Category: Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Thu 09 July 2020: Demonstrations spread to other major cities including Nis, Kragujevac and Novi Sad Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Serbia’s capital again Wednesday after the government moved to impose new measures to curb a rise in coronavirus cases. The protests, which began Tuesday evening in Belgrade, spread to other major […]

Thu 09 July 2020: As the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, one question that keeps coming up is whether COVID-19 can be transmitted through the air. University of the Witwatersrand Professor Shabir Madhi said airborne transmission of Covid-19 is a reality and has been underestimated. “There is emerging evidence that is cause […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]