Mon 20 July 2020: Russia hopes to complete trials of a vaccine in August and produce 200 million doses with foreign partners by the end of the year, the head of its sovereign wealth fund has said. The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which manages some $10bn, is working with a government research […]
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Mon 20 July 2020: Human Rights Watch suspects 14 COVID-19 related deaths in 10 Egyptian detention centers Amid a strict information clampdown in Egypt, a US-based international human rights group on Monday cautioned against an apparent COVID-19 pandemic outbreak inside several prisons and police stations. In a report, the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) […]
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Mon 20 July 2020: The total number of coronavirus cases in Africa reached 720,622 on Monday, the Africa Centres for Diseases Control and Prevention said on Monday. At least 15,155 patients have died across 54 countries in the continent, it said, adding 382,857 patients have so far recovered. The Southern Africa has so far registered […]
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Mon 20 July 2020: Rising COVID-19 cases weakens world economic outlook and oil demand, implying oil consumption will likely remain low Crude oil prices started on a lower note in early trade on Monday with the rise in novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases worldwide keeping oil demand weak. International benchmark Brent crude was trading at $42.88 […]
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Mon 20 July 2020: Country has highest COVID-19 infections on continent with over 364,000 cases and 5,000-plus deaths South Africa Sunday became the fifth worst-affected country globally in terms of coronavirus cases as infections topped 364,000 in the country. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced that 13,449 new cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing […]
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Mon 20 July 2020: ‘Analysis does not show any proof that Covid-Organics can cure COVID-19,’ says Nigerian official ANKARA (AA) – Madagascar’s coronavirus herbal concoction is not as potent as claimed to cure the coronavirus, said Nigeria’s state-run pharmaceutical research institute. In a reported presented to the Health Ministry on Sunday, National Institute of Pharmaceutical […]
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Sun 19 July 2020: Muslim pilgrims who will partake in this year’s limited Hajj amid the coronavirus pandemic have started home isolation, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said on Sunday. “According to the health protocol approved for Hajj, pilgrims who met the health requirements and conditions for this year’s Hajj began today the 7-day home isolation procedures,” the […]
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Sun 19 July 2020: ANKARA (AA) – Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama has tested positive for COVID-19, he announced on Sunday. Onyeama is also a member of the coronavirus Presidential Task Force in Nigeria. ”Did my fourth Covid-19 test yesterday at the first sign of a throat irritation and unfortunately this time it came back […]
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Sun 19 July 2020: A new generation of social protection is needed, including universal health coverage and perhaps maybe even a universal basic income he said Delivering the annual Nelson Mandela lecture online on Saturday, Guterres said the pandemic “has been likened to an X-ray, revealing fractures in the fragile skeleton of the societies we have built”. […]
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Sun 19 July 2020: New research by Monash University in Australia has been able to detect positive COVID-19 cases using blood samples in about 20 minutes, and identify whether someone has contracted the virus. In a discovery that could advance the worldwide effort to limit the community spread of COVID-19 through robust contact tracing, researchers […]
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