Thu 12 March 2020: The White House will meet large technology companies on Wednesday to coordinate efforts over the coronavirus outbreak, seeking to control a contagious respiratory illness that has infected almost 1,000 people in the United States and more than 100,000 globally. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy said the meeting […]
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Thu 12 March 2020: London: As deadly coronavirus continues to spread, people are being urged to regularly wash their hands. Soap and water is the best method for keeping them clean but many have stocked up on hand sanitizers while on-the-go. However, experts have warned that wearing a watch or rings could render alcohol rubs useless […]
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Thu 12 March 2020: Qatar has detected 238 new cases of the coronavirus in expatriates who contracted the virus after coming in contact with the three infected patients announced earlier this week, Qatar News Agency reported. All 238 patients with the coronavirus contracted the disease after coming in contact with the three residents residing in […]
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Thu 12 March 2020: Saudi Arabia has imposed several travel restrictions as part of its efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus in the Kingdom. The Ministry of Health issued a set of guidelines which categorize the countries where the coronavirus has spread into two categories and listed the health procedures put in place […]
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Thu 12 March 2020: Saudi Arabia temporarily banned the travel of its citizens and residents to 39 countries including: European Union states as part of the Kingdom’s efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus, state news agency SPA reported on Thursday citing a ministry of interior source. “The Kingdom’s government decided to temporarily suspend […]
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Thu 12 March 2020: (AFP) Equities and oil prices fell through the floor again on Thursday after Donald Trump banned all travel from Europe to the US for a month to fight the coronavirus, ramping up fears the global economy will careen into recession. As the disease showed no signs of abating, claiming more lives […]
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Thu 12 March 2020: (AFP) Hollywood megastar Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the new coronavirus while in Australia for a film project, the Oscar-winning US actor revealed Thursday. Hanks and Wilson, both 63, are in isolation at the Gold Coast University Hospital after being confirmed with the disease, Queensland […]
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Wed 11 March 2020: Iran’s response to the deadly new coronavirus outbreak, including temporarily releasing 70,000 prisoners, has been “too little, too late”, a UN rights expert said on Tuesday. Javaid Rehman, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Iran, said Tehran was trying to “fudge” its handling of the outbreak, one of the deadliest outside China, where the disease originated. […]
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Wed 11 March 2020: Saudi Arabia has recently introduced a new series of measures as it continues to work to minimize the impact of coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19, in the Kingdom. The new travel restrictions are far reaching, and will impact citizens, residents, and those who regularly commute to Saudi Arabia for work. Is […]
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Wed 11 March 2020: A total of 77 Bahrain citizens evacuated from Iran tested positive for coronavirus, the health ministry said on Wednesday, bringing the total to 189. Bahrain Ministry of Health evacuated 165 citizens from coronavirus-hit Iran on Tuesday, bringing them back to Bahrain on a chartered plane. They were immediately tested upon arrival […]
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