Thu 09 July 2020: Total number of COVID-19 cases has surpassed 12 million but 6.5 million have recovered while death toll nears 550,000. More than 12 million people around the world have been diagnosed with the coronavirus disease, also known as COVID-19, and at least 548,896 have died, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins […]
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Thu 09 July 2020: A health official in South Africa’s new coronavirus hot spot of Gauteng province says authorities are preparing over 1.5 million gravesites as confirmed cases rise, AP news agency reported. The province is on the brink of becoming the new epicentre of the pandemic in SA. Provincial health MEC Dr Bandile Masuku […]
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Wed 07 July 2020: OECD says COVID-19 jobs crunch already 10 times worse than 2008 global financial crisis ANKARA (AA) – A second wave of the novel coronavirus around the world could leave 80 million people out of work in the world’s developed nations, the Organization for Economic Cooperation (OECD) said in a report. “Up to 10 […]
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Wed 08 July 2020: Algeria, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt also confirm new infections ISTANBUL (AA) – Health authorities in seven Arab countries confirmed new cases and deaths Tuesday from the novel coronavirus as the region continues to battle the pandemic. Algeria’s Health Ministry said in a statement that nine more people have died from COVID-19, […]
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Wed 07 July 2020: Scientists at University College London are warning of the risk of brain damage from coronavirus. UCL researchers studied 43 patients who suffered either temporary brain dysfunction, stroke, nerve damage or other serious effects on their brain, and say the disease can lead to severe neurological complications including psychosis and delirium. The […]
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Wed 07 July 2020: Israel’s defence minister said he was self-isolating due to suspected exposure to a person infected with the coronavirus. Benny Gantz’s spokesman said: “Due to suspicion of being exposed to a coronavirus patient last Sunday evening, out of the desire and responsibility to avoid risk of infection and after consulting with medical officials, […]
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Wed 08 July 2020: Respondents named in lawsuit include Chinese government, ruling party, National Health Commission ANKARA (AA) – A group of Nigerians filed a lawsuit against the Chinese government and related institutions over the coronavirus pandemic, local media reported on Tuesday. According to local daily This Day, 25 Nigerian nationals have moved the high […]
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Wed 08 July 2020: Following through on a threat he made in May, the Trump administration on Tuesday notified the United States Congress that it is formally withdrawing from the World Health Organization (WHO). Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, announced the move on Twitter. Congress received notification that POTUS […]
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Wed 08 July 2020: COVID-19 pandemic will push 176 million more people into extreme poverty, report says GENEVA (AA) – The global COVID-19 pandemic has pushed more than 250 million people to the brink of starvation and dashed hopes of eradicating extreme poverty by 2030, a UN expert said in a report on Tuesday. The […]
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Tue 07 July 2020: Special Investigating Unit is probing complaints including corruption regarding misuse of COVID-19 relief funds JOHANNESBURG (AA) – South Africa is probing allegations of corruption involving 500 billion rands ($26.3 billion) relief fund allocated by the government to ease the impact of COVID-19, an official said on Tuesday. Kaizer Kganyago, a spokesman […]
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