Wed 19 August 2020: Death toll in Saudi Arabia rises to 3,506 and to 507 in Kuwait RIYADH/KUWAIT CITYL– Localhealth authorities in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait recorded additional fatalities due to the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday. In Saudi Arabia, 36 deaths and 1,363 infections were recorded as well as 1,180 recoveries over the past 24 […]
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Wed 19 August 2020: Total number of cases in Philippines, worst-hit region country in region, surpass 173,000 JAKARTA – The total number of coronavirus cases in Southeast Asian countries reached 389,173 on Wednesday, including 9,385 fatalities and 278,060 recoveries, according to health authorities in the region. At least 6,672 new cases and 180 deaths were […]
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Wed 19 August 2020: More than 22 million cases of coronavirus have now been reported around the world, according to Johns Hopkins University. The first cases were reported in the central Chinese city of Wuhan late last year. The US has now confirmed the most cases, followed by Brazil, India, Russia and South Africa. The […]
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Tue 18 August 2020: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus calls on world leaders to share supplies to fight COVID-19 pandemic GENEVA – The WHO chief on Tuesday called on countries to share their supplies to fight COVID-19 strategically and globally, warning against “supply nationalism” around the development of vaccines and medicines. “While there is a wish amongst […]
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Tue 18 August 2020: Country to form new body dedicated to responding to pandemics, says health secretary LONDON – British Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced on Tuesday that he will abolish a key body within the country’s National Health Service (NHS) in order to pave the way for a new body dedicated to responding to […]
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Tue 18 August 2020: The spread of the novel coronavirus is being increasingly driven by people aged in their 20s, 30s and 40s who are unaware they are infected because they have no or mild symptoms, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. Because many people from this age range are asymptomatic or have mild […]
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Tue 18 August 2020: Novak has no coronavirus symptoms, continues to perform his duties remotely MOSCOW- Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak has tested positive for COVID-19, the nation’s prime minister announced on Tuesday. Speaking at a meeting in the city of Blagoveshchensk in the Russian Far East, Mikhail Mishustin said Novak came with him to join […]
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Tue 18 August 2020: Venezuelan president says he wants to set example by being 1st to get vaccinated BOGOTA, Colombia – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said he will be the first to get vaccinated when a Russian COVID-19 jab arrives in the country. “I am pleased that Russia will be the first country in […]
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Mon 17 August East African country has so far recorded 2,453 virus cases including 8 deaths and 1,648 recoveries KIGALI, Rwanda – Rwanda announced the temporary closure of two major markets in the capital Kigali effective Monday as confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the country reached 2,453. In a statement, authorities said the […]
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Mon 17 August Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Georgia report new cases, fatalities KIEV Some Eurasian and Central Asian countries reported new cases and deaths from the novel coronavirus on Monday. Ukraine’s Health Minister Maksim Stepanov announced 1,464 new infections over the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 92,820. Over 14,000 tests were carried […]
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