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N. Korea’s escalating virus response raises fear of outbreak
World
August 6, 2020
N. Korea’s escalating virus response raises fear of outbreak
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is quarantining thousands of people and shipping food and other aid to a…
As US grapples with virus, Florida hits record case increase
World
July 13, 2020
As US grapples with virus, Florida hits record case increase
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — With the United States grappling with the worst coronavirus outbreak in the world, Florida hit a…
WHO sees first results from COVID drug trials within two weeks
World
July 4, 2020
WHO sees first results from COVID drug trials within two weeks
GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) should soon get results from clinical trials it is conducting of drugs…
WHO chief warns world leaders not to “politicize” pandemic
World
June 22, 2020
WHO chief warns world leaders not to “politicize” pandemic
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — World leaders must not politicize the coronavirus pandemic but unite to fight it, the…
Egypt records largest coronavirus death toll in Africa: WHO
Egypt
May 18, 2020
Egypt records largest coronavirus death toll in Africa: WHO
Africa’s largest number of coronavirus has been recorded in Egypt (612), followed by Algeria (548), the World Health Organization (WHO)…
Egypt has not yet reached peak coronavirus infection: WHO
Egypt
April 20, 2020
Egypt has not yet reached peak coronavirus infection: WHO
Epidemiological surveillance officer at the WHO office in Cairo Omar Aboul Ata said that Egypt has not yet reached the…
Yemen’s war-scarred hospitals gear up to combat coronavirus threat
Middle East
April 16, 2020
Yemen’s war-scarred hospitals gear up to combat coronavirus threat
TAIZ/SANAA (Reuters) – In a hospital in the Yemeni city of Taiz, medics scarred by five years of war are…
Africa to roll out more than 1 million coronavirus tests
World
April 16, 2020
Africa to roll out more than 1 million coronavirus tests
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — More than one million coronavirus tests will be rolled out starting next week in Africa to address…
Coronavirus could erode global fight against other diseases
Features/Interviews
April 16, 2020
Coronavirus could erode global fight against other diseases
NEW DELHI (AP) — Lavina D’Souza hasn’t been able to collect her government-supplied anti-HIV medication since the abrupt lockdown of…
UN raises $2 bn to counter coronavirus globally: UN official
Economy
April 10, 2020
UN raises $2 bn to counter coronavirus globally: UN official
The UN has so far raised US$2 billion to combat the coronavirus crisis globally, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in…