Tag: Covid-19 outbreak
Medicine
World Health Organization highlights Kazakhstan’s historic role
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) held a major regional conference and celebration in Astana, Kazakhstan October 23-26 on the subject of Primary...
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Greek Foreign Minister Dendias chasing shadows in Skopje?
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias traveled to North Macedonia August 31, for a hastily scheduled official visit to the country while his own capital...
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Game ideas you can play on a video call with colleagues
Teleworking is the new modus operandi of societies, as global efforts to contain the swift spread of the COVID-19 intensify.
An increasing number of companies...
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Greece quarantines camp as 20 refugees test positive for coronavirus
Ritsona refugee camp in Greece has been placed under quarantine for two weeks after 20 of its residents tested positive for the COVID-19.
Dozens of...
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France's Grand Est region reports 570 nursing home deaths since virus outbreak
During the coronavirus outbreak, 570 people have died in nursing homes in France's Grand Est region, according to health authorities.
While fatalities in nursing homes...
Asia & Pacific
Could bad data be to blame for high coronavirus death toll
European countries saw some of the highest death told for coronavirus over the last month. Deaths in Italy have surpassed those in China many...
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Spain unveils aid package for people and businesses hit by coronavirus crisis
The Spanish government approved a €700 million aid package of economic and social measures to assist those affected by the almost total shutdown of...
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White House predicts up to 240,000 deaths from coronavirus in US
The White House projected between 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the US from the coronavirus, with a peak in fatalities expected over the next...
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EU approves €200m scheme to support Irish firms during COVID-19 outbreak
The European Commission approved an Irish €200 million scheme to support companies affected by the coronavirus outbreak, as the plan was found to be...
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Ireland's private hospitals to be used as public amid COVID-19 pandemic
The Irish government announced that the country’s private hospitals are set to be leased for use as public ones for the duration of the...
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Coronavirus epidemic 'far from over' in Asia-Pacific, WHO official warns
The coronavirus epidemic is “far from over” in the Asia-Pacific region, while the measures that are taken to stem the spread of the virus...
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Portugal gives temporary citizenship rights to migrants and asylum seekers amid pandemic
The Portuguese government announced the provision of citizenship rights to all asylum seekers and migrants with pending residency applications, to enable their access to...
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France green lights use of chloroquine for certain coronavirus patients
The French government officially authorised the prescription of chloroquine to treat hospitalised coronavirus patients, after dozens recovered within five days.
Speaking at a press conference,...
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EasyJet grounds entire fleet due to coronavirus restrictions
The low-cost airline EasyJet announced on Monday the grounding of all its fleet for an unspecified period of time, in response to the global...
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Spain toughens restriction measures as coronavirus cases surpass China's
As of March 30, all workers in "non-essential" sectors in Spain need to stay at home until April 9, as the country enters a...
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Europe's masked corona ball
Response from the Cabinet of Commissioner Lenarčič:
At the end of January, as the outbreak intensified in Wuhan coronavirus epicentre, President von der Leyen triggered...
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Vatican to let more employees work remotely as coronavirus ravages Italy
While the whole of Italy remains imprisoned in a complete lockdown, the Vatican is under increasing pressure to let more of its employees work...
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Coronavirus economic impact will be worse than 2008, WTO says
The economic downturn and job losses resulting resulting from the coronavirus pandemic is expected to be worse than the global financial crisis of 2008,...
Asia & Pacific
Locked down, without answers
Most European governments are turning to increasingly harsh lockdowns to confront the coronavirus pandemic. They did so in the wake of watching Italy’s attempt...
Op-Eds & Guest Contributors
During times of crisis, scammers can easily capitalise on fear and confusion
We are living in times unlike any other. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every facet and corner of our lives. People are locked in...
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France launches special train to relocate coronavirus patients
France launched a new high-speed TGV train to relocate patients infected by the coronavirus from the hard-hit east of the country to other regions,...
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Public opinion in Italy, Spain, France in favour of lockdown measures
Italian, Spanish and French citizens are in their vast majority supportive of the heavily restrictive measures imposed by their countries to contain the spread...
Australia
Gulf nations have been quick to prevent economic downturn and Europe must do the same
From the outset of the novel coronavirus outbreak, it became clear that its repercussions would go far beyond public health. As countries have scrambled...
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Elderly found dead and abandoned in care homes in Spain
Elderly people were found abandoned and in some cases dead at nursing homes in Spain, during disinfection operations carried out by soldiers, in response...
China
A few of us might die from COVID-19, but the current worldwide lockdown will kill many more people
Since January, COVID-19 has taken the planet by storm, causing an unprecedented panic that frequently borders on hysteria.
Footage of Chinese people allegedly falling dead...