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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Mon 06 July 2020: 10 dogs enrolled for the scientific study have hit success rate of 80%, say researchers Berlin (AA) — The German army is training its sniffer dogs to detect coronavirus in humans, the Hamburg-based news magazine Der Spiegel reported on Monday. In a joint project of the German army and the Foundation […]
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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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Mon 06 July 2020: Global death toll from pandemic stands at over 531,000 KIEV (AA) – The number of cases and deaths from the novel coronavirus continued to climb Sunday in Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Georgia. Authorities in Kazakhstan said the country’s confirmed infections surpassed 47,100 with more than 1,450 new cases in the […]
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Mon 06 July 2020: Authorities have withdrawn planned reopening of Taj Mahal NEW DELHI (AA) – India on Sunday became the third worst virus-hit country in the number of coronavirus cases after the US and Brazil. India registered 24,248 positive cases in the last 24 hours taking the tally to 697,413, according to the Health […]
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Sun 05 July 2020: Dethroning economic growth may seem utopian, but we could do a better job sacrificing in recognition of our planet’s limits ANKARA (AA) – As the world tries to extricate itself from the web of hardships spun by the COVID-19 pandemic, one thing has become clearer than ever, which is that new ways […]
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Mon 06 July 2020: Zafar Mirza says he has quarantined himself at home upon doctors’ advice KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Adviser to the Prime Minister for Health Zafar Mirza, who effectively acts as the health minister, has tested positive for COVID-19, joining a long list of lawmakers and politicians who have recently contracted the virus. […]
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Mon 06 July 2020: With coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases still surging throughout the world, Saudi Arabia has limited the number of pilgrims to performing this year’s Hajj and put several protocols in place. Saudi Arabia’s Center for Disease Prevention and Control issued on Sunday the coronavirus-related safety protocols and restrictions to be imposed during the upcoming Hajj pilgrimage season, […]
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Sun 05 July 2020: Hundreds of scientists say there is evidence that novel coronavirus in smaller particles in the air can infect people and are calling for the World Health Organization to revise recommendations, the New York Times has reported. The WHO has said the coronavirus disease spreads primarily from person to person through small droplets from the […]
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Sun 05 July 2020: Goldman Sachs expects the U.S. economy to shrink more in 2020 than previously forecast, as rising coronavirus cases will delay the country’s full-reopening. Goldman is currently projecting a -4.6% GDP growth in 2020, down from its previous estimate of -4.2%.” As a result of the worsening estimate for this year, the bank is […]
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