public health
Egypt’s government to reinforce LE4,000 fine against unmasked riders, employees, shoppers
Egypt
November 3, 2020
Egypt’s government to reinforce LE4,000 fine against unmasked riders, employees, shoppers
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Tuesday said that authorities will become stricter in reinforcing the LE4,000 fine against unmasked riders,…
Egyptian Cabinet to issue mandatory closing times for shops, restaurants, cafes on Wednesday
Egypt
November 3, 2020
Egyptian Cabinet to issue mandatory closing times for shops, restaurants, cafes on Wednesday
On Wednesday, Egypt’s Cabinet will release new regulations that will dictate the closing times of commercial and industrial shops, restaurants,…
Iran reports record high COVID death toll as travel bans go into force
Middle East
November 2, 2020
Iran reports record high COVID death toll as travel bans go into force
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran on Monday reported a record 440 COVID deaths in the past 24 hours, pushing the death…
Organised ‘overkill’: China shows off rapid lockdown system after latest outbreak
World
October 30, 2020
Organised ‘overkill’: China shows off rapid lockdown system after latest outbreak
BEIJING (Reuters) – Days after a 17-year-old girl tested positive for COVID-19 in a remote part of western China last…
Grave-counting satellite images seek to track Yemen’s COVID death toll
Middle East
October 28, 2020
Grave-counting satellite images seek to track Yemen’s COVID death toll
LONDON (Reuters) – A first-of-its-kind study using satellite images to count fresh graves and analyze burial activity in Yemen has…
Astra-Oxford vaccine produces strong immune response against coronavirus
Science
October 27, 2020
Astra-Oxford vaccine produces strong immune response against coronavirus
The English-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca said on Monday that its Astra-Oxford vaccine produced a strong immune response in elderly…
Israel to start COVID-19 vaccine human trials on November 1
Middle East
October 26, 2020
Israel to start COVID-19 vaccine human trials on November 1
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel will begin human trials for a potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by a research institute overseen by…
‘Eating rats’: Myanmar’s second lockdown drives hunger in city slums
World
October 23, 2020
‘Eating rats’: Myanmar’s second lockdown drives hunger in city slums
YANGON (Reuters) – After the first wave of coronavirus hit Myanmar in March, 36-year-old Ma Suu closed her salad stall…
France extends curfew as COVID second wave surges in Europe
World
October 23, 2020
France extends curfew as COVID second wave surges in Europe
PARIS/MADRID (Reuters) – France extended curfews to around two thirds of its population on Thursday and Belgium’s foreign minister was…
FDA approves first COVID-19 drug: antiviral remdesivir
World
October 23, 2020
FDA approves first COVID-19 drug: antiviral remdesivir
US regulators on Thursday approved the first drug to treat COVID-19: remdesivir, an antiviral medicine given to hospitalized patients through…