Covid-19: China to mourn victims on April 4

Yuan Weifang (front), an experienced ICU nurse from Shanghai Seventh People’s Hospital, takes a nap on the bus back to hotel in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province BEIJING, April 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — China will hold a national mourning Saturday for martyrs who died in the fight against the novel coronavirus…

Covid-19: Iran’s official death toll passes 3,000

Iran is the worst-hit country in the Middle East TEHRAN, April 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Iran’s official death toll from the coronavirus disease has passed 3,000. Health ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpour reported 138 fatalities in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 3,036. The number of confirmed cases also rose by…

Covid-19 threatens Myanmar’s most vulnerable n displacement camps

Displaced communities in Myanmar are especially vulnerable to the virus  YANGON, April 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) —An estimated 350,000 displaced people across Myanmar are “sitting in the path of a public health catastrophe”, says rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW). Overcrowding, movement restrictions and poor sanitation have left these groups especially vulnerable to the…

Update Covid-19: Global cases top a million, deaths surpass 50,000

WASHINGTON, April 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases around the world soared past one million and deaths topped 50,000 as Europe reeled from the pandemic and the United States reported the highest daily death toll so far of any country. Despite more than half the planet imposing…

Covid-19: Global tally of recoveries tops 200,000

WASHINGTON, April 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The global tally of people who made recoveries from deadly Coronavirus topped 200,000 on Thursday, four times the worldwide death toll. According to the running data of U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University, a total of 202,541 recoveries have been recorded across the globe, while more than 48,300 people…

Covid-19: Pakistan to resume some flights

A Pakistan International Airlines ISLAMABAD, April 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — While most airlines are grounding planes, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has been given permission to run several routes. PIA will run a total of 17 international flights on April 4-11. They will mainly be going between Islamabad and London, Manchester, Birmingham…

Covid-19: Australian scientists begin tests on two possible vaccines

SYDNEY, April 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Scientists in Australia have begun testing two potential coronavirus vaccines in “milestone” lab trials. The vaccines, made by Oxford University and US company Inovio Pharmaceutical, have been cleared for animal testing by the World Health Organization. Australia’s national science agency will assess if the vaccines…

Covid-19: Shenzhen becomes first Chinese city to ban eating cat and dogs

Most Chinese people don’t actually consume dogs and cats and never plan to SHENZHEN (China), April 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Shenzhen has become the first Chinese city to ban the sale and consumption of dog and cat meat. It comes after the coronavirus outbreak was linked to wildlife meat, prompting Chinese…

Roadside bomb kills 7 civilians in South Afghanistan

LASHKAR GAH (Afghanistan), April 3 (NNN-XINHUA) — Seven civilianslost their lives and two others sustained injuries as a roadside bomb strucka mini-bus in Gershk district of the southern Helmand province,provincial government spokesman Omar Zawak said. The deadly incident occurred on a road in the restive Gershk district at10:30 a.m. local…

Covid-19: Philippine Pres Duterte tells police to shoot dead lockdown troublemakers

MANILA, April 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has told security forces they should shoot dead anyone causing “trouble” in areas locked down due to the coronavirus pandemic. About half the country’s roughly 110 million people are currently under quarantine — including millions in deep poverty, left jobless by…
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