Mon 22 June 2020: The World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Sunday 183,020 new coronavirus infections and 4,743 deaths due to COVID-19 over the past 24 hours. The global coronavirus totals now stand at 8,708,008 cases, and 461,715 deaths, according to WHO. The UN health agency says Brazil led the way with 54,771 cases tallied and the […]
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Mon 22 June 2020: More and more Malaysians are complaining about their weight gain during coronavirus lockdown in the country starting in mid-March, the Kuala Lumpur based The Star reported. The newspaper said the development “was not really a surprise” considering that many have become homebound and less active physically. “Some even chose not to […]
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FILE PHOTO Sun 21 June 2020: Country reports 334 new coronavirus cases, 1 death, Health Ministry says OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – As the state of emergency in Spain came to an end on Sunday, the country reopened most of its borders with Europe and permitted free internal movement for the first time since mid-March. At […]
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Sun 21 June 2020: Saudi Arabia will lift its coronavirus restrictions across the country on June 21 – the latest effort by the Kingdom to return to “normalcy,” the Interior Ministry announced on Saturday. All economic and commercial activities will be allowed to resume given they adhere to precautionary measures, the ministry added. International travel […]
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Sun 21 June 2020: KHARTOUM/ABUJA (AA) – Cases of the novel coronavirus and COVID-19-related fatalities continued to rise Sunday across Africa. Sudan’s health officials reported 164 new cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 8,580. Eight people died, raising that figure to 521. -Mauritania The number of cases rose by 192, bringing […]
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Sun 21 June 2020: KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan on Saturday reopened two key trade routes with neighboring Afghanistan. In a statement, Aisha Farooqui, the spokeswoman for the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, said Islamabad reopened southwestern Chaman and northwestern Torkham border crossings for transit trade and exports to Afghanistan. The third crossing — Ghulam Khan terminal — […]
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Sun 21 June 2020: “We haven’t done anything wrong. We don’t deserve to be treated like this,” said Shamsul, 39, an optometrist from Lancashire who had travelled to Delhi in March to attend an Islamic gathering. More than 2,500 foreign Muslims, from 35 different countries, are being charged in the case. Last week, the Indian […]
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Sun 21 June 2020: A Zimbabwe court on Saturday released Health Minister Obadiah Moyo on bail following his arrest the previous day on allegations of corruption regarding a $60m deal to procure COVID-19 test kits and medical equipment. Sitting in Harare, the court’s magistrate granted Moyo bail for 50,000 Zimbabwean dollars ($2,000). Bail was not […]
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Sun 21 June 2020: While a vaccine is being developed, researchers are trialling existing drugs that could help doctors treat coronavirus. With the coronavirus pandemic tightening its grip on the world and economies grinding to a standstill, the race is on to find a vaccine. But while that could take up to 18 months, existing […]
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Sat 20 June 2020: Recoveries across continent have risen past 132,000, says Africa CDC ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA) – Coronavirus cases in Africa have reached 286,141, the African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on Saturday. According to the latest update, the death toll on the continent is now up to 7,693, while 132,412 […]
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