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PARIS, France (AFP) — Four more doctors have died after contracting the coronavirus in France, officials said on Monday, a day after the country reported the first death of a doctor treating COVID-19 patients. One of the doctors, a 66-year-old gynaecologist in Mulhouse near the border with Switzerland and Germany, was infected by a patient during a consultation, according to his clinic. Another was a 60-year-old general practitioner at a hospital in Saint-Avold near Metz, […]
TUNIS, Tunisia (AFP) — Tunisian police arrested more than 400 people for breaking a night-time curfew imposed to fight the spread of coronavirus, the authorities said Monday. Around 30 of the 408 transgressors who were arrested remained in custody, while the others were released after a warning, Interior Minister Hichem Mechichi told reporters. “Anyone who breaks the security rules will be treated as a criminal because failing to respect rules within the context of the […]
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) — Turkey’s health minister said Monday that the country is using a drug sent from China on patients suffering from the novel coronavirus. “From this morning we have brought a special drug used in China which is claimed to have resulted in improvements in intensive care patients, cutting their time in care from 11-12 days to four days,” Fahrettin Koca told reporters. He did not give more information on the drug but […]
by Susan NJANJI PRETORIA, South Africa (AFP) — Numerous sub-Saharan countries acted to stem the spread of coronavirus on Monday, with South Africa announcing a soldier-patrolled lockdown and Senegal and Ivory Coast each declaring a state of emergency. The pandemic had been slow to spread in Africa compared to the Middle East and Europe, but in recent days the number of deaths and infections has increased, sparking concerns about the continent’s vulnerability to contagious diseases. […]
By Malou Francisco EBC Europe Bureau (Eagle News) – A Filipino family affected by travel restrictions amid the coronavirus crisis is finding hope and inspiration in the little things that inspire them to go on. Randy Recio’s wife Aileen is a member of the cabin crew of the Dubai-based Emirates airlines. As the airline suspended flights in many areas including in Germany where Randy is based, he is finding inspiration in their family […]
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — Canadian researchers launched a study Monday into the use of a powerful anti-inflammatory drug to reduce the risks of pulmonary complications and death related to the new coronavirus. Several COVID-19 patients have had severe complications from a surge of activated immune cells in the lungs — known as a “cytokine storm.” In a cytokine storm, the immune system overreacts and damages lung tissue, leading to acute respiratory distress and multi-organ failure. […]
(Eagle News) – A Filipina who has been living in Spain for eight years and who was recently confirmed to have been infected with coronavirus was interviewed by Eagle Broadcasting Corporation in Barcelona after she had been discharged from the hospital to recover at home. Arianne Canopio, 25, said she decided to come out to tell her experience to give hope to those with COVID-19. Her message, they can beat the virus and recover. In […]
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Angela Merkel is “doing well” in self-imposed quarantine and awaiting the results of her coronavirus test, her spokesman said Monday, as the veteran chancellor joined millions of Germans in working from home. Merkel decided to self-isolate as a precaution after learning on Sunday that a doctor who vaccinated her last Friday was infected with the novel coronavirus. “The chancellor is doing well,” her spokesman Steffen Seibert told reporters. Dialling in from […]
OSLO, Norway (AFP) — Norway said Monday it wanted to start a United Nations donors’ fund to help poor countries fight the new coronavirus pandemic. “We are concerned about the way the virus will affect developing countries which have fragile healthcare systems,” Norway’s Development Aid Minister Dag-Inge Ulstein said in a statement. “International solidarity across borders is more important than ever. That’s why it is important for us to contribute financially to such a fund […]
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) — A second senior military officer in Egypt has died of the new coronavirus, state television reported Monday, as the officially declared death toll stood at 14 from 327 cases recorded nationwide. Major General Shafee Dawood, head of major infrastructure projects at the military engineering authority, became the latest high-ranking figure in Egypt to die from COVID-19 in hospital. His death comes after Major General Khaled Shaltout, the army’s chief of water […]
ATHENS, Greece (AFP) — Greece on Monday put out a call for healthy volunteers to help combat the spread of the coronavirus, a government official said. There are 17 recorded deaths and 624 officially announced infections from the coronavirus in Greece, which has a population of 11 million. “The volunteer program is addressed to whoever can offer services, such as doctors, medical staff, psychologists, medical students, and retired health scientists,” acting government spokeswoman Aristotelia Peloni […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Two more doctors have died after contracting the coronavirus in France, officials said on Monday, a day after the country reported the first death of a doctor treating COVID-19 patients. One of the doctors, a 66-year-old gynaecologist in Mulhouse near the border with Switzerland and Germany, was infected by a patient during a consultation, according to his clinic. The other was a 60-year-old general practitioner at a hospital in Saint-Avold near […]
