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Sarawak’s second active Covid-19 detection operation covers 2,100 people

KUCHING: A Covid-19 case detection operation is being conducted in Kampung Tabuan Lot here today involving more than 2,100 people from 423 houses, said Sarawak State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. He said the operation, the second such exercise in Sarawak, was being undertaken from 8.30am to 5pm to screen …

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Global leaders unite to ensure everyone everywhere can access new vaccines, tests and treatments for COVID-19

Heads of state and global health leaders today made an unprecedented commitment to work together to accelerate the development and production of new vaccines, tests and treatments for COVID-19 and assure equitable access worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic has already affected more than 2.4 million people, killing over 160,000. It is taking a huge toll on …

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What matters to women in the postnatal period?

The right to a positive maternity healthcare experience at every stage  Each pregnancy is unique and clinical needs can change across the pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal periods. One thing that never changes is the right to a positive experience at every stage.  Achieving the best possible physical, emotional, and psychological outcomes for every individual and …

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Palm oil players in Sabah can resume operation, to adhere to state guidelines

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) and the Malaysian Estate Owners Association (MEOA) have been diligently engaging with the relevant authorities in Sabah and putting relevant measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the palm oil supply chain. In a joint statement yesterday, both associations said they were also grateful to the …

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Will the MCO be extended? You’ll get the answer today

KUALA LUMPUR: The question that is on everyone’s mind – whether the Movement Control Order (MCO) which ends on April 14 is extended – will be answered today. According to a statement by Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a press conference yesterday, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is expected to make …

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Coronavirus: Lagos Government Quarantines 67 Ivory Coast Returnees

The Lagos State Government has placed 67 persons, who arrived Nigeria from Ivory Coast, in isolation at a facility in Badagry. SaharaReporters gathered that travellers were heading to Ejigbo, a town in the Osun State, when they were stopped.  Recall that 127 returnees from Ivory Coast had made it to Ejigbo last week out of which …

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COVID-19: UK Daily Death Toll Surpasses 900 For First Time

More than 900 people are reported to have died from Coronavirus in United Kingdom hospitals in a day. The government announced an increase of 938 deaths, taking the UK’s total to 7,097. According to the country’s department of health, a total of 60,733 people have now tested positive for the virus and 7,097 of those …

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Five Nigerians In China Test Positive For Coronavirus

Five Nigerians based in China have tested positive for Coronavirus, Daily Mail UK reports.  Out of the bunch, four had recently visited the same eatery, ‘Emma Food’, multiple times, the Guangzhou Health Commission announced on Tuesday. The restaurant owner, alongside her daughter and another child, later tested positive for the pandemic. Wuhan, the former epicentre, on Wednesday …

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COVID-19 And Nigeria’s Pathetic Leadership Deficit By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye

There is no better warning about the growing confusion that seems to be gradually beclouding the federal government’s response to the coronavirus challenge than the belief it betrayed last week that, perhaps, all it needs to calm the fears and apprehensions of Nigerians about its ability to halt the spread of the virus is to …

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