Thu 03 September 2020: Apple and Google have announced a new coronavirus contact tracing system to help public health authorities inform potentially infected people without having to build their own app. Countries across the world have turned to technology to support contact tracing efforts, using bluetooth to keep an anonymous log of those in close […]
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Wed 02 September 2020: Most severe fall in quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) since 1959 Australia’s economy saw record shrinkage from April to June, with growth at minus 7%, its most severe fall in quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) since 1959, according to official data on Wednesday. The data released by the Australia Bureau of Statistics also confirmed a 0.3% decline from […]
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Wed 02 September 2020: More than 150 countries are setting up the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access Facility, or COVAX. The Trump Administration on Wednesday said that the US will not join the global effort to develop and distribute a vaccine for the COVID-19, caused by coronavirus or SARS-CoV-2. The Trump administration cited that it does […]
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Tue 01 September 2020: PARIS – French pharmaceutical company Sanofi announced Tuesday that it was halting clinical trials of its drug Kevzara for use against the novel coronavirus. Recent international clinical trials conducted with the drug — typically used for rheumatoid arthritis — have produced adverse reactions in some patients, including pneumonia and even death. […]
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Tue 01 September 2020: Survey shows COVID-19 vaccination intent highest in China, lowest in Russia, common reason for not getting it, side effects A recent survey by the World Economic Forum (WEF) published Tuesday showed that only three out of four adults globally would accept a vaccine against the novel coronavirus, though this is still […]
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Tue 01 September 2020: From lockdown period, South Asian economic powerhouse only sees positive growth in agricultural sector with 3.4% NEW DELHI – India’s economy contracted by nearly a quarter from April to June, when the country went into complete lockdown to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, according to official figures released Monday. […]
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Tue 01 September 2020: 1st post-pandemic survey by World Health Organization shows low, middle-income countries reported greatest difficulties GENEVA – Nine out of 10 countries surveyed in a recent report experienced disruptions in their health services during the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday. Publishing its first survey on […]
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Mon 31 August 2020: Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Georgia register fresh infections and deaths from coronavirus BAKU Coronavirus cases and fatalities continued to rise in several Eurasia countries on Monday. Ukraine Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said 2,141 more people tested positive for the virus over the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to […]
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Sun 30 August 2020: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – Julius Minani and his 32-year-old friend Kaduna spent weeks squatting in a dilapidated shack in Alexandria in Johannesburg. The pair had been evicted from an apartment due to outstanding rent. Their troubles began in April, when Minani, a chef, was laid off from a fast-food chain […]
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Sun 30 August 2020: Global coronavirus cases surged past 25 million, according to a Johns Hopkins University’s tally, as deaths stand at 842,702 as of Sunday morning. Brazil coronavirus deaths surpass 120,000 Brazil’s Ministry of Health has reported at least 758 additional coronavirus fatalities during the last 24 hours, with 41,350 new cases, bringing the […]
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