Fri 24 July 2020: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said there were open questions as to whether lockdown was introduced too late, as COVID-19 was poorly understood in its early stages. Asked whether lockdown came too late, Johnson said: “When you listen to the scientists, the questions that you’ve just asked are actually very open […]
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Fri 24 July 2020: Southeast Asian countries register 104 new deaths over past 24 hours The total number of coronavirus cases in Southeast Asian countries reached 234,495 on Friday, including 6,761 fatalities and 136,090 recoveries. At least 4,181 new cases and 104 deaths were recorded in member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations […]
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Fri 24 July 2020: The Syrian regime of President Bashar Al-Assad has imposed a fee of $100 on anyone travelling out of the country to be tested for Covid-19. The charge is intended to boost the regime’s acquisition of hard cash in dollars. The Ministry of Health said on its Facebook page that everyone seeking to leave […]
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Fri 24 July 2020: International Air Transport Association estimated air transport industry to lose $84.3B in 2020 due to COVID-19 China on Friday said around 80% of its normal air traffic resumed in the post-coronavirus “new normal,” local media reported. At least 13,059 flights were reported to have landed and took off from airports in […]
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Fri 24 July 2020: Death toll nears 16,700, more than 446,000 patients have recovered, says Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA) – The total number of coronavirus cases across Africa has climbed to 787,501, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday. The death toll from the virus […]
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Fri 24 July 2020: Importers benefit from weak US dollar which hit lowest level since Sep. 2018 to offset low demand from rising COVID-19 cases ANKARA (AA) – Crude oil prices were steady on Friday, as crude-importing countries benefited from a weak US dollar to purchase more crude volumes to offset coronavirus-related, low global oil […]
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Fri 24 July 2020: Israel decided to send India this week a team of scientists working to develop a rapid testing kit for coronavirus, the Israeli Embassy in India said on Friday. The Israeli team will work in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi. The testing of first phase was already done […]
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Thu 23 July 2020: The World Organization Chief has said that comments questioning his independence would not distract the organisation from its work in fighting the coronavirus. Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has come under criticism, especially from US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who have accused him of being pro-China. […]
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Thu 23 July 2020: South Africa is investigating dozens of alleged corruption cases involving theft or misappropriation of funds earmarked to fight the coronavirus pandemic, president Cyril Ramaphosa has said A special investigating team had been set up to look into “allegations of corruption in areas such as the distribution of food parcels, social relief […]
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Thu 23 July 2020: Parliament’s cross-party Public Accounts Committee says measures were ‘on the hoof’ LONDON (AA) – A British parliamentary committee blasted the government’s economic response to the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, saying it had “no plan,” and the measures it did take were “rushed” and “on the hoof.” The cross-party Public Accounts Committee […]
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