Thu 05 March 2020: South Africa’s Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has confirmed that South Africa’s first suspected case of Covid-19 has tested positive. Mkhize released a statement on Thursday confirming that the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NCID) confirmed a positive test. “The patient is a 38-year-old male who travelled to Italy with his wife. […]
Continue Reading
Thu 05 March 2020: As coronavirus continues to spread around the globe, a starkly pessimistic statement from Lebanon’s Prime Minister on Monday underscored the fact that the country’s sectarian political foundations leave it ill-equipped to deal with another potentially crippling crisis. “The state is no longer able to protect its citizens,” Prime Minister Hassan Diab said […]
Continue Reading
Thu 05 March 2020: Iraq canceled Friday prayers in the Shia holy city of Kerbala due to concerns about the coronavirus, a statement from the holy site administration said on Thursday. Kerbala, like the neighboring holy city of Najaf, attract Shia pilgrims from Iraq and abroad. Think your friends would be interested? Share this story!
Continue Reading
Thu 05 March 2020: As the coronavirus rises from a regional crisis toward a global pandemic with thousands of people infected across more than 50 countries, scientists are racing to develop a vaccine to prevent the infection. Although physicians still have no vaccine or cure for the virus, pharmaceutical and biotech companies around the world […]
Continue Reading
Thu 05 March 2020: (AFP) New research from Singapore published Wednesday showed that patients with the novel coronavirus extensively contaminate their bedrooms and bathrooms, underscoring the need to routinely clean high-touch surfaces, basins and toilet bowls. The virus was however killed by twice-a-day cleaning of surfaces and daily cleaning of floors with a commonly used […]
Continue Reading
Wed 04 March 2020: The Italian health ministry is planning a ban on kissing to stop the spread of the coronavirus which has infected more 2,500 in the country and killed 79. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte’s government is providing rules for the entire nation which advise not to kiss, hug or even shake hands. The […]
Continue Reading
Wed 04 March 2020: Saudi Arabia is temporarily stopping its nationals and residents from visiting Mecca to perform Umrah or visiting the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina to prevent the spread of coronavirus, according to an official in the interior ministry, the Saudi Press Agency reported citing an interior ministry source. “It was decided, based on […]
Continue Reading
Wed 04 March 2020: An official of the Basij Force, a paramilitary arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has died. Some online, including a distant relative, have speculated coronavirus was the cause of death. Mohammad Haj Abolghasemi was hospitalized in Tehran a few days ago and died on Tuesday, state media reported, without […]
Continue Reading
Wed 04 March 2020: (REUTERS) The World Bank on Tuesday announced an initial $12 billion in immediate funds to assist countries grappling with the health and economic impacts of the coronavirus virus outbreak that has spread quickly from China to over 60 countries. World Bank President David Malpass said there were still “many unknowns” about […]
Continue Reading
Wed 04 March 2020: Australia’s biggest supermarket on Wednesday announced a limit on toilet paper purchases after the global spread of coronavirus sparked a spate of panic buying Down Under. Woolworths said the restriction of four packs of toilet paper per person would apply “to ensure more customers have access to the products”. Hand sanitisers […]
Continue Reading
