Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP | Nineteen staff in the office of Azerbaijan’s president have tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said, as authorities in the repressive Caucasus nation struggle to contain an escalating crisis. A further 13 infections were also confirmed among employees of the emergency situations ministry and the …
Read More »COVID-19: Prime Minister Rugunda goes into self isolation, 35 new cases
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda has gone into self isolation after some of his contacts tested positive for COVID-19. Rugunda is head of the national task force for COVID-19 and has been at the forefront on fund raising and food distribution efforts to …
Read More »CDC health investments have supported Uganda’s COVID-19 response
Wasike – CDC expertise and superior labs have turned out to be crucial in Uganda’s much praised battle against COVID-19 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Strong partnerships and The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investments years ago in Uganda’s public health system have been critical to Uganda’s early …
Read More »Coronavirus is losing potency, Italian doctor says
Top Italian doctor’s claim virus ‘no longer exists’ sparks row Rome, Italy | AFP | A claim by a leading Italian doctor that the new coronavirus “no longer exists” in the country sparked a furore Monday, with the government urging caution. Italy is preparing this week for the next big …
Read More »Merkel snubs Trump invite
Merkel a ‘no’ for Trump’s in-person G7 summit: report Washington, United States | AFP | German Chancellor Angela Merkel will not attend an in-person summit of G7 leaders that US President Donald Trump has suggested he will host despite concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, the Politico website quoted her spokesman …
Read More »Now, Trump pulls US out of World Health Organisation
Trump says US ‘terminating’ relationship with WHO Washington, United States | AFP | President Donald Trump said Friday he was severing US ties with the World Health Organization, which he says failed to do enough to combat the initial spread of the novel coronavirus. Trump first suspended funding to the …
Read More »Three jailed Omar Bashir aides have virus
Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Sudanese authorities said Wednesday that three former senior aides to ousted president Omar al-Bashir have caught the novel coronavirus in prison. Former officials Ali Othman Taha, Ahmed Mohamed Haroun and Abdulreheem Mohamed Hussein have been held in Khartoum’s Kober prison since Bashir’s military ouster in …
Read More »Scientists unravel secrets from the faults in our genes
Tokyo, Japan | AFP | Imagine the body’s instruction manual, the genome: here words are genes, letters are DNA, and the equivalent of typos can have disastrous consequences. In recent years, scientists have grown increasingly fluent in the language of genome, but much remains mysterious, including the function of many of …
Read More »Joe Biden is back – from COVID-19 seclusion
Joe Biden makes first public appearance since March 15 New Castle, United States | AFP | Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, emerged from more than two months of seclusion Monday, wearing a black face mask during a visit to lay a wreath on the day the United States …
Read More »Dubai bounces back, put’s its tech to the test
Pandemic gives Dubai chance to put tech to the test Dubai, United Arab Emirates | AFP | From smart police helmets to research labs, the novel coronavirus has given Dubai an opportunity to test its technological and scientific clout as it shapes its approach to the pandemic. A key part …
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