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BEIJING, China (AFP) — China aims to test more than nine million residents of the port city of Qingdao within five days following a minor outbreak of the coronavirus, health officials said Monday, the first mass testing in months. The country where the virus first emerged has largely controlled the pandemic, cutting a stark contrast to many parts of the world still afflicted by rolling lockdowns and high case numbers. On Sunday six cases of […]
by Abhaya SRIVASTAVA NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — India’s coronavirus cases surged past seven million on Sunday, taking it ever closer to overtaking the United States as the world’s most infected country. Health ministry data showed a rise of almost 75,000 cases on Sunday, taking the total to 7.05 million, second only to the US which has recorded 7.67 million infections. Experts say that the true number may be much higher, with testing rates in […]
(Eagle News) – The number of individuals tested in the country for COVID-19 have reached more than 3.87 million as of Sunday, Oct. 11, as the government tries to reach more Filipinos in its targeted mass testing campaign. Based on data from the Department of Health, there were 3,876,311 individuals who had themselves tested for COVID-19 in the country and 10.1 percent of them tested positive. Confirmed cases were 339,341 representing 0.31 percent of […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump is no longer contagious, nine days after being stopped in his tracks by Covid-19, his physician said in a statement released late Saturday. “I am happy to report that in addition to the President meeting CDC criteria for the safe discontinuation of isolation, this morning’s COVID PCR sample demonstrates, by currently recognized standards, he is no longer considered a transmission risk to others,” Sean Conley said in […]
Brasilia, BRAZIL (AFP) — Brazil on Saturday passed the bleak marker of 150,000 deaths from Covid-19, the health ministry said, as the rate of coronavirus infections continues to slow in the South American country. The toll comes as Latin America and the Caribbean marked 10 million cases Saturday and more than 360,000 deaths. The region is the worst hit in terms of fatalities, according to official figures. With 212 million inhabitants, Brazil has accumulated […]
by Abhaya SRIVASTAVA Agence France Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — India’s coronavirus cases surged past seven million on Sunday, taking it ever closer to overtaking the United States as the world’s most infected country. Health ministry data showed a rise of almost 75,000 cases on Sunday, taking the total to 7.05 million, second only to the US which has recorded 7.67 million infections. Experts say that the true number may be much higher, […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Latin America and the Caribbean will suffer the worst economic and health impact from the coronavirus, the World Bank said Friday, forecasting a nearly 8.0 percent drop in regional GDP. “Our region is suffering the worst economic and health impacts of Covid-19 of anywhere in the world,” according to Carlos Felipe Jaramillo, the Bank’s regional vice president. He said the findings in the report “calls for clarity on how […]
By Agence France Presse More than 10 million cases of the new coronavirus have been recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean according to an AFP tally at 0640 GMT based on official sources. A total of 10,001,833 cases have now been recorded, of whom 366,637 people have died and 8,537,563 are considered to be cured. According to official figures, the region is the worst hit by the virus in the world in terms […]
by Claire LEE Agence France Presse Nuclear-armed North Korea held a giant military parade Saturday, television images showed, with thousands of maskless troops defying the coronavirus threat and Pyongyang expected to put on show its latest and most advanced weapons. The widely anticipated display is part of commemorations of the 75th anniversary of the North’s ruling Workers’ Party. State broadcaster KCTV showed squadron after squadron of armed soldiers and armoured vehicles lined up in the […]
(Eagle News) – The country’s COVID-19 cases reached 336,926 on Saturday, Oct. 10, as virus-related fatalities hit 6,238 as the Philippines maintained its 19th place among countries with high coronavirus cases. The Department of Health reported 2,249 new cases on Saturday, which was lower than Friday’s 2,996 new cases. The good news too is that Metro Manila only had 651 new cases, which was much less than Friday’s 1,094 new cases for the Philippine […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump said he was “medication free” and revealed more details of his fight with Covid-19 in a televised interview aired Friday, one week after he was hospitalized with the virus. The president appeared on Fox’s Tucker Carlson Tonight for what the White House described as an on-air “medical evaluation” conducted remotely by Fox contributor doctor Marc Siegel. “Right now I’m medication-free, I’m not taking any medications […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump has been talking up an experimental Covid-19 treatment he received as “a cure,” but one of his top government scientists said referring to it as such may cause “confusion.” Anthony Fauci, the longtime director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Disease, gave an interview to CBS News on Friday where he also referred to the coronavirus outbreak at the White House that infected […]
