Tue 31 March 2020: President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday said Turkey will send a plane-load of medical supplies to Spain, which has become the second-worst hit European nation by the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking after a Cabinet meeting, President Erdoğan said the much-needed medical supplies would be delivered to Spain by Wednesday. The president said […]
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Tue 31 March 2020: Grocery essentials like toilet paper and long-life food are not the only items being snapped up in panic buying sparked by the coronavirus pandemic, with alcoholic drinks also being snapped up by those fearing a long period of enforced isolation. But stockpiling alcohol might be a bad idea, cording to health experts who say that […]
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Tue 31 March 2020: The deadly coronavirus pandemic has had a drastic effect on everyday life across the world as healthcare systems come under stress, workers stay at home, and the economy slows down. With over 700,000 people infected, and nearly 34,000 dead, the virus has shown little sign of slowing down. From borders closing […]
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Tue 31 March 2020: Egypt’s famed Great Pyramid was emblazoned Monday evening with messages of unity and solidarity with those battling the novel coronavirus the world over. “Stay safe”, “Stay at home” and “Thank you to those keeping us safe,” flashed in blue and green lights across the towering structure at the Giza plateau, southwest […]
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Tue 31 March 2020: (AFP) Lockdowns aimed at halting the march of the coronavirus pandemic have extended worldwide as the global death toll mounts and the US outbreak continues to accelerate. Despite slivers of hope in stricken Italy, tough measures that have confined two-fifths of the globe’s population to their homes are being broadened. Moscow […]
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Mon 30 March 2020: Israeli PM decides to enter self-quarantine until he receive result of second test Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu and some of his advisors will go into quarantine after an aide tested positive for the coronavirus, the prime minister’s office said on Monday. Netanyahu decided to enter self-quarantine until he receive the test […]
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Mon 30 March 2020: 510 volunteers must be healthy and age 18-55 for expected 6-month trials Britain’s Oxford University has put out a call for volunteers to test a possible new coronavirus vaccine. The university said: “We’re working hard to develop a vaccine against Covid-19. Today we’re recruiting individuals to take part in clinical trials. […]
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Mon 30 March 2020: Over 156,500 people recovered from coronavirus epidemic so far, while infected cases nearing 738,000 Global death toll from the novel coronavirus climbed over 35,000 on Monday, according to figures compiled by U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University. The virus known as COVID-19, which emerged in Wuhan, China last December, has spread to at […]
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Amged El Hawrani [L] Habib Zaidi [C] and Adel El Tayar [R] [Twitter] (screengrab/Twitter) Mon 30 March 2020: Three Muslim doctors in the UK have died of the novel coronavirus in the space of a week, amid reports that National Health Service staff are being denied basic protective equipment to carry out their duties. The medical practitioners […]
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Mon 30 March 2020: Experts warn the coronavirus will decimate refugee camps if the world does not act now. t is just a matter of time before the novel coronavirus reaches densely crowded camps where there is already little-to-no water or healthcare. What are refugee communities doing to protect themselves from the highly contagious virus? […]
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