Scientists: Virus mutating, but won’t affect drug, vaccine work
19 April, 2020 Comments Off on Scientists: Virus mutating, but won’t affect drug, vaccine work
A scientist works in the lab o at Tsinghua University’s Research Center for Public Health in Beijing, China, March 30, 2020. [Photo/Agencies] Scientists are now aware that the novel coronavirus is changing its genetic makeup slightly, but the rate of mutation is slow and no evidence of a change in the virus’s biology has been […]
Continue reading …Italy eyes first steps out of lockdown as daily death toll drops
19 April, 2020 Comments Off on Italy eyes first steps out of lockdown as daily death toll drops
People watch a concert from their windoes in the San Basilio suburbs of Rome on Saturday. Photo: AFP As the official number of new coronavirus infections continues to slow, Italy is still debating cautious steps out of a lockdown that has left an estimated half of the working population seeking government support. Italy’s official daily […]
Continue reading …Authorities fear coronavirus outbreaks in Greece’s crowded island camps [Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP]
19 April, 2020 Comments Off on Authorities fear coronavirus outbreaks in Greece’s crowded island camps [Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP]![Authorities fear coronavirus outbreaks in Greece’s crowded island camps [Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP]](https://www.kasmaal.com/wp-content/themes/transcript/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kasmaal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F04%2Fdab19-800x450.jpg&q=90&w=190&h=100&zc=1 "Authorities fear coronavirus outbreaks in Greece’s crowded island camps [Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP]")
Authorities fear coronavirus outbreaks in Greece’s crowded island camps [Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP] A fire has torn through one of Greece’s largest refugee camps on Chios island, causing widespread damage and rendering up to hundreds of people homeless. The blaze started following a protest over the death of a 47-year-old Iraqi asylum seeker who was cleared of having the […]
Continue reading …Russian Covid-19 cases spike by over 6,000 as Putin says situation is ‘under control’
19 April, 2020 Comments Off on Russian Covid-19 cases spike by over 6,000 as Putin says situation is ‘under control’
FILE PHOTO. © Sputnik / Press Service of the Moscow Mayor’s Office Russia has entered the world’s top ten countries for coronavirus infections after 6,060 new cases were announced on Sunday, bringing the total to 42,853. It is the biggest one day rise recorded by the Russian response team. The figure, partially ascribed to an improved testing regime, is […]
Continue reading …Trump and protesters pressure US governors over coronavirus lockdowns
19 April, 2020 Comments Off on Trump and protesters pressure US governors over coronavirus lockdowns
Several hundred people attend a “Stand for Freedom” rally against – and in violation of – a stay-at-home locidown order in Boise, Idaho, Friday, April 17, 2020. – Copyright Katherine Jones/Idaho Statesman via AP US governors eager to rescue their economies and feeling heat from President Donald Trump are moving to ease restrictions meant to control the spread […]
Continue reading …Trump warns China could face consequences if ‘deliberately’ misinformed on virus
19 April, 2020 Comments Off on Trump warns China could face consequences if ‘deliberately’ misinformed on virus
President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, Saturday, April 18, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo) U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Saturday that China could face consequences if it was “knowingly responsible” for the coronavirus pandemic. “It could have been stopped in China before it started and it […]
Continue reading …Coronavirus latest: UK to receive 84 tons of PPE from Turkey
19 April, 2020 Comments Off on Coronavirus latest: UK to receive 84 tons of PPE from Turkey
Britain’s Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick gives updates on the Covid-19 situation in the UK – Downing Street, London, April 18, 2020 – Copyright PIPPA FOWLES / 10 DOWNING STREET / As of Saturday, April 18, the total number of COVID-19 cases recorded globally is more than 2.1 million, with more than 153,000 deaths. Europe […]
Continue reading …Sanctions-hit Iran gambles on partial Covid-19 lockdown exit
18 April, 2020 Comments Off on Sanctions-hit Iran gambles on partial Covid-19 lockdown exit
Iranian officials have argued the economy must start reopening if it is to survive diminishing oil and tax revenues coupled with US sanctions. ATTA KENARE AFP Iran allowed some businesses in the capital, Tehran, and nearby towns to re-open Saturday after weeks of lockdown aimed at containing the worst coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East. […]
Continue reading …Kenya:Police rescue 18 Somali Muslim women from Madrasa in Kwale,Kinango subcounty police commander Fredrick Ombaka said one woman called an outsider who in turn informed the officers about their confinement.
18 April, 2020 Comments Off on Kenya:Police rescue 18 Somali Muslim women from Madrasa in Kwale,Kinango subcounty police commander Fredrick Ombaka said one woman called an outsider who in turn informed the officers about their confinement.
M Police at scene of crime Image: ANDREW KASUKU Police are holding 18 Somali Muslim ladies among them six US nationals after a raid at Madrasa at Mackinnon Road, Kwale county. Acting on a tip of by an insider, police from Taru police Station assisted by GSU officers from Mackinnon Road raided Madrasa Al Banat and arrested […]
Continue reading …Eleven soldiers killed, 14 others wounded following a firefight with Abu Sayyaf armed group, which pledged allegiance to ISIL.
18 April, 2020 Comments Off on Eleven soldiers killed, 14 others wounded following a firefight with Abu Sayyaf armed group, which pledged allegiance to ISIL.
A military report said the fighters were believed to be led by Abu Sayyaf commanders Radulan Sahiron and Hatib Hajan Sawadjaan, who have been blamed for kidnappings for ransom and beheadings [File: Laurenz Castillo/EPA] Philippine troops have clashed with dozens of Abu Sayyaf armed fighters allied with the ISIL (ISIS) group in the country’s southern […]
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