Washington: The US Navy announced that five sailors who had returned to the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt after a coronavirus quarantine, have tested positive for the virus again. …
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Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that his government’s wage subsidy program for employees in businesses hit hard by COVID-19 will last until the end of August. “Business owners: please …
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Baghdad: The Iraqi health ministry confirmed 50 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections to 3,193 in the country. The new cases were recorded after 2,921 testings were carried …
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Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said that a number of treatments are under clinical trials for the treatment of COVID-19, but none of those were yet approved. “There are hundreds …
No approved treatments yet for COVID-19: WHO Read MoreWashington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has increased to over 4.5 million, while the death toll has surpassed 307,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Saturday morning, …
Global COVID-19 cases reach over 4.5mn: Johns Hopkins Read More
Geneva: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted the importance of stronger health systems and the investment in health for all people. “The pandemic has shown again, and in …
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New York: Donald Trump hailed India’s “great scientists and researchers” working on speeding up a COVID-19 vaccine at a time when the world’s medical community is coming together in an unprecedented …
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New York: Launching “Operation Warp Speed” to ready a vaccine against Covid-19 by the end of the year, President Donald Trump said on Friday the US was working with India on …
US working with India on Covid-19 vaccine project: Trump Read More
London: London could be “coronavirus free” by June, as new modelling has suggested that the UK capital was recording only 24 new cases a day, according to an analysis by the …
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Manila: The global economy could suffer between $5.8 trillion and %8.8 trillion in losses — equivalent to 6.4 per cent to 9.7 per cent of the global GDP — due …
COVID-19 could cost global economy $8.8tn, says ADB Read More