Fri 18 September 2020: In order to keep patients safe, health workers must be protected, says WHO chief GENEVA – Around 14% of coronavirus cases reported to the World Health Organization are among health workers, and in some countries, it is as much as 35%, the WHO chief said Thursday on World Patient Safety Day. […]
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Thu 17 September 2020: World needs to come together and focus on the common enemy, says Antonio Guterres The UN secretary-general on Thursday said the international community should put their differences aside and focus on the COVID-19 outbreak, which has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives worldwide. “Meanwhile, we are also seeing a pandemic of […]
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Thu 17 September 2020: Cases with unknown sources reach record high as 5 more deaths take toll in South Korea to 372 South Korea and China on Thursday resumed limited flights amid coronavirus concerns. The Transport Ministry of South Korea, which is facing a resurgence of COVID-19 cases, said the flights will give Koreans access […]
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Thu 17 September 2020: Following strict COVID-19 restrictions, country’s economy shrinks 12.2% in June quarter, says state-run media Following strict coronavirus restrictions, New Zealand entered a recession as the country’s economy shrank 12.2% in the June quarter, a record drop since 1987, state-run media reported on Thursday. Official numbers show gross domestic product (GDP) fell […]
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Thu 17 September 2020: President Trump rejects CDC chief’s remarks that vaccine would not be widely accessible until third quarter of 2021 WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the US could begin distributing a coronavirus vaccine in mid-October, hours after a top health official said a vaccine might only be available by December. […]
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Thu 17 September 2020: JOHANNESBURG – South Africa announced late Wednesday that it will begin easing restrictions on international travel from Oct. 1 amid a decline in coronavirus cases in the continent’s most affected country. “We will gradually and cautiously ease restrictions on international travel, allowing travel into and out of South Africa for business, […]
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Wed 16 September 2020: Trump administration plan envisions three phases intended to be flexible to facilitate vaccine distribution WASHINGTON (AA) – The Trump administration released its strategy for the distribution of a potential COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday, with the strategy focusing on the rollout of free vaccines. The plan formulated by the Department of Health and […]
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Wed 16 September 2020: Despite high numbers of coronavirus infections throughout country, schools in France mostly remain in session PARIS –The state of education in France is moving forward, with only a fraction of 1% of France’s 60,000 schools presently closed, said the country’s education minister on Wednesday. “The situation we have to face is […]
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Wed 16 September 2020: Coronavirus infections now over 1.36M, death toll has crossed 33,000, says Africa CDC ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The number of recoveries from COVID-19 in Africa is now over 1.11 million, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said in an update on Wednesday. According to the latest data, a total […]
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Wed 16 September 2020: Mosque will remain open for prayer calls, mosque guards and staff JERUSALEM- Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque will be shut for three weeks due to the spread of the coronavirus, the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf announced on Wednesday. “Worshippers and visitors will not be received at the mosque as of Friday for a three-week […]
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