Fri 08 May 2020: U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have tested negative for the novel coronavirus after a member of the U.S. military who works at the White House as a valet came down with the virus. During a meeting with the governor of Texas in the Oval Office on Thursday, […]
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Thu 07 May 2020: Africa has now reported more than 50,000 cases of coronavirus across the continent, according to the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. The continent has reported 51,698 cases and 2,012 deaths so far, while 17,590 have recovered from the illness. South Africa has the highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases […]
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Thu 07 May 2020: (AFP) The United Nations on Thursday issued a new appeal for $4.7 billion in funding to “protect millions of lives and stem the spread of coronavirus in fragile countries.” The money is on top of the $2 billion the UN already called for when it launched its global humanitarian response plan […]
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Thu 07 May 2020: A total of 511 health workers have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in South Africa, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said Wednesday. Mkhize said 26 doctors have been hospitalized and two health workers, a doctor and a nurse have died. In a series of tweets, he said “149 health workers have […]
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Thu 07 May 2020: Russia on Thursday reported 11,231 new cases of the novel coronavirus, a record daily rise that pushed the national case total to 177,160. Russia’s coronavirus taskforce said 88 people had died overnight, bringing the coronavirus death toll to 1,625. Moscow, the worst-hit area, also reported a record overnight case increase of […]
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Thu 07 May 2020: Saudi has installed “advanced self-sterilisation gates” at the entrances of the grand mosques in Makkah and Madinah in an effort to combat the spread of the coronavirus. According to Saudi24, the move is part of the government’s “Together Guarded” initiative which has seen precautionary measures put in place since the pandemic hit the kingdom’s […]
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A policeman gestures as men wearing protective facemasks walk to board a special service bus taking them to a quarantine facility amid concerns about the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Nizamuddin area of New Delhi. (Photo: AFP) Thu 07 May 2020: (AFP) Gayur Hassan’s Hindu neighbours came at night, throwing stones at his family’s […]
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Thu 07 May 2020: The United States will provide $225 million in emergency aid to Yemen to support food programs, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday, as aid groups there are forced to scale down operations due to Houthi militia interference and amid a spreading coronavirus outbreak. “This assistance will provide the […]
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Thu 07 May 2020: Researchers say discovery of nearly 200 recurring mutations could help find clues on developing drugs, vaccines A UK-based genetics lab on Wednesday announced that it had made important progress in understanding the novel coronavirus, thus helping find clues as to how to develop drugs and vaccines. In a study, researchers at […]
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Thu 07 May 2020: The United Nation’s leader said Wednesday the world’s 1 billion people living with disabilities are among the hardest hit by the coronavirus and called for them to have equal access to prevention and treatment of Covid-19. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the pandemic is revealing the extent to which people are marginalised […]
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