London: In a U-turn, the UK government that earlier decided not to use the global framework proposed by Apple and Google for its coronavirus contact tracing app has now asked software …
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New York: Sixty-four children have been hospitalised across New York with a disease possibly linked to the COVID-19, the state’s health department said. In an advisory issued to healthcare providers on …
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London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced tough questions from lawmakers in the House of Commons as he was mulling a “comprehensive” plan to ease the COVID-19 lockdown in the country. …
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Washington: US President Donald Trump vetoed a resolution aimed at limiting the president’s power to use military forces against Iran. “This was a very insulting resolution, introduced by Democrats as part …
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Geneva: Strong and resilient health systems are the best defense against pandemics and the multiple health threats of the world, said World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “The pandemic …
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Paris: France’s death toll from the novel coronavirus rose to 25,809, the world’s fifth-highest behind the United States, Britain, Italy and Spain, according to figures released by the French Health Ministry. …
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Dubai: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced 546 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 15,738. UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention on Wednesday said in …
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Rome: A further 369 COVID-19 patients had died in the past 24 hours in Italy, bringing the country’s death toll to 29,684, out of total infection cases of 214,457, according to …
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Washington: US President Donald Trump has described the coronavirus pandemic as the “worst attack” ever on the US, pointing the finger at China. Trump said the pandemic had hit the US …
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Geneva: As more and more countries consider how to ease the so-called lockdown restrictions, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the exit measures should be done extremely …
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