Sat 27 June 2020: NEW DELHI, India (AA) – With 18,552 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, India’s nationwide tally on Saturday crossed the 0.5 million mark, the biggest surge so far, the Health Ministry said. Meanwhile, the death toll touched 15,700 with 384 more fatalities. A total of 295,881 people in the country […]
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Fri 26 June 2020: Discussions focused on roadmap for development of safe, affordable COVID-19 vaccine, says Africa CDC ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA) – A two-day consultative session on the development of a vaccine against the novel coronavirus in Africa commenced on Thursday. In a statement, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) […]
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FILE PHOTO Thu 25 June 2020: Scientists detect virus on swollen toes of pediatric patients who tested negative for disease OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – Spanish researchers for the first time demonstrated the presence of the novel coronavirus in human skin after examining samples from pediatric patients with so-called “COVID toes.” Scientists at the Nino Jesus Hospital in […]
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Thu 25 June 2020: Visitors flock to France’s most famous landmark, with trips to the second level by stairs only PARIS (AA) – After months of the jewel of Paris being an undeserved no-man’s land, the Eiffel Tower reopened on Thursday, letting visitors in as coronavirus restrictions are eased. The iconic symbol of France threw […]
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Thu 25 June 2020: Forced to bury multiple bodies in single grave due to lack of space, Rohingya refugees ‘urgently’ request land for cemetery DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – A Rohingya rights group has asked the Bangladeshi refugee commissioner’s office to allocate a plot of land for members of the minority group to bury the bodies of […]
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Thu 25 June 2020: The US could see up to 150,000 coronavirus deaths by mid-July, according to a new forecast by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Wednesday. According to the CDC, states that will see an increase in Covid-19 deaths include Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Hawaii, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South […]
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Thu 25 June 2020: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Moldova, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Georgia reports new cases BAKU (AA) – Coronavirus cases and fatalities continued to rise across Eurasian and Central Asian countries on Wednesday. – Azerbaijan Azerbaijan reported the country’s highest daily spike with 590 cases, bringing the tally to 14,305. The death toll reached 174 and 7,768 people have […]
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Thu 25 June 2020: Have you heard the axiom “In war, truth is the first casualty”? As healthcare providers around the world wage war against the COVID-19 pandemic, national governments have taken to brawling with researchers, the media and each other over the veracity of the data used to monitor and track the disease’s march […]
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Thu 25 June 2020: Police in Europe disproportionately target ethnic minorities amid lockdowns, says Amnesty International in new report LONDON (AA) – Amnesty International announced in a new report published on Wednesday that police enforcement of lockdowns across Europe has disproportionately affected ethnic minorities and marginalized groups. The report, titled Policing the Pandemic – Human […]
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Thu 25 June 2020: The World Health Organization (WHO) supports the recent decision taken by Saudi Arabia to host a limited Hajj season this year based on risk assessments under WHO guidance, the organization’s chief said in a press conference on Wednesday. “Earlier this week, the government of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced that […]
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