Sun 22 March 2020: The World Bank approved $170 million to improve sanitation services here that will benefit 1.5 million residents. The Dhaka Sanitation Improvement Project will help improve the city’s livability with safely managed sanitation services, particularly in the south, according to a bank’s statement. “About 3.5 million people living in Dhaka’s low-income communities, […]
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Sun 22 March 2020: With COVID-19 cases soaring across the world, a number of countries have entered a state of lock down. Here are some tips from experts across numerous fields, from psychology to immunology, for tips amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Minding your Mental Health: Psychologist “People are having to do a lot of things […]
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Sun 22 March 2020: (REUTERS) Former Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini has been diagnosed with COVID-19 following his return to China, the Belgian’s Chinese Super League club Shandong Luneng announced on its official website on Sunday. Fellaini, who joined Shandong last January from the English Premier League side, returned to the country on Friday to […]
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Sun 22 March 2020: (REUTERS) Pope Francis said on Sunday he will this week deliver an extraordinary “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and the world) blessing – normally given only at Christmas and Easter – and called for worldwide prayer to respond to the coronavirus crisis. Francis made the surprise announcement in his weekly […]
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Sun 22 March 2020: Countries can’t simply lock down their societies to defeat coronavirus, the World Health Organization’s top emergency expert said on Sunday, adding that there need to be public health measures to avoid a resurgence of the virus later on. “What we really need to focus on is finding those who are sick, […]
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Sun 22 March 2020: A member of US vice-president Mike Pence’s staff has tested positive for the coronavirus, a press release from the White House on Friday confirmed, adding that neither the President nor the vice-president had an in-depth contact with the staffer. “This evening we were notified that a member of the Office of the VP tested positive for the […]
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Sun 22 March 2020: The World Health Organization is considering “airborne precautions” for medical staff after a new study showed the coronavirus can survive in the air in some settings. The virus is transmitted through droplets, or little bits of liquid, mostly through sneezing or coughing, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, head of WHO’s emerging diseases […]
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Sun 22 March 2020: Pakistan on Sunday shut down markets and public places in several major cities of the country amid the coronavirus outbreak. The number of coronavirus cases in the country also jumped to 629. According to the provincial governments of Northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Punjab, and Balochistan, the public have been advised to […]
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FILE PHOTO: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan – Mahmoud Abbas Sun 22 March 2020: As a firm supporter of Palestinian cause, Turkey will back Palestine in its fight against coronavirus as well, Turkish president told his Palestinian counterpart on Saturday. According to a statement by Turkey’s Directorate of Communications, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Mahmoud Abbas held a […]
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Sun 22 March 2020: Anyone caught breaking the coronavirus curfew in Kuwait will be jailed for up to three years and fined 10,000 Kuwaiti dinars ($32,000) in line with new laws, according to the country’s deputy prime minister on Sunday. Kuwait established an 11-hour curfew from 5 p.m. to 4 a.m. on Saturday aimed at limiting public […]
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