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Ramaphosa to speak on COVID-19 in SA

President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa will address the nation on Tuesday to announce additional economic and social relief measures […]

Iranian Instagram Star Contracts Coronavirus In Prison

An Iranian social media star has contracted the coronavirus disease in prison, her lawyer said. Fatemeh Khishvand, better known as […]

Will there be a second wave of coronavirus?

Epidemics of infectious diseases behave in different ways but the 1918 influenza pandemic that killed more than 50 million people […]

Air pollution may be ‘key contributor’ to Covid-19 deaths – study

High levels of air pollution may be “one of the most important contributors” to deaths from Covid-19, according to research. […]

IN RUSSIA, A BLACK MARKET FOR HIV DRUG TO TRY ON CORONAVIRUS

A black market has developed in Russia for an antiviral HIV drug explored as a possible treatment for COVID-19, the […]

Coronavirus cases now at 3158 in South Africa: Ramaphosa speaks out on welfare provision

South Africa will increase welfare provision to help poor households suffering because of a nationwide lockdown aimed at containing the […]

BRAZIL’S BOLSONARO JOINS ANTI-LOCKDOWN PROTESTS

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has come under criticism for joining protesters demanding that restrictions on movement introduced to stop the […]

Drinking Alcohol May Increase Chance Of Catching Covid-19, WHO Warns

The World Health Organization has recommended limiting alcohol consumption during the Coronavirus pandemic as it can cause “health vulnerability, risk-taking […]

SOUTH KOREANS RETURN TO WORK, CROWD PARKS, MALLS AS SOCIAL DISTANCING RULES EASE

South Koreans are returning to work and crowding shopping malls, parks, golf courses and some restaurants as South Korea relaxes […]

EU AND AUSTRALIAN TRACING APPS ‘READY IN WEEKS’

Coronavirus contact-tracing apps will be rolled out in Europe and Australia in the next two to four weeks, officials say. […]

Covid-19: Couples in New York Are Getting Married Online

If you live in New York, there is now one more thing you can do online: get married. “I am […]

GERMANY SAYS ITS OUTBREAK IS ‘UNDER CONTROL’

Germany’s health minister says the month-long lockdown has brought his country’s coronavirus outbreak under control. Jens Spahn said that since […]

Coronavirus Reaches Amazon’s Isolated Yanomami Tribe

Brazil has announced the first coronavirus case among the Yanomami people, an Amazon indigenous group known for its remoteness and vulnerability to […]

FACEBOOK TO NOTIFY USERS WHO HAVE ENGAGED WITH HARMFUL COVID-19 POSTS

Facebook Inc said on Thursday it would start notifying users who had engaged with false posts about COVID-19 which could […]

US Republicans Call for WHO Chief to Resign After Trump Halt Funding

Republican United States lawmakers called on President Donald Trump on Thursday to withhold payments to the World Health Organization (WHO) […]

Why are some South Koreans who recovered from the coronavirus testing positive again?

South Korean health officials are investigating several possible explanations for a small but growing number of recovered coronavirus patients who […]

MILLIONS LOST THEIR JOBS IN USA DUE TO CORONA VIRUS

More than 21 million Americans have lost their jobs in the past four weeks, new figures show. It is by […]

Trump says COVID-19 has “passed the peak” in US

President Donald Trump says the US has “passed the peak” of new coronavirus cases and predicted some states would reopen […]