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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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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