UK PM listened to his scientists about Covid-19, but they were slow to sound the alarm

LONDON: It was early spring when British scientists laid out the bald truth to their government. It was “highly likely,“ they said, that there was now “sustained transmission” of COVID-19 in the United Kingdom. If unconstrained and if the virus behaved as in China, up to four-fifths of Britons could be infected and one in […]

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MAZPA appeals for aid for wildlife

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KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria (MAZPA) is appealing to the government to consider the plight of private zoos, and to provide aid which would enable them to continue surviving to look after the welfare of their wildlife. Its vice-president Gerard Wong Woon See said if these zoos were not given

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(Video) Dr Amalina appears on ‘The Sexiest Doctor Alive’ Dr Mike’s YouTube video

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TOUTED by People’s magazine as The Sexiest Doctor Alive, Dr Mikhail Varshavski (or Dr Mike) has more than good looks to offer, because these days he has been educating the masses on the fight against Covid-19. In a YouTube video which premiered today, Dr Mike spoke to 100 doctors from around the globe to get

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Three weeks of MCO, number of non-compliance cases still increasing

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KUALA LUMPUR: Today is the 23rd day of the Movement Control Order (MCO) imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19, with six more days left to go, but what is worrying is that the number of non-compliance cases continue to grow. Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah himself voiced his worry over this at

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US pharmacies authorized to test for coronavirus

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WASHINGTON: The US authorized pharmacies on Wednesday to carry out tests for the coronavirus, including newly developed antibody tests that detect whether a person who has recovered from illness had COVID-19. Health secretary Alex Azar, announced that all tests approved by regulators could be carried out by pharmacies as the country seeks to ramp up

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Saudi-led coalition declares 2-week Covid-19 ceasefire in Yemen

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RIYADH: The Riyadh-led military coalition fighting Yemen’s Huthi rebels has declared a two-week ceasefire in the country starting Thursday in a bid to combat the spread of the deadly coronavirus. The unilateral ceasefire follows an escalation in fighting between the warring parties despite a call by the United Nations for an immediate cessation to protect

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Global economies: What we see ahead

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Vanguard economists believe the global economy is most likely already in recession and expect negative growth for 2020. The depth of the downturn will depend on how long the most restrictive COVID-19 containment measures remain in place. Read More Global economies: What we see ahead Views: 0

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Children’s story book released to help children and young people cope with COVID-19

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GENEVA, 9 April 2020 – A new story book that aims to help children understand and come to terms with COVID-19 has been produced by a collaboration of more than 50 organizations working in the humanitarian sector, including the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the

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WHO Timeline – COVID-19

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31 Dec 2019 China reported a cluster of cases of pneumonia in Wuhan, Hubei Province. A novel coronavirus was eventually identified. 1 January 2020 WHO had set up the IMST (Incident Management Support Team) across the three levels of the organization: headquarters, regional headquarters and country level, putting the organization on an emergency footing for dealing with

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Statement of the Twenty-Fourth IHR Emergency Committee

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The Twenty-fourth meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) on the international spread of poliovirus was convened by the Director General on 26 March 2020 with committee members only attending via teleconference, supported by the WHO Secretariat. In order to ease the burden on affected State Parties in the exceptional

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