LONDON: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday (Jun 4) said a new vaccine against the coronavirus had to be available to everyone across the world, as an international conference got under way to raise funds for new life-saving treatments. The virtual meeting, hosted by Britain, aims to raise US$7.4 […]
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NEW YORK: New York nurses and doctors, hailed as heroes for fighting the coronavirus outbreak, are denouncing racial segregation in the public health system by joining the George Floyd protests. Wearing masks, hospital scrubs and other personal protective equipment like face visors, about a hundred-something medical workers briefly walked out […]
NEW YORK: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday (Jun 4) said several days and nights of demonstrations in the state after the killing of George Floyd could accelerate the spread of the coronavirus, and urged protesters to get tested. “I’m not a nervous Nellie, I’m just looking at the […]
SHANGHAI: China reported five new COVID-19 cases and three new asymptomatic infections for Jun 4, the health commission said on Friday (Jun 5). The National Health Commission said all five of the new cases were imported, involving travellers from overseas. For Jun 3, China had reported one confirmed case and […]
NEW DELHI: Rural parts of India have begun to see a surge in novel coronavirus infections, as millions of migrant workers returning from big cities and industrial hubs bring the virus home with them, according to data collected from seven Indian states. Officials said the spike in cases was a […]
Sweden’s controversial decision not to impose a strict lockdown in response to the Covid-19 pandemic led to too many deaths, the man behind the policy, Anders Tegnell, has acknowledged. Swedes have been told to maintain social distancing but there has been no lockdown Sweden has seen a far higher […]
The government is looking at ways to relax the 14-day quarantine rule for people entering the UK over the coming months, BBC Newsnight has learnt. From Monday, most people arriving by plane, ferry or train – including UK nationals – must self-isolate. But some MPs and businesses have expressed concern […]
LONDON: England risks losing control of the coronavirus pandemic again and is at a “very dangerous moment” as it starts to ease out of the COVID-19 lockdown, senior scientific and medical advisers warned on Saturday (May 30). One of the slowest countries to lock down, Britain is now one of […]
BANBURY, UK: The cars snaking past the bunting-adorned entrance of a British care home point to an era when even cherished family visits have to be socially distant because of the coronavirus. Gracewell of Adderbury home for the elderly, in central England, is trying out drive-through family visits to […]
Alongside police and troops overseeing enforcement measures, provincial leaders are running their own zealous campaigns to fight the virus in Indonesia BENGKULU, Indonesia: Indonesian officials are forcing social distancing violators to recite Koran verses, stay in “haunted” houses and submit to public shaming on social media as the country […]