Health

Barbados: travel protocols updated as of October 16

[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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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