Tue 14 July 2020: Deaths from HIV, tuberculosis and malaria could surge in poor and middle-income countries as already weak health systems grapple with severe disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a predictive study published on Monday. Over the next five years, deaths from the three diseases could rise by as much as 10%, […]
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Tue 14 July 2020: The mosques will have to ensure that Covid-19 preventive measures are in place, Worshippers will not be allowed to offer Eid prayers at open grounds this year. Eid al-Adha prayers should only be performed in mosques and not on open grounds in light of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, according to a circular […]
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Tue 14 July 2020: Over 700 fatalities, more than 20,000 infections reported in Brazil, over 450 more patients die in Mexico BUENOS AIRES (AA) – Hundreds of more lives were lost to COVID-19 in Brazil and Mexico over the past 24 hours, authorities reported on Tuesday. In Brazil, the second worst-hit country after the US, […]
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Tue 14 July 2020: More than 13 million people around the world have been diagnosed with COVID-19, 7.3 million have recovered, and more than 573,000 have died, according to data from the Johns Hopkins University. The US, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Mexico and Italy have recorded the most deaths. Below are the five most-affected countries. […]
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Tue 14 July 2020: Up to 9.7 million children face a growing risk of never going back to class, leading humanitarian organization Save the Children warned Monday as the coronavirus pandemic exacerbates education inequality in the world with 90% of the global student population affected by school closures. With many young people required to work […]
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Mon 13 July 2020: Annual UN study on world hunger shows rising trend since 2014, forecasts heavy impact from COVID-19 ROME (AA) – Tens of millions have joined the ranks of the chronically undernourished over the past five years, a yearly UN study showed. According to the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the […]
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Mon 13 July 2020: Massachusetts attorney general, leader of 18-member coalition, calls US government’s new rule ‘cruel, abrupt, unlawful’ ANKARA (AA) – A coalition of 17 US states and the District of Columbia on Monday filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security to block a new visa rule for international students amid the coronavirus outbreak. The […]
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Mon 13 July 2020: Country re-imposes night curfew as average daily cases cross 12,000 South Africa’s president has advised the public to follow COVID-19 measures seriously as scientists predict the virus could kill up to 50,000 people in the country this year. “Scientists and other scenario planners have presented us with models that project that […]
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Mon 13 July 2020: The pandemic could potentially get far worse if all nations do not adhere to basic healthcare precautions, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. “Let me be blunt, too many countries are headed in the wrong direction, the virus remains public enemy number one,” Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a […]
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Mon 13 July 2020: More than 3,000 healthcare workers are known to have died of the new coronavirus, according to Amnesty International, as it raises concerns about unsafe working conditions, low pay, long hours and violence against medical workers in some countries. In a new report published on Monday, the United Kingdom-based rights group said Russia at 545 had […]
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