Tue 14 April 2020: (AP) The head of one of Britain’s biggest nursing home operators claimed the number of reported coronavirus deaths among elderly residents is much higher than has been officially reported. The government says outbreaks of COVID-19 have been reported in one in eight U.K. care homes. David Behan, chairman of home operator […]
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Tue 14 April 2020: In a live televised address early on Tuesday morning, India’s prime minister extended the nationwide lockdown until May 3 to contain novel coronavirus pandemic. Narendra Modi assured that in the second phase of the lockdown, certain services would be relaxed somewhat in certain areas. “We have taken strict measures since the […]
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Tue 14 April 2020: More than 15,000 coronavirus cases have now been reported in 52 of Africa’s 54 countries, according to data compiled by the Africa Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (Africa CDC). The total number of COVID-19 cases on the continent is 15,249, with the death toll up to 816 and recoveries at […]
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Tue 14 April 2020: China has approved human testing of two vaccines to combat the coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic, the state-run media reported on Tuesday. According to Xinhua News Agency, the two vaccines have been developed by the Wuhan Institute of Biological Products under the China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) and Sinovac Research and Development […]
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Tue 14 April 2020: A new regulation implemented on Tuesday allows Turkish citizens to receive free COVID-19 treatment even if they do not have social security. The regulation published in the Official Gazette gives free access to tests and medicine for COVID-19 patients. The Social Security Directorate (SGK) earlier announced free coverage for treatment of […]
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Tue 14 April 2020: A hospital in Connecticut has successfully employed a new 3D-printed device that makes it possible to modify one ventilator for use in two critically ill patients with COVID-19 who have different respiratory needs, as the coronavirus outbreak puts a crunch on medical resources. The device was tested in patients at the […]
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Tue 14 April 2020: Dubai’s Department of Economic Development (DED) announced on Monday new operating procedures for some food-related commercial activities, as part of the Emirate’s preventative measures against the spread of the coronavirus. The DED said in a circular that meat trading, fruits and vegetables trading, roaster, mills, nuts trading, chocolate and sweets trading, […]
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Tue 14 April 2020: The International Monetary Fund on Monday announced immediate debt relief for 25 poor countries to help them free up funds to fight the coronavirus pandemic. “This provides grants to our poorest and most vulnerable members to cover their IMF debt obligations for an initial phase over the next six months and […]
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A village in Indonesia has deployed a cast of “ghosts” to patrol the streets, hoping that age-old superstition will keep people indoors and safely away from the coronavirus. Tue 14 April 2020: India’s nationwide lockdown, the biggest imposed in the world over the coronavirus pandemic, will be extended until at least May 3, Prime Minister […]
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Mon 13 April 2020: The World Health Organization (WHO) representative in Yemen, Dr Altaf Musani said Saturday that the organization has been working to prepare 37 hospitals in Yemen to wrestle with the spread of coronavirus. Musani’s announcement came one day after the country recorded its first case of the disease. “Intensive care does not only mean the […]
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