Wed 29 July 2020: Global passenger traffic to not catch pre-COVID-19 levels before 2024, says International Air Transport Association The recovery in global air passenger traffic was slower than expected as international travel remains limited, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said. The return of global passenger traffic (revenue passenger kilometers – RPKs) to pre-COVID-19 […]
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Wed 29 July 2020: 30,000 patients could receive remdesivir under EU deal with Gilead BRUSSELS – The European Commission signed a €63 million ($74 million) contract with US drug firm Gilead to secure COVID-19 treatment remdesivir, the EU institution announced on Wednesday. The agreement will cover the treatment of approximately 30,000 patients with severe symptoms […]
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Wed 29 July 2020: More than half the residents of slums in three areas in India’s commercial capital, Mumbai, tested positive for antibodies to the coronavirus, a new survey has found. India is already the third worst-hit country after the US and Brazil, with nearly 1.5 million cases though experts have previously said the lack […]
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Wed 29 July 2020: Rising number of infections cause new measures across Europe ANKARA/BELGRADE (AA) – European countries started to tighten measures against COVID-19 as the number of infections rise. In Spain, Madrid’s regional leader announced on Tuesday a number of new measures to control the virus’s spread without resorting to a lockdown. President of Madrid Isabel […]
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Wed 29 July 2020: Health workers turn to court claiming Bolsonaro government ‘negligent’ in handling pandemic BOGOTA, Colombia (AA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday the COVID-19 pandemic is “one big wave,” not a seasonal pandemic. It warned against complacency in the northern hemisphere during the summer months because the infection does not share the […]
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Wed 29 July 2020: David Hines charged after spending COVID-19 aid money on car, dating websites, clothes, jewelry A Miami, Florida man who received nearly $4 million in loans meant to bailout businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic, spent the money to buy a $318,000 Lamborghini Huracan sports car, according to authorites. David Hines was […]
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Tue 28 July 2020: ‘We are going to have to learn to live with use of masks,’ says Greek deputy minister of crisis management ATHENS – The Greek deputy minister of civil protection and crisis management in a press conference on Tuesday said the country should learn to live with face masks, after announcing that […]
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Tue 28 July 2020: Nearly 45 million people in 13 countries in southern Africa are food-insecure as a result of drought and flood and the impact of coronavirus, the region’s bloc said Tuesday. The tally has risen almost 10 percent over last year, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) said in a report. “Common climate-induced […]
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Tue 28 July 2020: WHO spokeswoman says data shows that COVID-19 is not seasonal, unlike influenza GENEVA (AA) – The novel coronavirus is neither seasonal, nor does it occur in waves, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday. WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris said in answer to questions at the twice-weekly UN press briefing held virtually in […]
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Tue 28 July 2020: BOGOTA, Colombia (AA) – US President Donald Trump said Monday that he is watching “closely” the rising numbers of coronavirus cases in Latin America, currently the worst-hit region in the world. “My administration is also closely monitoring the surging caseload in Latin America, which is now the region in the world […]
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