Thu 20 August 2020: Africa director says decision to open schools difficult one YAOUNDE, Cameroon – As schools re-open in many African states, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday stressed the need to continue preventive measures against coronavirus. In a media briefing, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, Africa director of WHO, said the issue needs to […]
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Thu 20 August 2020: Madrid teachers announce strike in September as Spain’s daily virus cases hit 6,680 OVIEDO, Spain – Over 6,600 more COVID-19 infections were reported in Spain on Wednesday, reaffirming that the country has again become one of the worst-affected regions in the world. Spain’s Health Ministry confirmed a total of 6,680 more […]
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Thu 20 August 2020: “What I worry about for the moment is that the market implies a really high percentage rate of success and each of these companies is going to sell billions of dollars worth of products,” the expert said. “That just seems unlikely to me.” With the race on to find a coronavirus […]
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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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