COVID-19: Singapore’s recovered foreign workers to be housed on cruise ships

An inside cabin on the SuperStar Gemini, a cruise ship used by Singapore to temporarily accommodate foreign workers who recover from Covid-19 SINGAPORE, May 1 (NNN-CNA) — Some foreign workers who have recovered from COVID-19 in Singapore have started living aboard a cruise ship docked at Marina Bay Cruise Centre, the Singapore Tourism…

Update: Singapore reports 932 new COVID-19 cases, bringing total past 17,000

Migrant workers living in dormitories continue to form the bulk of confirmed cases SINGAPORE, May 1 (NNN-CNA) — Singapore reported 932 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Friday (May 1), bringing the national tally to 17,101. The vast majority of the new cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker…

Covid-19: Brazil registers record 7,218 cases in 24 hours

An image of a health worker and the words of thanks in Portuguese are projected on a building, as a tribute to health workers BRASILIA, May 1 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazil registered 7,218 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health reported, showing that the pandemic…

Lebanese PM announces new financial strategy to save country from current crisis

Lebanese army soldiers clash with protesters amid overnight confrontations in Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli BEIRUT, May 1 (NNN-Xinhua) — Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab announced a comprehensive financial plan to save the country from its financial and economic crisis. “This strategy is a clear roadmap aimed at managing the…

Man shot dead after mall stabbing rampage in Australia

Police rushed to the shopping centre after reports of a man armed with a knife SYDNEY, May 1 (NNN-Xinhua) — A man was shot dead by the police after reportedly stabbing five people at a shopping center in the Australian state of Western Australia on Friday. At around 10 a.m.…

WHO urges gradual easing of COVID-19 measures in Africa to avert new infections

Most countries on the continent have put in place restrictions to prevent the spread of the virus NAIROBI, May 1 (NNN-Xinhua) — The World Health Organization (WHO) urged African countries to carry out gradual easing of anti-COVID-19 measures to avert new infections in the continent. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director…

Covid-19: Yemen reports first deaths amid fears of undetected spread

A health worker disinfects a market in Sanaa ADEN, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Yemen has recorded its first two deaths linked to the new coronavirus disease, raising fears of a devastating outbreak in the war-ravaged country. The pair were reported to be brothers who died at a hospital in the…

Covid-19: 58-year-old woman dies – youngest fatality so far in Singapore; 12 new clusters emerge

The deceased was diagnosed to have Covid-19 on March 26 SINGAPORE, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) —A 58-year-old Singaporean woman has died from Covid-19, the youngest fatality so far in the country. She was the 15th patient to succumb to the coronavirus infection here. The other 14 who died were aged 64 to 95. The Ministry of Health…

Covid-19: IMF approves emergency virus loans for Mali, Ethiopia

WASHINGTON, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The IMF approved loans worth hundreds of millions of dollars for Mali and Ethiopia to fight the coronavirus pandemic. The Washington-based crisis lender has stepped up its global financing efforts in recent weeks to help countries weather the coronavirus crisis. The IMF board granted $411…

Covid-19: France reports lower daily virus toll, hospital numbers fall

PARIS, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France reported 289 coronavirus deaths on Thursday, a drop of more than 100 from the previous day, as well as another decline in the number of patients in intensive care. Top health official Jerome Salomon said the increase brought the country’s total death toll to…