Tue 28 April 2020: The holy month of Ramadan is underway, and the Central Jamia Mosque Ghamkol Sharif in Birmingham should be full of worshippers. But this year, the main arrivals are the dead. While the mosque in the central English city has been closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic, its parking lot has been […]
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Mon 27 April 2020: The number of global novel coronavirus cases crossed the 3 million mark on Monday, according to a running tally by the US’ Johns Hopkins University. The data showed that the number of infections had reached 3,002,303 while the number of people who died from complications from the virus topped 208,000. Over […]
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Mon 27 April 2020: (REUTERS) The head of the World Health Organization warned on Monday that the new coronavirus pandemic was far from over and said that he was “deeply concerned” about the impact of the disruption of normal health services, especially on children. “The pandemic is far from over,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom […]
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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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