Sun 26 July 2020: Algeria, Yemen, Morocco, Palestine, Lebanon records new cases, deaths Arab countries Sunday continued to record new virus cases and deaths from the novel coronavirus. Algeria Ten deaths and 605 new infections were reported, according to a statement by the health ministry. The death toll reached 1,146 and the number of cases […]
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Sat 25 July 2020: Over 7,000 personnel of India’s top three paramilitary forces have contracted COVID-19 so far, military officials have confirmed. Thousands of paramilitary troops normally responsible for border security have been redeployed at COVID-19 treatment and quarantine centers across India, where infections are now over 1.33 million. According to Saturday’s update, 48,916 more cases were […]
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Sat 25 July 2020: Coronavirus cases in Hong Kong hit another record high over the past 24 hours, authorities said on Saturday. According to China’s National Health Commission, 123 more infections were recorded in Hong Kong, raising the overall count to 2,372. Two more virus-related fatalities took the COVID-19 death toll up to 16, the commission […]
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Sat 25 July 2020: Governments are fast losing support for their handling of the coronavirus outbreak from a public that widely believes death and infection figures to be higher than statistics show, a survey of six countries revealed Saturday. Support for the federal government of the United States, the country with the most reported infections […]
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Sat 25 July 2020: ‘A lot of people are not aware of link between exposure to wildlife and diseases,’ expert tells Anadolu Agency The reason for the COVID-19 pandemic — the relationship between humans and the environment — should not be ignored, as the virus is zoonotic, like SARS, MERS and Ebola, according to experts. […]
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Sat 25 July 2020: A health department in Switzerland is now warning against wearing plastic face shields without a mask after a coronavirus outbreak where only those wearing plastic visors were infected, the Swiss government has said plastic shields are inadequate protection and should only be worn in combination with a face mask. Health officials […]
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Sat 25 July 2020: Police ‘do not have the resources;’ supermarkets contend staff already face abuse, do not want another ‘flashpoint’ LONDON (AA) – British police and supermarkets clashed Friday on who should implement new rules that have made face masks compulsory in shops. Anyone who breaks the rules can be fined up to £100 […]
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Sat 25 July 2020: Brazil’s death toll reaches 85,238, Mexico’s 42,645, India’s 31,358 BUENOS AIRES (AA) – The novel coronavirus claimed a total of 1,156 lives in Brazil, 737 in Mexico, and 757 in India over the past day, according to health authorities on Saturday. As the second worst-hit country from the virus, Brazil’s Health […]
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Sat 25 July 2020: Number of cases exceeds 15.73M worldwide, while death toll hits 639,652, shows Johns Hopkins University data Over 9 million people have recovered from the novel coronavirus worldwide, according to a running tally by US-based Johns Hopkins University on Saturday. Data showed a total of 9,043,203 patients won their battle against COVID-19, […]
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Fri 24 July 2020: The European chapter of the World Health Organization has expressed concern over the resurgence of new coronavirus cases on the continent, saying countries should impose tighter restrictions if necessary. The number of infections in Europe crossed three million on Thursday, a fifth of the world’s more than 15 million cases. It remains the […]
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