Tue 28 July 2020: The International Monetary Fund will lend South Africa $4.3 billion in emergency financial support to help the country repair the catastrophic economic damage wreaked by the COVID-19 pandemic. “The IMF approved $4.3 billion in emergency financial assistance under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) to support the authorities’ efforts in addressing the […]
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Mon 27 July 2020: Phase 3 trial expected to include approximately 30,000 adult volunteer trial subjects who do not have COVID-19 ANKARA (AA) – Phase-three trials began on Monday of a candidate vaccine against the novel coronavirus in the US, with an expected enrollment of 30,000 volunteers, the National Institutes of Health announced. The vaccine was co-developed […]
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Mon 27 July 2020: In past 2 weeks, COVID-19 cases doubled worldwide, 6 months after WHO declared COVID-19 health emergency of int’l concern After nearly six months since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a public health emergency of international concern, the WHO said Monday it has counted almost 16 million cases and reported more […]
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Mon 27 July 2020: Both cat, owners have recovered, British authorities say British authorities on Monday said that the novel coronavirus has been detected in a pet cat in the country for the first time. The infection was confirmed last week following tests at the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) laboratory in Weybridge, according […]
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Mon 27 July 2020: Opening happens as deaths fall in Delhi, but overall India’s coronavirus case tally crosses 1.4M mark India on Monday will launch high-capacity coronavirus testing facilities in three major cities able to test over 10,000 samples a day. The opening event with Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be organized via video link […]
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Sun 26 July 2020: 97 Yemeni healthcare workers have been killed by COVID-19 as the disease rips through the war-torn country, according to a report by the UK’s Guardian newspaper. Local doctors and medical students tracked the deaths of their colleagues from coronavirus symptoms in order to document the impact of the deadly virus on Yemen. Not […]
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Sun 26 July 2020: Deaths surpass 17,500 while over 484,000 patients recovered so far: Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention The number of coronavirus cases in Africa reached 828,214 on Sunday, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). At least 17,509 more people died of the virus across 54 countries in […]
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Sun 26 July 2020: Israeli police have arrested 12 people and used water cannon in Jerusalem before dawn on Sunday to disperse furious demonstrators protesting against the government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. The arrests came as thousands of Israelis held several demonstrations across the country on Saturday against Prime […]
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Sun 26 July 2020: Muslim pilgrims in Saudi Arabia were placed under quarantine on Saturday as a precaution against the spread of the novel coronavirus ahead of next week’s annual Hajj pilgrimage season – curtailed this year for fear of the virus. Saudi Arabia has drastically limited the number of Muslims attending this year’s Hajj, […]
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Sun 26 July 2020: The number of coronavirus infections has now topped 16 million, according to the tally by the US-based Johns Hopkins University. Meanwhile, North Korea reported its first “suspected” case. Follow DW for the latest. UK tourists in Spain ‘panicking’ over quarantine order British tourists flying home on Sunday after a holiday in […]
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