BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19

Tue 07 July 2020: Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro announced Tuesday that he has tested positive for coronavirus. “I feel good, all normal,” Bolsonaro said in a live interview on state-run TV Brasil, after announcing his test results. The Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, has announced live on television he has tested positive for coronavirus. “It came back […]

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UN WARNS OF MORE ANIMAL-TO-HUMAN VIRUSES

Tue 07 July 2020: To prevent future outbreaks, we must become much more deliberate about protecting natural environment, says UNEP official WASHINGTON (AA) – Further outbreaks will emerge unless governments take active measures to prevent other zoonotic diseases from crossing into the human population, according to a UN report Monday.  COVID-19, Ebola, MERS, West Nile and […]

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BURUNDI LAUNCHES COVID-19 MASS SCREENING CAMPAIGN

Tue 07 July 2020: Campaign will last three months, says health minister ANKARA (AA) – The Burundian government has launched a three-month nation-wide coronavirus screening campaign, local media reported late Monday. The campaign has started in the capital Bujumbura, and will extend to other provinces next week, according to SOS Médias Burundi. “We were pleasantly surprised […]

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HAJJ 2020: SAUDI ARABIA REVEALS SELECTION PROCESS FOR PARTICIPANTS

Mon 06 July 2020: Health standards will be the main determinant for selecting this year’s Hajj pilgrims amid the coronavirus outbreak, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced on Monday, according to official Saudi Press Agency (SPA). Seventy percent of this year’s pilgrims will be non-Saudis residing in the Kingdom and 30 percent will be […]

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PAKISTAN LAUNCHES DOMESTICALLY MANUFACTURED VENTILATORS

Mon 06 July 2020: Premier Imran Khan hands over first badge of ‘Made in Pakistan’ ventilators to disaster management authority KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan on Monday launched indigenously manufactured ventilators amid the country’s battle against the raging coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Imran Khan handed over the first tranche of ventilators called “safe vent” to the […]

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