BANGLADESH STARTS COVID-19 VACCINE DRIVE FOR ROHINGYA REFUGEES

Tue 10 August 2021: Bangladesh began vaccinating thousands of Rohingya Muslims on Tuesday in the world’s largest refugee settlement amid a surge in COVID-19 infections in the country, officials said. Aid workers have long warned of a potential humanitarian disaster if there is a significant outbreak in the refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, the border […]

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BAHRAIN AUTHORIZED CLINICAL STUDY OF NASAL SPRAY TO PREVENT MILD COVID-19

Mon 09 August 2021: Bahrain has approved a clinical trial to evaluate the use of Enovid nasal spray to treat COVID-19 patients in the hopes that it would be approved for use as a COVID-19 preventative and treatment. The Enovid nasal spray will be tested on people who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and are […]

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NEW ISRAELI STUDY SUGGESTS IVERMECTIN DECREASES THE DURATION AND INFECTIOUSNESS OF SICKNESS; WHO WARN AGAINST ITS USE

Mon 09 August 2021: According to a new Israeli study, ivermectin may help to fight Covid infection and minimize infectiousness, for less than a $1 a day. The Jerusalem Post reports that the widely used anti-parasite drug was tested in a small randomised control trial, which is yet to be peer-reviewed, and saw 22% more […]

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US NOW AVERAGING 100,000 DAILY COVID INFECTIONS AS DELTA SURGES

Sun 08 August 2021: As health officials urge individuals to get vaccinated to stop the spread of the Delta variety, the United States is currently averaging 100,000 new COVID-19 cases per day, back to a level last seen during the winter epidemic. Last week Florida recorded 20,000 Delta variant cases as hospitalisations among minors increased […]

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AUSTRALIA’S MOST POPULOUS STATES STRUGGLE WITH DELTA VARIANT OUTBREAKS

Sun 08 August 2021: Australia’s three most populous states of New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland reported a total of 282 COVID-19 new locally acquired infections on Sunday, with authorities struggling to quell outbreaks of the Delta variant. New South Wales (NSW) reported 262 fresh cases, down from the pandemic high of 319 seen on […]

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2020 WAS WORST YEAR ON RECORD FOR AIRLINE INDUSTRY, STATISTICS CONFIRM

Sun 08 August 2021: COVID-19 made 2020 the worst year on record for air travel. According to statistics issued by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the number of passengers that traveled in 2020 has dropped by 60%. Only 1.8 billion passengers flew in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the previous […]

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SAUDI ARABIA TO ALLOW 2M WORSHIPPERS MONTHLY TO PERFORM UMRAH

Sun 08 August 2021: Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday that applications for Muslim pilgrims wishing to perform umrah from abroad will be accepted beginning Monday, with 2 million requests per month being processed. The Saudi news agency SPA cited Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Dr. Abdulfattah bin Sulaiman Mashat, who said his ministry “has […]

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