Wed 10 June 2020: Brazil’s government resumed publishing the country’s total death toll from the coronavirus pandemic Tuesday, after facing accusations of trying to hide the magnitude of its raging health crisis. Far-right President Jair Bolsonaro’s government had stopped publishing the total number of deaths from the new coronavirus Friday, saying it was adopting a […]
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Wed 10 June 2020: (AFP) Cabin crew in protective suits, health certifications for passengers, mandatory face masks, and longer check-in times. This is the new reality of mass air travel. As people dream of taking to the skies once more, they face the prospect that changes to curb the spread of coronavirus will be even […]
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Tue 09 June 2020: (Reuters) – The Eiffel Tower in Paris will reopen on June 25 from its longest closure since World War Two after being forced to shut for more than three months due to the coronavirus pandemic, the tower’s management said on Tuesday. Wearing a face mask will be compulsory for all visitors […]
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Tue 09 June 2020: (AFP) Delhi authorities warned Tuesday that they expect cases in the Indian capital to shoot up almost 20 times to more than half a million in the coming weeks. India is easing its national lockdown to ease the devastating economic blow dealt by the virus, but the disease is still raging […]
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Tue 09 June 2020: At least 979 people, including health care workers and high-level officials, died in North-Western Nigeria Kano State due to a mysterious disease, said the country’s health minister. Osagie Ehanire said all patients, including high-level officials and health staff, died only within the last five weeks. According to the initial reports, most […]
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Tue 09 June 2020: Tanzania’s leader on Monday declared the East African country “COVID-19 free,” local media reported. President John Magufuli attributed the claimed success over the worldwide pandemic to prayers and fasting that the people of Tanzania have offered to God. “It gives me joy to be the leader of a country that puts […]
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Tue 09 June 2020: (Reuters) – Health minister Matt Hancock launched a study to find out the prevalence and spread of the coronavirus among school children and teachers in England on Tuesday to help inform the phased reintroduction of education after a lengthy national lockdown. The decision to gradually re-open schools has divided opinion, with […]
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Tue 09 June 2020: Google is adding features on its Maps service to alert users about COVID-19-related travel restrictions to help them plan their trips better, the Alphabet Inc. unit said Monday. The update would allow users to check how crowded a train station might be at a particular time, or if buses on a […]
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Tue 09 June 2020: Pakistan recorded more than 100 deaths in a single day from COVID-19 for the first time since keeping statistics in mid-March, when the country first imposed a lock down that has never been total. As of Tuesday, Pakistan recorded 108,316 coronavirus infections, with 4,646 new cases and a death toll that […]
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Tue 09 June 2020: The number of people in South Africa infected with the novel coronavirus exceeded 50,000 on Monday, said the country’s health authority, with 2,594 cases reported in the last 24 hours. “As of today, the cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is 50,879, the total number of deaths is 1,080 and the […]
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