Sat 04 April 2020: Former international and Ivory Coast football star Didier Drogba joined lawyers and a French anti-racism organisation in criticising the remarks made on Wednesday in a broadcast on the LCI channel. Camille Locht, head of research at the National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) in Lille, was questioned about a […]
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Sat 04 April 2020: Google says it will publish users’ location data around the world from Friday to allow governments to gauge the effectiveness of social distancing measures, brought in to stem the COVID-19 pandemic. The reports on users’ movements in 131 countries will be made available on a special website and will “chart movement […]
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Sat 04 April 2020: (AFP) The US government has begun advising people to wear masks if they go outside, pointing to research that shows the coronavirus could be spread just by breathing. The advice came as America logged another huge rise in its death toll — almost 1,500 in one day — and as new […]
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Fri 03 April 2020: Diyanet Foundation provides aid, launches awareness campaign for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh Turkey’s Diyanet Foundation (TDV) has launched awareness campaign to mitigate the spread of coronavirus pandemic, and provided aid for the persecuted Rohingya community in refugee camps in southeastern Bangladeshi district of Cox’s Bazar. The foundation has distributed hand sanitizers […]
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Fri 03 April 2020: Infection by the novel coronavirus entails more risks for people suffering from chronic conditions such as hypertension, obesity and diabetes, according to a Turkish endocrinologist. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Dr. Mustafa Altay underlined that 71% of all deaths in the world were caused by chronic conditions, including hypertension, obesity and diabetes. […]
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Fri 03 April 2020: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was remaining in isolation on Friday as he still had mild symptoms of the coronavirus including a high temperature seven days after he tested positive for the virus. “Although I’m feeling better and I’ve done my seven days of isolation, alas I still have […]
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Fri 03 April 2020: A British Muslim nurse died of coronavirus after contracting the deadly disease whilst caring for infected patients. Tributes poured in for Areema Nasreen, 36, after she became the UK’s youngest health worker to die from the illness. The married mum of three was tested positive for the disease whilst working in Walsall Manor hospital in the West […]
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The forced cremations have sent shock waves in the Muslim community in Sri Lanka [Al Jazeera] Fri 03 April 2020: The forced cremation of two COVID-19 infected Muslims in Sri Lanka has sent shock waves among the minority community, which accused the authorities of violating Islamic burial rites. Bishrul Hafi Mohammed Joonus, a 73–year– old man from the capital […]
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Fri 03 April 2020: Iraq’s Communications and Media Commission said Friday that it has banned international news agency Reuters from operating in the country for three months for reporting that the number of the nation’s novel coronavirus cases is much higher than official figures. The decision came after Reuters reported that there are thousands of […]
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Fri 03 April 2020: Cathy Payne has a routine: She wipes down the trays holding the mail she’s about to deliver. She puts on gloves to sort the letters and packages, then a new pair when she climbs into her vehicle. As she fills people’s mailboxes throughout the day, she constantly cleans her steering wheel, […]
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