Thu 26 March 2020: (AFP) The coronavirus outbreak and resulting lockdown of billions of people threatens the global economy to the point where economists are predicting the most violent recession in recent history, perhaps even eclipsing the Great Depression. The crash will almost certainly be accompanied by a surge in unemployment, especially in countries with […]
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Thu 26 March 2020: ABUJA (Reuters) – The Nigerian Army is preparing to forcibly transfer the sick to hospital and enforce curbs on movement to try to shield the country from the coronavirus, and is leasing equipment for “possible mass burial”, according to an army memo seen by Reuters. The memo from Army headquarters also […]
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South African’s stand in the queue to stock grocery items out side supermarket (Photo: Manash Das) Thu 26 March 2020: A 21-day national lockdown has been declared. The lockdown will begin on the evening of Thursday 26 March 2020 at 23:59. The lockdown will remain in force for 21 days. All South Africans will have […]
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Thu 26 March 2020: An eight month old baby is among five new cases of COVID-19 Uganda reported on Wednesday, bringing the total number to 14 people that have tested positive in the country. Uganda’s Director General of Health Service Dr. Henry Mwebesa in a televised address said among the five new cases are two […]
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Wed 25 March 2020: The Muslim community in Myanmar on Wednesday called for a unity in fighting the coronavirus as the country reported three positive cases of COVID-19, so far. Tin Maung Than, secretary of Islamic Religious Affairs Council Myanmar, said thousands of mosques across the country could be used in fighting the coronavirus. “There […]
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Wed 25 March 2020: Global death toll from COVID-19 tops 18,900, and more than 180,500 patients have recovered The global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has climbed to nearly 19,000, according to figures compiled by the U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University. On Wednesday, the university’s Coronavirus Resource Center updated the global death toll to 18,919. […]
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Wed 25 March 2020: Forty-three medical professionals have died from coronavirus in Iran, health ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpour said on Wednesday. “So far, 43 doctors, nurses and health professionals have been martyred due to coronavirus,” Jahanpour was quoted as saying by the official IRNA news agency. “This figure is smaller compared with other countries that […]
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Wed 25 March 2020: Governments are neglecting a second coronavirus test that is just as important as the current test being carried out across the world, medical experts have warned. While health officials from various countries have been testing thousands of people for active infections, they have not been using an antibody test – which indicates […]
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Wed 25 March 2020: Residents in Saudi Arabia are banned from entering or exiting Riyadh, Mecca and Medina as of Thursday, according to new coronavirus prevention measures approved by King Salman bin Abdulaziz. Read the latest updates in our dedicated coronavirus section. King Salman also approved a measure that bans residents in the Kingdom’s 13 […]
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Wed 25 March 2020: The 71-year-old heir to the British throne is ‘displaying mild symptoms’. Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales and heir to the British throne, has tested positive for the new coronavirus. The 71-year-old is displaying mild symptoms “but otherwise remains in good health”, a Clarence House spokesman said on Wednesday, adding that he […]
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