Thu 23 April 2020: Some countries have started using antibodies from the blood of those who have recovered to treat new patients. As the coronavirus pandemic claims more lives across the globe, the search is on to find an effective vaccine for the disease. But while scientists say that could take up to 18 months, there is an […]
Continue Reading
Thu 23 April 2020: Iraq is in dire need of new domestic violence legislation after the suspicious death of a 20-year-old woman in Najaf, Human Rights Watch has said. The New York-based rights organisation has urged lawmakers to act amid the coronavirus pandemic as lockdown measures lead to rising rates of domestic abuse worldwide. The fresh call for domestic violence protections comes after the death of a 20-year-old […]
Continue Reading
Thu 23 April 2020: Russia confirmed 4,772 additional cases of the novel coronavirus on Thursday, slightly down compared to the figures of the last few days. Overall 62,773 people have contracted the virus, which has spread to all 85 regions in the country, an emergency team spearheading the fight against the outbreak said in a […]
Continue Reading
Thu 23 April 2020: (REUTERS) Zoom video conferencing app’s user base grew by another 50% to 300 million in the last three weeks, as the company fought to quell a backlash around security and safety that has seen a number of governments and firms ban its applications. Chief Executive Eric Yuan gave the numbers late […]
Continue Reading
Thu 23 April 2020: Mosquitoes are known to spread diseases such as malaria, West Nile virus and Zika. Many people wonder whether that also applies to the coronavirus. “To date there has been no information nor evidence to suggest that the new coronavirus could be transmitted by mosquitoes,” says the WHO. “The new coronavirus is […]
Continue Reading
Thu 23 April 2020: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) urged member states on Wednesday to help struggling Muslim states combat the coronavirus pandemic, particularly in Africa, Reuters reports. The 57-member group’s executive committee, after a virtual meeting, also called on member countries to help bridge a shortfall in essential medical supplies, particularly testing devices and protective […]
Continue Reading
Thu 23 April 2020: The coronavirus pandemic has put the world at risk of a “hunger pandemic” that could kill 300,000 people every day, warned the head of the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) on Wednesday. Before the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic swept the world, killing more than 180,000 people and shutting down swathes of […]
Continue Reading
Thu 23 April 2020: South Africa’s president has authorized the deployment of an additional 73,180 soldiers to help police enforce lockdown regulations intended to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. In a letter to parliament, Cyril Ramaphosa said the number of coronavirus cases continues to increase across the country and the troops will help […]
Continue Reading
Thu 23 April 2020: Decision announced at extraordinary meeting of Organization of Islamic Cooperation, says Palestinian foreign minister Turkey has accepted Palestine’s call for medical and financial assistance in the fight against the novel coronavirus, according to an official statement Thursday. Turkey announced an aid package for Palestine during an extraordinary meeting of the Organization […]
Continue Reading
Thu 23 April 2020: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says people understandably frustrated at being confined for weeks, but complacency is big danger People with stay-at-home orders are understandably frustrated by weeks of confinement, but COVID-19 will be around for a long time and one of the greatest dangers is complacency, World Health Organization (WHO) chief warned […]
Continue Reading
