Fri 27 March 2020: (REUTERS) Two people have died from coronavirus in South Africa, the health ministry said on Friday, adding that the total number of cases in the country have risen to more than 1,000, from 927 a day earlier. “This morning, we South Africans wake up with sad news that we now have […]
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Fri 27 March 2020: Turkey postpones all procedures for pilgrimage amid coronavirus outbreak until further notice Payments, preparations and other procedures for would-be Turkish pilgrims to Saudi Arabia have been halted indefinitely amid the coronavirus outbreak, Turkish authorities announced Friday. Training for pilgrim candidates and procedures for luggage, books, and other materials and employee selection […]
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Fri 27 March 2020: Italian nurses and doctors shared pictures of themselves on social media with bruises on their face after spending hours in the intensive care units of hospitals treating coronavirus patients. Italy has reported 74,386 cases of coronavirus. The country overtook China with the most virus-related deaths, registering 7,503 deaths. Italian nurses and […]
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Fri 27 March 2020: (REUTERS) A British company behind a 10-minute coronavirus antibody test, which will cost about a $1, has begun sending prototypes to laboratories for validation, which could be a game-changer in the fight against the pandemic. Health technology firm Mologic, which created one of the first at-home pregnancy tests, is aiming for […]
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Fri 27 March 2020: Half of the population of the United Kingdom could already be infected with the novel coronavirus, a recent study has posited, as experts now say the death toll in the country could be much lower than earlier predicted. Governments around the world are taking different approaches to managing the coronavirus pandemic, […]
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Fri 27 March 2020: (AFP) The United States now has more COVID-19 infections than any other country, and a record number of newly unemployed people, as the coronavirus crisis deepens around the world. Healthcare systems in even the most developed nations are being stretched to breaking point with grim warnings they could soon be overwhelmed […]
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Fri 27 March 2020: (AFP) As the coronavirus pandemic that originated in a central Chinese city has gone global, thousands of factories in China have nimbly turned to a new and very profitable market –- face masks for export. At the height of China’s outbreak in early February, Guan Xunze’s company created a new mask […]
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Fri 27 March 2020: (AFP) Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro decreed Thursday that places of worship are “essential services” that must be exempted from coronavirus confinement orders, the far-right leader’s latest jab at aggressive containment measures. The decree, published in the government diary, adds “religious activities of any kind” to the list of exempted services, alongside […]
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Fri 27 March 2020: (AFP) Singaporeans could be jailed for up to six months if they intentionally stand close to someone else, under tough new rules announced Friday to halt the spread of the coronavirus. The city-state has introduced a series of new measures to tackle the virus, including closing bars and cinemas as well […]
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Thu 26 March 2020: Human rights groups warned Tuesday of a “catastrophe” if the novel coronavirus hits the Syrian regime’s overcrowded and squalid prisons, where inmates are routinely denied medical care. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have long documented abuses in the prisons of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, including executions, torture and starvation. “If the novel coronavirus […]
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