Fri 27 March 2020: LONDON: Mosques across the United Kingdom have suspended congregational prayers to protect worshippers from the viral COVID-19 outbreak. Instead of hosting Friday sermons in their mosques, clerics in the UK have used technology to continue praying with Muslims without incurring health risks by featuring the sermons live on social media platforms. […]
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Fri 27 March 2020: The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Friday had expressed concern over the potential consequences of the coronavirus outbreak on the more than 1 million civilians displaced from Syria’s northwestern Idlib province. OCHA spokesperson Jens Laerke spoke of the effects of the coronavirus disease on Syria during a […]
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Fri 27 March 2020: More than 542,700 cases confirmed globally, death toll exceeds 24,300, according to Johns Hopkins data The number of people who have recovered from COVID-19 worldwide surpassed 124,300 on Friday, according to data compiled by the U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University. China has the highest number — 74,600 — of recovered patients, with […]
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Fri 27 March 2020: (Reuters) – A global shortage of condoms is looming, the world’s biggest producer said, after a coronavirus lockdown forced it to shut down production. Malaysia’s Karex Bhd (KARE.KL) makes one in every five condoms globally. It has not produced a single condom from its three Malaysian factories in the past 10 […]
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Fri 27 March 2020: Having stayed at home from work for five days, 40-year-old Mohammad Aslam Bhat is worried about the fate of his family, with one thing often crossing his mind. “How can I feed my family if the coronavirus lockdown continues?” Last month, Aslam, a resident of South Kashmir’s Islamabad district in Indian-administered Kashmir, […]
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Fri 27 March 2020: Iranian media reports nearly 300 people have been killed and more than 1,000 sickened so far by ingesting methanol across the Islamic Republic, where drinking alcohol is banned and where those who do rely on bootleggers. It comes as fake remedies spread across social media in Iran, where people remain deeply suspicious […]
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Fri 27 March 2020: Johnson said he had developed mild symptoms over the past 24 hours, including a temperature and cough. He is self-isolating in Downing Street but said he will “continue to lead the government’s response via video-conference as we fight this virus”. Following Mr Johnson’s announcement, Health Secretary Matt Hancock also said he […]
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Fri 27 March 2020: (REUTERS) The dollar was on track for its biggest weekly fall in more than a decade on Friday as a series of stimulus measures around the world, including a $2.2 trillion U.S. package, helped temper a rout in global markets triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. Data showing an unprecedented rise in […]
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Fri 27 March 2020: The number of confirmed novel coronavirus infections worldwide has surpassed 510,000, according to data released Thursday by Johns Hopkins University. That includes nearly 23,000 deaths and almost 121,000 recovered cases, the Baltimore, Maryland school running tally indicated. Governments have struggled to contain the virus’ spread, but instituted measures of varying strength […]
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Fri 27 March 2020: The number of coronavirus cases in Israel has risen to 3,035 after 342 new cases were confirmed over the past 24 hours, the country’s Health Ministry said on Friday. A ministry statement cited by the Israeli Broadcasting Authority said 49 patients are in critical condition. It added that two more COVID-19 […]
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