Mon 04 May 2020: Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon strongly suggests lockdown will extend beyond Thursday. British authorities announced on Monday that the total number of UK-wide deaths from coronavirus was 28,734, a rise of 288 in 24 hours, the lowest daily increase since the end of March. At a daily press conference, Health Secretary […]
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Mon 04 May 2020: British institutions fighting the coronavirus outbreak have been subject to cyber attacks traced back to Russia and Iran, The Daily Mail reported on Sunday Hackers have targeted universities in the UK working on potential vaccines and testing kits, as well as scientists and doctors studying the virus, it said. Spy bosses […]
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File Photo: President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed a virtual gathering of G20 leaders on the coronavirus (COVID-19) via video conference. Mon 04 May 2020: Global pledge event aims to raise more than $8 billion for diagnostics, treatment and vaccines to tackle the novel coronavirus. World leaders on Monday began pledging billions of euros for research […]
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Mon 04 May 2020: The G20, hosted by Saudi Arabia, has called for $8 billion and a coordinated response between global health organizations to fight against the coronavirus pandemic. In a Global Response Pledging Marathon that began at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, each of the G20 made a funding pledge for the cause. The European […]
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Mon 04 May 2020: The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) has announced the trial launch of the “Tawakkalna” application, which aims to manage the movement permits system government entities, and private sector enterprises, during the curfew time. “Tawakkalna App was developed to facilitate the issuance of movement permits electronically during the curfew period […]
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Mon 04 May 2020: Several African countries have lifted the partial lockdown imposed to stem the spread of coronavirus, but the ban on gatherings is still in place. While educational facilities remain closed in most African countries, businesses have been allowed to operate conditionally. Following President Muhammadu Buhari’s directives, lockdown in the major states of […]
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Mon 04 May 2020: The head of the maker of remdesivir, an anti-viral shown to reduce recovery times in COVID-19 patients, said Sunday the company has been exporting the drug and is making it available to patients in the United States through the US government. Gilead Sciences CEO Daniel O’Day said the company is donating […]
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Mon 04 May 2020: Millions of Europeans emerged from lockdown on Monday, with hardest-hit Italy leading the way out of its two-month coronavirus confinement. Lockdowns imposed on half of the planet in a bid to stem the spread have derailed economies and left tens of millions of people out of work. Italy — second only […]
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Mon 04 May 2020: So far Yemen has been lucky – there’s only been a handful of cases. The first was in the southern province of Hadramawt. Five more have since been confirmed in Aden, according to the emergency committee set up to oversee the pandemic. The WHO says all the necessary contact-tracing took place. […]
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Mon 04 May 2020: Around 18 million Pakistanis could lose their jobs in the country due to ongoing lockdown enforced to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, a top minister said on Sunday, as the COVID-19 tally crossed 20,000 after 981 more patients were diagnosed during the day. “According to calculations of the Pakistan […]
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