UFC CHAMP KHABIB’S FATHER ABDULMANAP NURMAGOMEDOV, DIES FROM COVID-19

Fri 03 July 2020 The father and trainer of Khabib Nurmagomedov, Abdulmanap, has died in a Moscow hospital due to complications stemming from Covid-19 infection aged just 57. A world-renowned mixed martial arts coach, Abdulmanap suffered a heart attack after being diagnosed with the deadly coronavirus, which required emergency bypass surgery, after which he was […]

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HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE GIVEN EARLY HELPED CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS: STUDY

Fri 03 July 2020: An antimalarial drug helped reduce deaths in hospitalized patients infected with Covid-19, according to a large retrospective study published Thursday. Controversial antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine, which is touted by some world leaders and roundly rejected by others, has helped reduce coronavirus mortalities in hospitalized patients, according to a retrospective study by the […]

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KING SALMAN EXTENDS COVID-19 HELP TO AID PRIVATE SECTOR

Thu 02 July 2020: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz ordered the extension of a number of government initiatives to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on economic activities and the private sector, Saudi Press Agency reported on Thursday. The decision is aimed at supporting Saudi Arabian citizens, private sector businesses and investors, enhance […]

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SELF-ABSORBED, UNCARING, INCOMPETENT: COVID HAS EXPOSED POPULIST LEADERS FOR WHAT THEY ARE

Thu 02 July 2020: From the US and Brazil to India and the UK, the very qualities that catapult populist leaders to power are those that make them dismal failures at handling a serious national emergency. As the world completes five months since the first coronavirus death became public, more than 10 million people across […]

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WHO SAYS MIDDLE EAST AT ‘CRITICAL THRESHOLD’ IN VIRUS NUMBERS

Thu 02 July 2020: The Middle East faces a “critical threshold” amid a relaxation of coronavirus measures following a surge in cases in the region, the World Health Organization warned on Wednesday. The global health body confirmed there were more than one million cases of the COVID-19 disease across the 22 countries that the WHO’s […]

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WHO URGES NATIONS TO PRIORITIZE BOTH HEALTH, ECONOMY TO RECOVER FROM PANDEMIC

Wed 01 July 2020: The World Health Organization says countries must strive to ensure that the “new normal” simultaneously prioritizes health and the economy so they can recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Woochong Um, the director-general for the Asia Development Bank´s sustainable development and climate change sector, said that the pandemic will reduce developing Asia´s […]

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