Sun 05 July 2020: Medical aid ‘strong manifestation of brotherhood’ between two nations, presidents, says Turkish Embassy in Baku BAKU, Azerbaijan (AA) – Turkey has sent medical supplies to Azerbaijan to contribute to country’s fight against the novel coronavirus, Turkey’s Embassy in Baku said on Sunday. The shipment included 30 ventilators, 55,000 overalls, 50,000 N95 face masks, 100,000 surgical masks, […]
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Sun 05 July 2020: JOHANNESBURG (AA) – South Africa reported 10,853 new cases of infections with coronavirus late Saturday. This is a record single-day surge in the country. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize confirmed in a statement that the overall count of confirmed cases climbed to 187,977. The death toll in the county has reached 3,026 […]
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Sun 05 July 2020: Nana Akufo-Addo to begin 14-day self-isolation measure after person in inner circle tests positive ABUJA, Nigeria (AA) – The President of Ghana isolated himself after coming into contact with an associate who tested positive for the coronavirus, according to an official statement Saturday. “President Nana Akufo-Addo will today begin a 14 […]
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Sun 05 July 2020: Visitors to the Taj Mahal will have to wear masks at all times, keep their distance and not touch its glistening marble surfaces when India’s 17th-century monument to love reopens on Monday after a three-month COVID-19 shutdown. Only 5,000 tourists will be allowed in a day, split into two groups, a […]
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Sun 05 July 2020: Hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir/ritonavir had little to no effect in mortality of COVID-19 patients, says UN health agency GENEVA (AA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said Saturday it stopped a clinical trial of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus patients. “WHO today accepted the recommendation from the Solidarity Trial’s International Steering […]
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Sun 05 July 2020: Major West Bank reports 173 new coronavirus cases as 11 cities under 5-day quarantine RAMALLAH (AA) – Palestine’s health minister said Saturday the novel coronavirus is out of control in Hebron in the West Bank. Mai al-Kaila told a local television channel that 173 new cases were reported in Hebron since […]
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Sun 05 July 2020: The previous biggest daily global increase had been 189,00, on Tuesday. The World Health Organization says member states reported more than 212,000 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 to the global body Saturday, the highest single-day increase since the start of the pandemic. The Geneva-based WHO said the highest number of new […]
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Sat 04 July 2020: Shankar Kurhade, 48, a resident of Pune in the Indian State of Maharashtra, claims his gold mask weighs 50 grams and costs around $3,870., he isn’t even sure if it is effective against COVID-19. Shankar Kurade from the Pimpri-Chinchwad region of Pune is making headlines, and has gone viral on social […]
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Sat 04 July 2020: JAKARTA, Indonesia (AA) – The total number of coronavirus cases in Southeast Asian countries has reached 161,441 as of Saturday, including 4,593 fatalities and 91,833 recoveries. The latest figures showed 3,143 new cases and 63 fatalities over the last 24 hours, with most cases reported in Indonesia and the Philippines. Indonesia, […]
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Sat 04 July 2020: Iran on Saturday confirms 148 deaths and 2,449 coronavirus cases TEHRAN (AA) – Amid a new surge in coronavirus cases in Iran, at least five members of the newly elected parliament have contracted the disease, according to local media. MPs Mohammad Tala Mazloomi, Syed Mohammad Mohid, Hosseinali Haji Dalegani, Ali Asgar […]
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