COVID-19: Media Group Calls For Increased Welfare For Journalists

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Journalists Media/civil society groups have demanded increased welfare of journalists during the outbreak of COVID-19. The groups also called for special protection and support for journalists covering the outbreak of the virus in Nigeria. The groups made the demand following a survey to assess the support available to journalists for their safety in covering the […]

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COVID-19: Ogun Extends Lockdown For One Week

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Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has extended the lockdown in the state by another week. The governor announced this on Friday while briefing journalists in the state. The governor frowned at the flouting of social and safety guideline to ensure the eradication of the virus in the state. He noted that the lockdown extension

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NRD opens all ID-related transactions by appointment during CMCO

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PUTRAJAYA: The National Registration Department (NRD) has opened its offices nationwide to assist the public with pending identification document (ID) transaction on an appointment basis. In a statement today, the NRD said most of its offices have been operating by appointment since the implementation of the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) on May 4, except

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Socso’s PSP for Covid-19 screening : Only RT-PCR tests will do

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KUALA LUMPUR: The Social Security Organisation will only accept the ‘Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction’ (RT-PCR) method for Covid-19 screening under its Program Saringan Prihatin (PSP) initiative and not the ‘Rapid Test Kit (RTK) Antibody’ methodology. Socso said it was taking this measure based on the latest guidelines from the Health Ministry (KKM) on Covid-19 screening

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Treasury approves 2.3m new application for BPN, total payout RM1.7bln

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KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 2.3 million new applications and appeals for Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) have been approved, with a cumulative total payout of RM1.7 billion, Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz (pix) announced today. The approval came after the Malaysian Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) completed its review of these new

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Free psychological help extended to May 15

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GEORGE TOWN: The free psychological first aid offered by Wawasan Open University (WOU) in partnership with the International College of Clinical Hypnotherapy Practitioners (ICCHP) Asia will now be extended until May 15 owing to the overwhelming response received. The aid comes in view of the mental challenges that the people, especially families, are experiencing during

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How dynamic is your retirement spending strategy?

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Karin Risi and Tim Buckley discuss how Vanguard Personal Advisor clients can enroll in a dynamic spending plan, highlighting the value an advisor can provide in determining exactly how much you may need to pull back during a market downturn. Read More How dynamic is your retirement spending strategy? Views: 0

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Commemorating Smallpox Eradication – a legacy of hope, for COVID-19 and other diseases

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On 8 May 1980, the 33rd World Health Assembly officially declared: ‘The world and all its peoples have won freedom from smallpox.’ The declaration marked the end of a disease that had plagued humanity for at least 3 000 years, killing 300 million people in the 20th century alone. It was ended, thanks to a

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Statement on the third meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

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The third meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), took place on Thursday, 30 April 2020, from 12:00 to 17:45 Geneva time (CEST). Proceedings of the meeting Members and advisors of the Emergency Committee were convened by teleconference. Membership of the Emergency Committee was expanded to reflect the

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Massive proportion of world’s population are living with herpes infection

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Virus causing genital herpes may put millions of people at greater risk of infection with HIV About half a billion people worldwide are living with genital herpes, and several billion have an oral herpes infection, new estimates show. Authored by staff at the University of Bristol, World Health Organization (WHO), and Weill Cornell Medical College-Qatar,

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