[ad_1] Beginning October 16, travelers from low-risk countries entering Barbados are strongly advised to have a COVID-19 PCR test prior to arrival to expedite processing at the airport. According to the updated Barbados travel protocols, persons from countries in the very low risk category are not required to take a …
Read More »Slovenia will declare a state of epidemic, as it happened | World News
[ad_1] 11.48pm BST23:48 We have launched a new blog at the link below; head there for the latest: 23: 39h BST23:39 Brazil reported 10,982 new Covid-19 cases and 230 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. The South American country has registered 5,235,344 cases since …
Read More »Open letter from Pfizer’s Greek CEO about a Covid-19 vaccine
[ad_1] One of the companies that is working hard to develop a vaccine for COVID-19 is Pfizer. President and CEO Albert Bourla has written an open letter to provide further clarity on the vaccine program, which you can read here- As we approach an important data reading from our COVID-19 …
Read More »Saudi Arabia’s Public Spaces Splattered with Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
[ad_1] JEDDAH: Public and private sector philanthropic bodies have assisted Saudis affected by the coronavirus lockdown with freelance and part-time job opportunities.Initiatives were launched in a nationwide effort to provide financial relief to those who lost their jobs or suffered a pay drop.Bab Rizq Jameel, part of Community Jameel, has …
Read More »Time to step up measures to fight the pandemic in Europe: WHO
[ad_1] The World Health Organization (WHO) regional director for Europe, Hans Kluge, said on Thursday it was time to step up measures to combat the pandemic. However, he asked that the restrictions be proportionate and that school closings be a last resort. Kluge responded in this way at a press …
Read More »Ethiopia’s disastrous disaster risk management
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: The view reflected in the article reflects the views of the writer. Yohannes Aberra, PhdOctober 18, 2020 Managing the risk of natural disasters for almost fifty years in Ethiopia is like the Amharic saying “ከርሞ ጥጃ” or “አድሮ ቃርያ” (almost means perpetually childish). The same thing happens …
Read More »Segregated justice
[ad_1] By Abel Merawi October 18, 2020 (Ezega.com) – I will begin our current speech with John Rawls and his idea of ’veil of ignorance’ when discussing justice and fairness. Imagine standing behind a veil or curtain that makes you ignorant of your identity. You are behind this curtain, unaware …
Read More »Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa exceed 1.63 million
[ad_1] ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) – The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the African continent reached 1,636,748 as of Sunday, the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC Africa) said. ). The Africa CDC, a specialized health agency of the African Union Commission, said in a …
Read More »Latest: India adds 61,800 new cases, 1,033 deaths
[ad_1] NEW DELHI – India has added 61,871 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, bringing its total to around 7.5 million. The Health Ministry also recorded 1,033 new deaths on Sunday, bringing the death toll to 114,031. The country continues a downward trend in new cases, but virus-related …
Read More »Coronavirus survives on skin five times longer than flu: study
[ad_1] SARS-CoV-2 (shown here in an electron microscope image). Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH The coronavirus remains active on human skin for nine hours, Japanese researchers found, in a discovery they said showed the need for frequent hand washing to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The pathogen …
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