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Battling Covid-19: Moscow to ‘gradually’ introduce pass system for movements around city amid partial lockdown

Posted on April 10, 2020April 10, 2020By Editor

Russia’s capital, which has seen a surge in cases of the deadly coronavirus, will begin implementing a pass system designed to tighten control over people’s movement in a bid to tackle the outbreak. … Read More >Battling Covid-19: Moscow to ‘gradually’ introduce pass system for movements around city amid partial lockdown

Op-ed

Sweden’s flawed coronavirus battle plan hits the poor & elderly, resulting in worst death count among Nordic countries

Posted on April 10, 2020By Editor

In only three days, the total fatalities in Sweden due to the current epidemic rose from 477 to 881. While the problem started roughly about the same time in all the Scandinavian countries, Sweden’s stats are among the worst. … Read More >Sweden’s flawed coronavirus battle plan hits the poor & elderly, resulting in worst death count among Nordic countries

What we know about the Russian-staffed COVID-19 hospital in Italy

Posted on April 10, 2020April 10, 2020By Editor

Russian military virologists have been assisting Italy in battling the coronavirus outbreak in Bergamo since April 8. They work out of a newly built field hospital for COVID-19 patients. We took a take closer look at the rapidly-constructed Russian-Italian project. … Read More >What we know about the Russian-staffed COVID-19 hospital in Italy

Middle East

Gaza Strip Runs Out of COVID-19 Test Kits, Fueling Fears of Health Sector Collapse

Posted on April 10, 2020April 10, 2020By Editor

Palestinian health officials have been forced to halt COVID-19 novel coronavirus testing in the Gaza Strip after the area health ministry’s test kit stocks ran dry earlier this week. … Read More >Gaza Strip Runs Out of COVID-19 Test Kits, Fueling Fears of Health Sector Collapse

Latin America

Venezuela Received From Russia Second Batch of Tests to Diagnose Coronavirus

Posted on April 10, 2020April 10, 2020By Editor

Venezuela has received from Russia a second batch of test systems to diagnose the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Russian Embassy in Caracas said. … Read More >Venezuela Received From Russia Second Batch of Tests to Diagnose Coronavirus

Australian MPs call for release of Julian Assange to home detention as Covid-19 ‘rapidly spreads’ in UK prisons

Posted on April 10, 2020April 10, 2020By Editor

There are new calls from Australia to release Julian Assange from prison over Covid-19 fears. Two MPs, supported on Twitter by the whistleblower’s mother, sent letters to UK authorities calling for his release to home detention. … Read More >Australian MPs call for release of Julian Assange to home detention as Covid-19 ‘rapidly spreads’ in UK prisons

USA

New York Has More Coronavirus Cases Than Any Country in the World

Posted on April 10, 2020April 10, 2020By Editor

The number of people who have died of the coronavirus in the United States, has risen by 1,904 to 16,672 within the past 24 hours, according to Johns Hopkins University. … Read More >New York Has More Coronavirus Cases Than Any Country in the World

Middle East

Fears of MILLIONS becoming infected soon in war-torn Yemen as first Covid-19 case recorded

Posted on April 10, 2020April 10, 2020By Editor

The first confirmed Covid-19 case has been recorded in war-torn Yemen as the devastated nation braces for the pandemic to hit. A local health official has warned that up to 90 percent of the population could become infected. … Read More >Fears of MILLIONS becoming infected soon in war-torn Yemen as first Covid-19 case recorded

World

Over 300,000 Canadians may die from Covid-19 in case of ‘no control effort’ – report

Posted on April 10, 2020April 10, 2020By Editor

The Public Health Agency of Canada has issued a report detailing the possible best and worst-case scenarios of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the most grim projections saying the death toll could go into tens of thousands. … Read More >Over 300,000 Canadians may die from Covid-19 in case of ‘no control effort’ – report

World

Russian Foreign Ministry Slams US Threat to Cut WHO Funding as ‘Not Constructive’

Posted on April 10, 2020April 10, 2020By Editor

The United States has picked a wrong time to stop funding the World Health Organization as the world battles against the coronavirus pandemic, a spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday. … Read More >Russian Foreign Ministry Slams US Threat to Cut WHO Funding as ‘Not Constructive’

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