South Sudan: Coronavirus cases confirmed inside UN civilian protection site
New York/IBNS: The South Sudanese Government has confirmed that two cases of COVID-19 have been identified inside a Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in the capital, Juba, although the world’s youngest nation has been relatively unscathed by the pandemic, with 74 cases recorded so far.
Take ‘all appropriate public health measures’ to protect detainees from coronavirus, UN urges
New York/IBNS: UN agency chiefs on Wednesday highlighted the heightened vulnerability to COVID-19 of detainees, and others in confinement, urging Governments to take “all appropriate public health measures” to keep them safe from the deadly disease.
Covid-19: Kuwait records 11,028 cases, 82 deaths
Kuwait City/Xinhua: Kuwait on Wednesday reported 751 new cases of COVID-19 and seven more deaths, raising the tally of infections in the country to 11,028 and the death toll to 82, Kuwaiti Health Ministry said in a statement.
Amid COVID-19 scare, Chinese police clash with protesters in Hong Kong
Beijing/Hong Kong: China seems to be using their trick of moving into Hong Kong even as the world is busy combating COVID-19.
Bangladesh reports 19 more COVID-19 deaths
Dhaka/UNI: The death toll from novel coronavirus has reached 269 as 19 more deaths were reported in the last 24 hours in the country on Wednesday
New Zealand ends nationwide state of emergency as moving to COVID-19 alert level 2
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The authorities of New Zealand have canceled the nationwide state of emergency, as the country is due to move from the COVID-19 alert level 3 to level 2 amid the decrease in the number of cases, Civil Defence Minister Peeni Henare said in a statement on Wednesday.
US plans to issue alert that Chinese hackers are targeting COVID-19 vaccine research
Washington/IBNS: The United States is planning to issue a warning that hackers tied to the Chinese government are attempting to steal information from researchers working to develop a coronavirus vaccine, media reports said.
UN chief appeals to ‘common humanity’ across all faiths, in tackling the coronavirus
New York/IBNS: Our shared vulnerability to the coronavirus pandemic reveals “our common humanity”, the UN chief said on Tuesday during an online meeting with religious leaders on the important role they can play, in limiting the damage caused by COVID-19.
Chad’s storytellers take COVID prevention messages off the grid
New York/IBNS: Traditional storytellers in Chad, known as troubadours, are taking life-saving messages to remote communities in the Sahelian country, as the Government steps up its efforts with the support of the UN to counter the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tedros highlights complex challenges posed by COVID-19 resurgence, following easing of lockdowns
New York/IBNS: The resurgence of COVID-19 cases in South Korea, China and Germany following the lifting of stay-at-home restrictions demonstrates the complexity of easing these measures, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday.
UN officials call for release of detained Palestinian children amid pandemic
New York/IBNS: Three senior United Nations officials in the Middle East are calling for the release of Palestinian children from Israeli-run prisons and detentions centres, saying they are at particular risk of COVID-19 infection.
No guarantee of COVID-19 vaccine: British PM
London/UNI: A COVID-19 vaccine is by no means guaranteed, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said.
Egypt reports 346 new COVID-19 cases as tally nears 10,000
Cairo/Xinhua/UNI: Egypt on Monday reported 346 new COVID-19 infections, as the tally of coronavirus infections in the country nears 10,000.
COVID-19 tally in Russian armed forces rises to 1,689
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: A total of 1,689 Russian servicemen, as well as 1,224 students of military academies, have tested positive for COVID-19 since the onset of the epidemic, the Defense Ministry said on Monday.
US to reach 10Mln COVID-19 tests this week
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The United States stands to reach 10 million coronavirus testings this week, consolidating its world leadership in the field, US President Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday.