Covid-19: US adds 1,300 deaths in 24 hours – Johns Hopkins

WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US on Tuesday added 1,302 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The world’s largest economy also added 53,847 new cases of the virus, the Baltimore-based institution’s tracker showed at 8:30 pm (0030 GMT Wednesday).…

Covid-19: Election campaigns worldwide postponed due to pandemic

GENEVA, Aug 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Over the last six months, several countries worldwide have delayed or rescheduled their election campaigns owing to the raging COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has infected over 18.2 million people and claimed about 693,700 lives globally to date, according to the Center for Systems Science and…

Covid-19: WHO urges Russia to follow guidelines on vaccine

GENEVA, Aug 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization urged Russia to follow the established guidelines for producing safe and effective vaccines after Moscow announced plans to start swiftly producing COVID-19 jabs. Russia said Monday it aims to launch mass production of acoronavirus vaccine in September and turn out “several…

Covid-19: Latest global developments

PARIS, Aug 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Here are some of the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: . MORE THAN 694,500 DEAD: The pandemic has killed at least 694,507 people worldwide since it surfaced in China late last year. There have been at least 18.3 million cases registered in 196countries and…

Covid-19: US teachers in car parades protest reopening schools

Teachers, staff and students protested against the reopening of schools in New York and cities across the country. CHICAGO, Aug 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Teachers and support staff at more than 35 school districts across the United States staged protests over plans to resume in-class instruction while COVID-19 is surging in…

Covid-19: Chief of staff to Brazil’s Bolsonaro tests positive, 7th minister infected

Braga Netto is doing well and has no symptoms BRASILIA, Aug 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s chief of staff, Army General Walter Souza Braga Netto, has tested positive for COVID-19, his office said, becoming the seventh Brazilian minister to have contracted the disease. Braga Netto is doing well…

Ecuador’s creditors accept debt restructure plan: Pres Moreno

QUITO, Aug 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ecuador’s creditors have voted in favor of a restructuring plan for $17.4 billion of debt that will see the South American country’s capital and interest payments reduced, the government of President Lenin Moreno said. The deal means the debt will be reduced by more than…

Covid-19: Wuhan not necessarily where coronavirus crossed from animals into humans – WHO expert

GENEVA, Aug 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — Although the first clusters of atypical pneumonia were reported in Wuhan, China, it doesn’t necessarily mean that is where the COVID-19 disease crossed from animals into humans, a senior World Health Organization (WHO) expert said. Dr. Michael Ryan, executive director of the WHO Health Emergencies…

Update: Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in North Carolina

WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — Hurricane Isaias on Monday night made landfall in southern US state North Carolina, causing flooding and damaging homes on its way up the coast. The Category 1 storm landed near Ocean Isle Beach, with maximum sustained winds of 136 kmph, according to local media reports.…

Covid-19: Algeria to reopen mosques for public – president

Jemma Al Djazair, the Grand Mosque of Algiers under construction. ALGIERS, Aug 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced that his country “is reviewing the possibility to reopen mosques for the public,” the official APS news agency reported. The president made the remarks during a meeting of the High…