Tue 12 May 2020: Turkey is set to send medical aid to Israel and Palestine to help both countries combat the coronavirus, the country’s Official Gazette declared on Monday. The supplies will include 100,000 masks, 40,000 PCR test kits, two tons of hand sanitizer and other equipment as part of a grant agreement between Turkey […]
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Tue 12 May 2020: In an extraordinary gesture, Qatar Airways is giving away 100,000 free tickets to frontline healthcare professionals to say thank you for their “heroic” work looking after people during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Healthcare professionals from every country in the world will be eligible for tickets,” the carrier said in a statement. The […]
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Tue 12 May 2020: Kosovo’s caretaker Prime Minister Albin Kurti on Monday said he was self-isolating as he awaits results of his COVID-19 test. Kurti announced that he will be isolating himself due to his contact with a ministry official who was in close contact with a person who tested positive for COVID-19. “Today is […]
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Tue 12 May 2020: World Health Organization infectious disease epidemiologist Maria Van Kerkhove said globally, “there is an alarming number of health care worker infections.” “In some countries, upwards of 10% of the reported cases are among health care workers,” she added. Speaking on Monday during a media briefing, Van Kerkhove said WHO is looking into where and why health care […]
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Tue 12 May 2020: The UK government published a three-step coronavirus recovery plan, a day after a speech by Prime Minister Boris Johnson was widely criticized for being vague. The planned stages start with a first easing on Wednesday, followed by potential further steps on June 1 and “not before July 4,” depending on conditions at the […]
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Tue 12 May 2020: The World Health Organization warned in a statement released today that a review of studies by public health experts convened by WHO last month found that smokers are “more likely to develop severe disease with COVID-19, compared to non-smokers.” WHO noted that smoking impairs lung function and makes it more difficult for the […]
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Mon 11 May 2020: While COVID-19-related travel restrictions are still in place in all destinations worldwide, 72% of destinations have completely stopped international tourism, the UN tourism body said on Monday. The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) stressed that the world tourism has remained at a standstill amid discussions on possible first measures for lifting restrictions. […]
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Mon 11 May 2020: Russia on Monday outnumbered the UK and Italy, and ranked third in the number of coronavirus cases globally. Over the last 24 hours, 11,656 additional people tested positive for the virus, bringing the total figure to 221,344, the emergency task force said in a daily report. Fatalities from COVID-19 reached 2,009 […]
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Mon 11 May 2020: There can be no return to “business as usual” for Africa’s underfunded health systems after Covid-19. Dianna Games examines the shortfalls exposed by the crisis and the solutions they require The coronavirus pandemic has left governments in Africa scrambling to catch up as their historic neglect of public health systems is laid bare. […]
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Mon 11 May 2020: The worldwide tally for novel coronavirus infections surpassed 4.1 million early Monday, according to US-based Johns Hopkins University. The data also shows that the global death toll from the virus has reached 282,700 with the number of recoveries exceeding 1.4 million. The US remains the hardest-hit country by the pandemic with […]
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