Fri 07 August 2020: Brits coming from Andorra, Belgium, Bahamas will have to isolate for two weeks; Brunei, Malaysia given all clear LONDON (AA) – UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said Thursday that three countries, including Belgium, will be removed from the nation’s coronavirus travel corridors and returning Brits from those countries will be required […]
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Thu 06 August 2020: South Africa among top five nations most affected by coronavirus Health experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) arrived Thursday in Johannesburg to help bolster that country’s coronavirus response. “At the request of the South African government, our experts will be embedded with the national response teams, working closely with local […]
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Thu 06 August 2020: US president prediction earlier than health officials estimate WASHINGTON – The US may develop a coronavirus vaccine prior to Election Day, President Donald Trump said Thursday. Asked during a radio interview with conservative personality Geraldo Rivera what the soonest date a vaccine could become available, Trump said “sooner than the end […]
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Thu 06 August 2020: Despite men doing more chores than before, during lockdown women still do 4 times as much unpaid work as men, study finds (AA) – Employed men working from home during the COVID-19 quarantine took on five times more household chores than before, highlighting the importance of work-life balance, said a Turkish […]
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Wed 05 August 2020: Health Minister Zweli Mkwize told a news conference that the numbers of health workers who tested positive for coronavirus stood at 24,104 with 181 deaths. South Africa is the hardest-hit country in Africa with at least 521,318 infections diagnosed so far, accounting for more than half the continent’s cases. The tally […]
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Wed 05 August 2020: President says profiting from disaster claiming lives of people daily is action of scavengers JOHANNESBURG (AA) – South Africa’s president has warned that he will deal harshly with officials and businesspeople who have allegedly enriched themselves during the COVID-19 crisis through corrupt activities. “Corruption during a national disaster is a particularly […]
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Wed 05 August 2020: Scientific Council calls for caution and vigilance, largest cities to prepare for rise in infections this fall or winter PARIS (AA) – France’s leading scientific body issued a sobering warning Tuesday amid a surge in coronavirus cases this summer and growing concerns over a second wave of infections. The Scientific Council […]
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Wed 05 August 2020: The death toll worldwide from the novel coronavirus rose to 700,647 on Wednesday, according to a running tally by the US-based Johns Hopkins University. Data showed the total number of cases worldwide climbed to 18.54 million, with 11.13 recoveries. Latin America has surpassed Europe to become the region with the highest […]
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Tue 04 August 2020: Ministry of Devolution latest government office forced to suspend operations due to COVID-19 infections NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) – A ministry in Kenya has been temporarily shut down after dozens of staff members tested positive for COVID-19, local media reported on Tuesday. At least 18 officials at the Ministry of Devolution were […]
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Tue 04 August 2020: Russia eyes starting mass production of coronavirus vaccine this fall MOSCOW (AA) – Trials for a possible second Russian coronavirus vaccine are going well, state officials said on Tuesday. Volunteers inoculated with the EpiVacCorona vaccine developed by the Vector State Research Center feel good, the Russian Federal Service for Human Wellbeing […]
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