Wed 29 July 2020: Humanitarian body says people vulnerable to COVID-19 face greatest heatwave risk as temperatures set to peak this week GENEVA – With temperatures set to soar as high as 40C (104F) in some European capitals, a leading humanitarian organization has urged people to check on their neighbors and loved ones who might […]
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Wed 29 July 2020: German clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company CureVac said Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has taken an undisclosed stake in the firm as part of a $126 million financing round, the latest high-profile investor to come onboard ahead of a potential stock market listing, Reuters reports. The State Fund of the Emirate of Qatar is the third […]
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Wed 29 July 2020: Death toll surpasses 18,000, while around 523,500 patients have recovered, says Africa CDC ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Coronavirus cases reached 871,970 in Africa on Wednesday, according to a daily update by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). At least 18,475 people have died of the virus across […]
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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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