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     With 116,000 tests for the coronavirus carried out and 114 returning positive, Russia’s ratio of tests to positive cases is the lowest among all of the countries infected by the coronavirus.Sergei Karpukhin / TASS Russia’s official statistics indicate that the country has virtually no coronavirus within its borders. With 116,000 tests for the coronavirus […]

Somali families feel ‘stigmatised’ by female genital mutilation safeguarding practices. Shutterstock/udeyismail Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), whereby the female genitals are deliberately injured or changed for non-medical reasons, is considered by the UN to be a “global concern”. International organisations often report statistical evidence that 98% of women and girls in Somalia/Somaliland have undergone FGM. Because of this international evidence, […]

Health Minister Fahrettin Koca holds a press conference after the Science Council Meeting on the COVID-19 (new coronavirus) outbreak in Ankara, Turkey, on March 16, 2020. (AFP Photo)  The number of coronavirus cases in Turkey has risen to 98, with 51 new cases confirmed, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced Tuesday night, adding that the disease […]

 EU leaders have agreed to prevent foreigners from entering the European bloc for 30 days as they fight to contain the deadly coronavirus. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the proposal “got a lot of support by the member states. It’s up to them now to implement. They said they will immediately do […]

While face masks are popular, scientists doubt their effectiveness against airborne viruses [Shawn Thew/EPA] How to ‘flatten the curve’ through social distancing, what to expect when you get sick, and how to survive a lockdown. Countries around the world are closing borders and putting citizens under lockdown in a bid to contain the rapid spread […]

The French government has told everyone to limit their movements as much as possible because of the coronavirus epidemic. Photo: AFP As of 12 noon on Tuesday, France is officially on lockdown, which means people are only allowed out of their homes for specific reasons and only with a special form. Here’s how it works. […]

French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner stands on the door steps of the French Interior Ministry in Paris, France March 13, 2020. © Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS France will deploy 100,000 police to enforce a lockdown ordered by President Emmanuel Macron aimed at curbing the coronavirus outbreak, the country’s interior minister said on Monday, and fixed checkpoints will […]

Test, test, test”. That was the message from the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday as it urged countries to check more people for COVID-19. “The most effective way to prevent infections and save lives is breaking the chains of transmission,” said Tedros Adhanom, director-general of WHO. “And to do that we must test and […]

Men wearing protective suits spray disinfectant at a mosque amid the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Adana, March 12, 2020. (Photo by İHA)  The Presidency of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), Turkey’s top religious authority, has announced a nationwide ban on prayer gatherings, including Friday prayers, in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Mosques will remain […]