Mon 27 April 2020: The false belief that toxic methanol cures the coronavirus has seen over 700 people killed in Iran, an official said Monday. That represents a higher death toll than so far released by the Iranian Health Ministry. An adviser to the ministry, Hossein Hassanian, said that the difference in death tallies is […]
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Mon 27 April 2020: COVID-19 cases reach 31,933, according to Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 deaths in Africa rose to 1,423 on Monday, the Africa Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)’s noon update showed. The update that contains figures and regional distribution of the virus in Africa showed a relatively slower but […]
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Mon 27 April 2020: Saudi Arabia and China yesterday signed a 995 million-riyal ($265.3 million) deal to provide the kingdom with nine million COVID-19 tests as well other equipment to fight the pandemic, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. According to SPA, the deal also includes the recruitment of 500 Chinese specialists and technicians for a period of eight […]
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Mon 27 April 2020: The Delhi Minorities Commission has said that keeping members of the Tablighi Jamaat in COVID-19 quarantine camps for periods far exceeding the mandated 14 days, in case of those suspected to have contracted the coronavirus, was “creating ill-will in the Muslim community and may lead to court cases.” It has, therefore, […]
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Sema Kultufan Turan (R), a member of Health Ministry’s Coronavirus Science Board, tests the domestically made ventilator at a hospital in Ankara, Turkey, April 24, 2020. (AA Photo) Mon 27 April 2020: In the course of just two weeks, Turkey has succeeded in launching the manufacture of mechanical ventilators critical to the treatment of COVID-19, […]
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Mon 27 April 2020: Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Iraq report more deaths Health authorities in several Arab countries confirmed additional cases and new deaths from the novel coronavirus Sunday as the region continues to grapple with the pandemic. Egypt The country’s Health Ministry confirmed 10 more fatalities from COVID-19, bringing the death toll to 317. The […]
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Mon 27 April 2020: French police have seized 140,000 face masks intended for the black market in a record haul since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. It is the largest seizure since the French government banned the resale of protective masks to prioritise their distribution to health workers in the fight against the COVID-19 […]
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Students wearing face masks arrive at the Huayu Middle School in Shanghai on April 27, 2020.PHOTO: AFP Mon 27 April 2020: Children in China’s two most important cities went back to school Monday after more than three months at home, as coronavirus restrictions eased and governments around the world began charting a path out of […]
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Mon 27 April 2020: While cases and deaths plateau, the world remains in wait-and-see mode as scientists race to develop treatments and, eventually, a vaccine for the virus. Some governments are studying measures such as “immunity passports” as one way to get people back to work — but the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned […]
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Sun 26 April 2020: (Reuters) – Russia could experience a spike in cases of the new coronavirus if people flout lockdown measures during public holidays scheduled for early May, a top health official said on Sunday. The number of coronavirus cases in Russia began rising sharply this month, reaching more than 80,000 on Sunday after […]
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