COVID-19: ENGLAND ANNOUNCES NEW RULES AS HEALTH WORKERS PROTEST FOR FAIR PAY

Sun 09 August 2020: For every 3 deaths from COVID-19 in England, national lockdown may have caused another 2, says official report LONDON (AA) – New regulations in fighting the novel coronavirus came into force in England on Saturday, as the pandemic continues to send shockwaves throughout the country. British authorities announced that a further 55 […]

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BRAZIL COVID-19 DEATH TOLL HITS 100,000 MEXICO JOB LOSSES PILE UP

Sun 09 August 2020: The novel coronavirus claimed 905 more lives in Brazil and 695 others in Mexico in the last 24 hours, health authorities said on Sunday. The second-hardest hit by the virus worldwide, Brazil’s death toll from COVID-19 climbed to 100,477, while the tally of cases surged to over 3.01 million, including 49,970 […]

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COVID 19 AND PREGNANCY: OVER 95% BABIES BORN HEALTHY TO MOTHERS WHO CONTRACT VIRUS

Sun 09 August 2020: Over 95% babies born healthy to mothers who contract virus, says gynaecologist Pregnant women and new mothers are unlikely to transmit coronavirus to their babies, a Turkish doctor has said. The ongoing pandemic has fueled anxiety amid a public health crisis and economic turmoil. Moreover, 116 million babies are expected to […]

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COVID-19 MAY HAVE LONGER INCUBATION PERIOD THAN PREVIOUSLY ESTIMATED, SAYS SCIENTISTS

Sat 08 August 2020: The incubation period of Covid-19, which is the time after which those infected with the novel coronavirus start showing the first symptoms, could be as much as eight days — longer than previous estimates of four to five days — says a new study which involved the largest amount of patient samples to date in such an […]

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ETHIOPIANS FACE CHALLENGES TO COPE WITH JOB SECURITY, PEACE, AND UNITY

Sat 08 August 2020: ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – On a cold blustery summer morning, heightened fears of the COVID-19 pandemic blended with a glimmer of hope shroud the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. The wailing sirens of the speedy emergency ambulances that transport COVID-19 patients from different corners of the city to treatment and quarantine centers […]

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THE RACE IS ON: CHINA AND INDIA CONDUCT TRIALS FOR COVID-19 VACCINES

Fri 07 August 2020: 27 potential vaccines are tested around the world, some 139 are in development phase pre-trial, according to WHO data A coronavirus vaccine developed by German firm BioNTech, whose co-founder is Turkish scientist Dr. Ugur Sahin, has started trials on humans in China after Germany and the US. Shanghai-based Fosun Pharma drug […]

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SPAIN: EXPERTS DEMAND INDEPENDENT INQUIRY, AS COVID-19 CASES SURGE

Fri 07 August 2020: More than 4,500 new cases reported on Friday OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – As the spread of COVID-19 continues to accelerate in Spain, 20 experts published an article in The Lancet medical journal urging the country to agree to an independent evaluation of its COVID-19 response. On Friday, the Health Ministry reported […]

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RWANDA ADOPTS THE DECENTRALIZATION STRATEGY OPENS 7 COVID-19 CENTERS IN PROVINCES

Fri 07 August 2020: Landlocked African country Rwanda decentralizes COVID-19 response, issues guidelines for air travelers KIGALI (AA) – Besides decentralizing responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, the East African country of Rwanda has issued a series of safety measures for travelers.  Located in the Great Rift Valley, where the Great Lakes region converges with East […]

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