Monday. The vaccine, first licensed by Russian authorities for domestic […]
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Mon 12 October 2020: Ban on private parties and limit attendance numbers at ceremonies like weddings, baptisms and funerals The Italian government was preparing on Monday to adopt tougher measures against the spread of the coronavirus, insisting that a total shutdown of the country would not be necessary. “We would like to adopt the new decree […]
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Mon 12 October 2020: Some African countries are suffering from high debt burdens, forcing them to choose between debt service and additional social and health spending The economic damage as well as the health costs caused by coronavirus has left Africa needing $1.2tn (£920bn) over the next three years, the International Monetary Fund has said. […]
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Mon 12 October 2020: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to make a statement to MPs on Monday giving details of new restrictions to slow the spread of coronavirus in England, though anger is rising at the cost of the stringent curtailment of freedoms. Johnson will hold a meeting of the government’s emergency COBRA committee […]
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Mon 12 October 2020: In this study, surface researchers tested the virus on included Australian banknotes – which, like Canadian banknotes, are made of polymer – paper, glass, vinyl, stainless steel and cotton banknotes A new study on how long the novel coronavirus survives on surfaces has found that it can remain infectious on certain […]
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Mon 12 October 2020: China has extensive, quick test capabilities and the health commission said over 140,000 employees of “medical institutions Authorities in Qingdao, China said on Monday they would test the entire city’s population of more than nine million people for COVID-19 over the next five days, after new cases emerged linked to a […]
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