Covid-19: Pres Trump says US reopening ‘vaccine or no vaccine’

 WASHINGTON, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump has promised the US will reopen “vaccine or no vaccine” as he announced a plan to deliver a coronavirus jab by year’s end. He likened the vaccine project, dubbed “Operation Warp Speed”, to the World War Two effort to produce the world’s…

Covid-19: Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania open a pandemic ‘travel bubble’

Border guards took down warnings signs as the Baltic states opened its “travel bubble” at midnight VILNIUS (Lithuania), May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have opened their borders to one another, creating a coronavirus “travel bubble”. From midnight on Thursday, citizens and residents can move freely between…

Covid-19: US adds 1,680 deaths in 24 hours – Johns Hopkins

WASHINGTON, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States recorded 1,680 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing its grim total to 87,493, according to the latest real-time tally reported by Johns Hopkins University. The country — hardest hit by the pandemic in terms of the number of fatalities —…

EU ‘to rally against Israel’s West Bank annexation proposal’

Palestinian youths and Jewish settlers gather at a water spot in the Jordan Valley  BRUSSELS/JERUSALEM, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The EU has indicated that it will try to stop Israel’s proposed annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank. Foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the bloc would use its…

Covid-19: Malaysian survivor stuck in Argentina

In good health: Mohd Zaidy with Bernardo Houssay hospital medical staff. BUENOS AIRES, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) —A Malaysian man, who slipped into a coma after contracting Covid-19 in Argentina, returned from the brink of death. He is now fighting another ordeal – finding a way to get back to Malaysia from Buenos Aires.…

Mozambique soldiers killed another 50 militants this week : govt

MAPUTO, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mozambique’s army said it has killed 50 suspected militants in the northern Cabo Delgado province after another spate of insurgent attacks in the gas-rich region this week. A shadowy group has terrorised remote communities in the Mozambique’s Muslim-majority north since 2017, killing more than 1,100…

Covid-19: 12,500 UK care home deaths linked to virus

LONDON, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 12,500 deaths of care homeresidents in Britain were linked to the coronavirus, according to figuresreleased Friday, heaping further pressure on the government over its handling of the pandemic. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said 12,526 care home residents inEngland and Wales had…

Covid-19: Latest global developments

PARIS, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Here are some of the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis. The coronavirus has killed at least 302,489 people worldwide since itsurfaced in China late last year. There have been more than 4,454,090 officially recorded cases in 196countries and territories. The United States has recorded…

Covid-19: WHO probes possible coronavirus link to rare disease in children

GENEVA, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization has said it is studying a possible link between coronavirus and a rare inflammatory illness that has sickened and killed children in Europe and the United States. In recent weeks, several countries have reported cases of children affected by an inflammatory…

Covid-19: New York City lockdown extended till June 13 – governor

NEW YORK, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Lockdown measures in New York City have been extended until June 13 under an executive order signed by state Governor Andrew Cuomo. Stay at home orders will be eased for the state’s five least populatedregions, however, allowing businesses there to get back to work…