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RE: Coronavirus: Nurses step over dead bodies piled up on hospital floor - Edoman - 05-07-2020 Black people four times more likely to die from COVID-19 than white people - new data shows Black people in the UK are four times more likely to die from Covid-19 than white people and a number of other ethnic groups are also at an increased risk, according to stark official figures exposing a dramatic divergence in the impact of the coronavirus pandemic in England and Wales A report released on Thursday by the Office for National Statistics found black women (defined by the study as Black Caribbean, Black African and Black Other) are 4.3 times more likely to die from Covid-19 than white women, while black men are 4.2 more likely to die. People of Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Indian, and mixed ethnicities also had a "statistically significant raised risk of death," the report found. While among people with Indian ethnicity, women were 2.7 times more likely to die and men 2.4. For the Chinese ethnic group, the heightened risk for men was 1.9 and 1.2 for women. The disparities are "partly a result of socio-economic disadvantage and other circumstances, but a remaining part of the difference has not yet been explained," the study said. Even after taking into account age, demographic factors and measures of self-reported health problems, the study found that black people were still almost twice as likely to die from Covid-19 than white people. The data covers COVID-19 deaths from 2 March to 10 April. "It is urgent the causes of this disproportionality are investigated," the UK's shadow justice secretary David Lammy tweeted on Thursday, calling the findings "appalling." "Action must be taken to protect black men and women -- as well as people from all backgrounds -- from the virus," he added. Rebecca Hilsenrath, chief executive of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, warned the statistics "reveal the true impact coronavirus is having on ethnic minority people". She said: "While the ONS has revealed the numbers, the reasons are less clear. "Race inequality is persistent across Britain, with people from ethnic minorities facing disadvantage in their living conditions, access to healthcare and economic opportunities, among other areas, which could be contributing factors." A spokesperson for the health and social care department said: "Any death from this virus is a tragedy and we are working incredibly hard to protect the nation's public health. ''We're aware that this virus has sadly appeared to have a disproportionate effect on people from BAME backgrounds. It is critical we find out which groups are most at risk so we can take the right steps to protect them and minimise their risk. ''We have commissioned Public Health England to better understand the different factors, such as ethnicity, obesity and geographical location that may influence the effects of the virus." According to CNN, the figures are supported by previous studies, which have also found black people in the UK are dying at a far higher rate than their white peers. An analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies found last week that people from black African backgrounds were 3.7 times more likely to die in hospital from the disease than white people. And the findings are also similar to the reports in the United States, where African Americans have died from Covid-19 at a 'disproportionately high rate.' In Chicago, 72% of people who died were black, officials said in April, despite African Americans only making up 30% of the city's population. In Louisiana, African Americans make up 32% of the population, but account for around 70% of deaths from the virus. On Wednesday, the UK surpassed Italy by registering the highest coronavirus death toll in Europe, after it reached over 30, 000 confirmed fatalities. RE: Coronavirus: Nurses step over dead bodies piled up on hospital floor - Edoman - 05-07-2020 COVID-19: 51000 Cases In Africa. 17000 Recoveries, 1900 Deaths (Country Figures) According to The Update Provided By The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office For Africa, @WHOAFRO on twitter: Quote:Over 51,000 confirmed #COVID19 cases on the African Continent - with more than 17,000 Associated recoveries and 1,900 deaths. https://mobile.twitter.com/WHOAFRO/status/1258331800801345542/photo/1 RE: Coronavirus: Nurses step over dead bodies piled up on hospital floor - Edoman - 05-07-2020 7th May, 2020 [/url] [url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/]NEWS /HEALTH Coronavirus: Which countries have confirmed cases? More than 3.6 million infections confirmed in at least 187 countries and territories, including at least 255,000 deaths. New cases of the novel coronavirus that emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late December are being reported daily around the world. At least 260,000 people have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, while some 3.7 million infections have been confirmed in at least 187 countries and territories. More than 1.2 million people have recovered to date. More:
Here are the countries that have so far confirmed coronavirus cases: United States - 1,228,609 cases, 73,431 deaths Spain - 220,325 cases, 25,857 deaths Italy - 214,457 cases, 29,684 deaths United Kingdom - 202,359 cases, 30,150 deaths France - 174,224 cases, 25,812 deaths Germany - 168,162 cases, 7,275 deaths Russia - 165,929 cases, 1,537 deaths Turkey - 131,744 cases, 3,584 deaths Brazil - 126,611 cases, 8,588 deaths Iran - 101,650 cases, 6,418 deaths China - 83,970 cases, 4,637 deaths Canada - 64,694 cases, 4,366 deaths Belgium - 50,781 cases, 8,339 deaths Peru - 54,817 cases, 1,533 deaths India - 53,045 cases, 1,787 deaths Netherlands - 41,518 cases, 5,185 deaths Ecuador - 29,420 cases, 1,618 deaths Saudi Arabia - 31,938 cases, 209 deaths Switzerland - 30,060 cases, 1,805 deaths Portugal - 26,182 cases, 1,809 deaths Mexico - 27,634 cases, 2,704 deaths Sweden - 23,216 cases, 2,941 deaths Pakistan - 27,073 cases, 564 deaths Chile - 23,048 cases, 281 deaths Ireland - 22,248 cases, 1,375 deaths Singapore - 20,939 cases, 20 deaths Belarus - 19,255 cases, 112 deaths Qatar - 17,972 cases, 12 deaths Israel - 16,310 cases, 239 deaths Austria - 15,684 cases, 608 deaths United Arab Emirates - 15,738 cases, 157 deaths Japan - 15,253 cases, 556 deaths Poland - 14,740 cases, 733 deaths Romania - 14,107 cases, 868 deaths Ukraine - 13,691 cases, 340 deaths Indonesia - 12,438 cases, 895 deaths Bangladesh - 11,719 cases, 186 deaths South Korea - 10,810 cases, 256 deaths Denmark - 10,136 cases, 506 deaths Philippines - 10,004 cases, 685 deaths Serbia - 9,791 cases, 203 deaths Dominican Republic - 8,807 cases, 362 deaths Colombia - 8,959 cases, 397 deaths Norway - 7,996 cases, 216 deaths Czech Republic - 7,979 cases, 263 deaths Panama - 7,731 cases, 218 deaths South Africa - 7,572 cases, 153 deaths Egypt - 7,588 cases, 469 deaths Australia - 6,895 cases, 97 deaths Malaysia - 6,428 cases, 107 deaths Kuwait - 6,289 cases, 42 deaths Finland - 5,573 cases, 252 deaths Morocco - 5,408 cases, 183 deaths Argentina - 5,208 cases, 273 deaths Algeria - 4,997 cases, 476 deaths Moldova - 4,476 cases, 143 deaths Kazakhstan - 4,502 cases, 30 deaths Luxembourg - 3,851 cases, 98 deaths Bahrain - 3,934 cases, 8 deaths Afghanistan - 3,392 cases, 104 deaths Hungary - 3,150 cases, 383 deaths Thailand - 2,992 cases, 55 deaths Nigeria - 3,145 cases, 103 deaths Oman - 2,958 cases, 13 deaths Ghana - 3,091 cases, 18 deaths Greece - 2,663 cases, 147 deaths Armenia - 2,782 cases, 40 deaths Iraq - 2,480 cases, 102 deaths Uzbekistan - 2,266 cases, 10 deaths Croatia - 2,119 cases, 85 deaths Cameroon - 2,265 cases, 108 deaths Azerbaijan - 2,127 cases, 28 deaths Bosnia and Herzegovina - 1,987 cases, 86 deaths Iceland - 1,799 cases, 10 deaths Estonia - 1,713 cases, 56 deaths Guinea - 1,856 cases, 11 deaths Bulgaria - 1,811 cases, 84 deaths Cuba - 1,703 cases, 69 deaths Bolivia - 1,886 cases, 91 deaths North Macedonia - 1,539 cases, 88 deaths New Zealand - 1,489 cases, 21 deaths Slovenia - 1,448 cases, 99 deaths Ivory Coast - 1,516 cases, 18 deaths Lithuania - 1,428 cases, 49 deaths Slovakia - 1,429 cases, 26 deaths Senegal - 1,433 cases, 12 deaths Honduras - 1,461 cases, 99 deaths Djibouti - 1,124 cases, 3 deaths Tunisia - 1,025 cases, 43 deaths Latvia - 909 cases, 18 deaths Cyprus - 883 cases, 15 deaths Kosovo - 856 cases, 26 deaths Kyrgyzstan - 895 cases, 12 deaths Somalia - 873 cases, 39 deaths Albania - 832 cases, 31 deaths Sudan - 852 cases, 49 deaths Sri Lanka - 797 cases, 9 deaths Niger - 770 cases, 38 deaths Andorra - 751 cases, 46 deaths Costa Rica - 761 cases, 6 deaths Lebanon - 750 cases, 25 deaths Guatemala - 763 cases, 21 deaths Democratic Republic of the Congo - 705 cases, 36 deaths Burkina Faso - 729 cases, 48 deaths Uruguay - 673 cases, 17 deaths Mali - 631 cases, 32 deaths Georgia - 615 cases, 9 deaths San Marino - 608 cases, 41 deaths El Salvador - 695 cases, 15 deaths Maldives - 617 cases, 2 deaths Kenya - 582 cases, 26 deaths Malta - 484 cases, 5 deaths Tanzania - 480 cases, 16 deaths Jamaica - 478 cases, 9 deaths Jordan - 478 cases, 9 deaths Taiwan - 439 cases, 6 deaths Paraguay - 440 cases, 10 deaths Guinea-Bissau - 475 cases, 2 deaths Gabon - 439 cases, 8 deaths Occupied Palestinian territories - 374 cases, 2 deaths Venezuela - 379 cases, 10 deaths Mauritius - 332 cases, 10 deaths Montenegro - 324 cases, 8 deaths Equatorial Guinea - 439 cases, 4 deaths Tajikistan - 379 cases, 8 deaths Vietnam - 271 cases Rwanda - 268 cases Republic of the Congo - 264 cases, 10 deaths Sierra Leone - 225 cases, 14 deaths Cape Verde - 191 cases, 2 deaths Sao Tome and Principe - 174 cases, 3 deaths Chad - 170 cases, 17 deaths Liberia - 178 cases, 20 deaths Myanmar - 162 cases, 6 deaths Madagascar - 158 cases Ethiopia - 162 cases, 4 deaths Brunei - 139 cases, 1 death Zambia - 139 cases, 4 deaths Togo - 128 cases, 9 deaths Cambodia - 122 cases Eswatini - 123 cases, 2 deaths Trinidad and Tobago - 116 cases, 8 deaths Haiti - 101 cases, 12 deaths Uganda - 100 cases Benin - 96 cases, 2 deaths Monaco - 95 cases, 4 deaths Guyana - 93 cases, 10 deaths Central African Republic - 94 cases Bahamas - 92 cases, 11 deaths Barbados - 82 cases, 7 deaths Liechtenstein - 82 cases, 1 death Nepal - 99 cases Mozambique - 81 cases Libya - 64 cases, 3 deaths South Sudan - 58 cases Syria - 45 cases, 3 deaths Malawi - 43 cases, 3 deaths Mongolia - 41 cases Eritrea - 39 cases Angola - 36 cases, 2 deaths Zimbabwe - 34 cases, 4 deaths Antigua and Barbuda - 25 cases, 3 deaths East Timor - 24 cases Botswana - 23 cases, 1 death Yemen - 25 cases, 5 deaths Grenada - 21 cases Laos - 19 cases Belize - 18 cases, 2 deaths Fiji - 18 cases Saint Lucia - 18 cases Gambia - 17 cases, 1 death Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - 17 cases Dominica - 16 cases Namibia - 16 cases Nicaragua - 16 cases, 5 deaths Burundi - 15 cases, 1 death Saint Kitts and Nevis - 15 cases Vatican - 12 cases Seychelles - 11 cases Suriname - 10 cases, 1 death Mauritania - 8 cases, 1 death Papua New Guinea - 8 cases Bhutan - 7 cases Western Sahara - 6 cases Comoros - 8 case RE: Coronavirus: Nurses step over dead bodies piled up on hospital floor - Edoman - 05-07-2020 World Health Organisation reveals why COVID-19 patients who recovered from the disease tested positive again World Health Organisation (WHO), has revealed why COVID-19 patients who recovered from the disease tested positive again. The organization told AFP that people who tested positive for the second time after recovering are not getting reinfected but are still expelling dead lung cells rather than getting a new infection. This comes after South Korean health authorities raised fresh coronavirus concerns after reporting more than 300 cases of recovered patients who later tested positive again. 'We are aware that some patients test positive after they clinically recover,' a WHO spokesperson told AFP, without making specific reference to the South Korean cases. 'From what we currently know – and this is based on very recent data – it seems they these patients are expelling left over materials from their lungs, as part of the recovery phase.' An expert in virology told MailOnline that once the virus is inactivated by the immune system and forms a complex bond with an antibody, it stops being infectious but can still be detected by a swab test. WHO spokesperson also admitted that it was still not clear whether the body builds up enough immunity to ward off a new attack by the virus and if it does, how long such immunity lasts. 'We need systematic collection of samples from recovered patients to better understand how long they shed live virus,' the WHO spokesperson said. 'We also need to understand if this means they can pass the virus to other people – having live virus does not necessarily mean it can be passed to another person.' The organization added that more research is needed on the recovered patients who originally tested negative and then tested positive weeks later. In a recent interview with BBC, infectious disease epidemiologist Maria Van Kerhove, explained the 'dead cell' in the lungs. 'As the lungs heal, there are parts of the lung that are dead cells that are coming up,' she said, talking on The Andrew Marr Show on Sunday. 'These are fragments of the lungs that are actually testing positive. 'It is not infectious virus, it's not reinfection, it's not reactivation – it is actually part of the healing process that is being captured again as being positive. 'Does that mean they have immunity? Does that mean they have a strong protection against reinfection? We don't know the answer to that yet.' RE: Coronavirus: Nurses step over dead bodies piled up on hospital floor - Edoman - 05-09-2020 US Vice President Mike Pence's aide tests positive for COVID-19 Vice President Mike Pence's spokesperson Katie Miller, who also serves as a spokesperson for the White House Coronavirus Task Force, has tested positive for the disease. Trump confirmed Miller was the staffer who tested positive on Friday during an event with Republican lawmakers at the White House. ‘She’s wonderful young woman,’ Trump said. ‘Katie tested very good for a long period of time and then - all of a sudden - today she tested positive. She hasn’t come into contact with me but spent some time with the vice president.’ Pence was tested Friday and the test came back negative. Miller is married to Stephen Miller, an adviser to President Trump who works in the West Wing near the Oval Office. Following Miller's diagnosis, Trump, the vice president, and most White House staff including Miller's husband Stephen are now getting tested on a daily basis, a change in policy made this week, Mail Online reported. This comes a day after a valet to President Trump tested positive for Coronavirus. Trump said he wasn't worried about the risk of infection despite the virus moving closer to the Oval Office. 'I’m not worried,' he said. 'We’re taking very strong precautions of the White House.' White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows called the White House the 'safest place that you can come to.' He said additional safety protocols have been put place over the last 48 hours but declined to detail them. 'I don't want to get into all the procedures that we've embarked on but I can tell you that this – it’s probably the safest place that you can come to,' he said. Staff are checked daily, give symptom histories and all work spaces get regular, deep cleanings, according to deputy White House press secretary Judd Deere. 'The President’s physician and White House Operations continue to work closely to ensure every precaution is taken to keep the President, First Family and the entire White House Complex safe and healthy at all times. In addition to social distancing, daily temperature checks and symptom histories, hand sanitizer, and regular deep cleaning of all work spaces, every staff member in close proximity to the president and vice president is being tested daily for COVID-19 as well as any guests,' Deere said in a statement to DailyMail.com. RE: Coronavirus: Nurses step over dead bodies piled up on hospital floor - Edoman - 05-09-2020 9th May, 2020 NEWS /HEALTH Coronavirus: Which countries have confirmed cases? More than 3.9 million infections confirmed in at least 187 countries and territories, including at least 275,000 deaths. New cases of the novel coronavirus that emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late December are being reported daily around the world. At least 275,000 people have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, while some 3.9 million infections have been confirmed in at least 187 countries and territories. More than 1.3 million people have recovered to date. More:
Here are the countries that have so far confirmed coronavirus cases: United States - 1,283,929 cases, 77,180 deaths Spain - 222,857 cases, 26,299 deaths Italy - 217,185 cases, 30,201 deaths United Kingdom - 212,626 cases, 31,316 deaths Russia - 198,676 cases, 1,827 deaths France - 176,202 cases, 26,233 deaths Germany - 170,588 cases, 7,510 deaths Brazil - 146,894 cases, 10,017 deaths Turkey - 135,569 cases, 3,689 deaths Iran - 104,691 cases, 6,541 deaths China - 83,976 cases, 4,697 deaths Canada - 67,674 cases, 4,638 deaths Peru - 61,847 cases, 1,714 deaths India - 59,765 cases, 1,986 deaths Belgium - 52,011 cases, 8,521 deaths Netherlands - 42,292 cases, 5,377 deaths Saudi Arabia - 35,432 cases, 229 deaths Mexico - 31,522 cases, 3,160 deaths Switzerland - 30,207 cases, 1,823 deaths Ecuador - 28,818 cases, 1,704 deaths Pakistan - 27,474 cases, 618 deaths Portugal - 27,268 cases, 1,114 deaths Chile - 25,972 cases, 294 deaths Sweden - 25,265 cases, 3,175 deaths Ireland - 22,541 cases, 1,429 deaths Singapore - 22,460 cases, 20 deaths Belarus - 21,101 cases, 121 deaths Qatar - 20,201 cases, 12 deaths United Arab Emirates - 16,793 cases, 174 deaths Israel - 16,436 cases, 245 deaths Austria - 15,833cases, 615 deaths Japan - 15,575 cases, 590 deaths Poland - 15,366 cases, 776 deaths Romania - 14,811 cases, 923 deaths Ukraine - 14,710 cases, 376 deaths Bangladesh - 13,134 cases, 206 deaths Indonesia - 13,112 cases, 943 deaths South Korea - 10,840 cases, 256 deaths Philippines - 10,610 cases, 704 deaths Denmark - 10,416 cases, 522 deaths Colombia - 10,051 cases, 428 deaths Serbia - 9,943 cases, 209 deaths Dominican Republic - 9,376 cases, 380 deaths South Africa - 8,895 cases, 178 deaths Egypt - 8,476 cases, 503 deaths Czech Republic - 8,078 cases, 273 deaths Norway - 8,070 cases, 218 deaths Panama - 8,070 cases, 231 deaths Kuwait - 7,208 cases, 47 deaths Australia - 6,927 cases, 97 deaths Malaysia - 6,535 cases, 107 deaths Finland - 5,738 cases, 260 deaths Morocco - 5,711 cases, 186 deaths Argentina - 5,611 cases, 293 deaths Algeria - 5,369 cases, 488 deaths Kazakhstan - 4,922 cases, 31 deaths Moldova - 4,728 cases, 150 deaths Bahrain - 4,444 cases, 8 deaths Ghana - 4,012 cases, 18 deaths Nigeria - 3,912 cases, 117 deaths Luxembourg - 3,871 cases, 109 deaths Afghanistan - 3,778 cases, 109 deaths Hungary - 3,213 cases, 405 deaths Armenia - 3,175 cases, 44 deaths Oman - 3,112 cases, 16 deaths Thailand - 3,004 cases, 56 deaths Greece - 2,691 cases, 150 deaths Iraq - 2,603 cases, 104 deaths Uzbekistan - 2,336 cases, 10 deaths Azerbaijan - 2,279 cases, 28 deaths Cameroon - 2,267 cases, 108 deaths Bolivia - 2,266 cases, 106 deaths Croatia - 2,161 cases, 86 deaths Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2,070 cases, 98 deaths Guinea - 2,009 cases, 11 deaths Bulgaria - 1,911 cases, 88 deaths Iceland - 1,801 cases, 10 deaths Honduras - 1,771 cases, 107 deaths Cuba - 1,741 cases, 74 deaths Estonia - 1,733 cases, 60 deaths Ivory Coast - 1,602 cases, 20 deaths North Macedonia - 1,586 cases, 90 deaths Senegal - 1,551 cases, 13 deaths New Zealand - 1,492 cases, 21 deaths Slovakia - 1,445 cases, 26 deaths Slovenia - 1,450 cases, 100 deaths Lithuania - 1,444 cases, 49 deaths Djibouti - 1,135 cases, 3 deaths Sudan - 1,111 cases, 59 deaths Tunisia - 1,030 cases, 45 deaths Democratic Republic of the Congo - 937 cases, 39 deaths Kyrgyzstan - 931 cases, 12 deaths Latvia - 930 cases, 18 deaths Somalia - 928 cases, 44 deaths Guatemala - 900 cases, 24 deaths Cyprus - 891 cases, 15 deaths Kosovo - 861 cases, 27 deaths Albania - 850 cases, 31 deaths Sri Lanka - 835 cases, 9 deaths Lebanon - 796 cases, 26 deaths Niger - 795 cases, 44 deaths El Salvador - 784 cases, 16 deaths Costa Rica - 773 cases, 6 deaths Andorra - 752 cases, 47 deaths Burkina Faso - 744 cases, 48 deaths Maldives - 744 cases, 3 deaths Uruguay - 694 cases, 18 deaths Mali - 668 cases, 35 deaths Georgia - 626 cases, 10 deaths San Marino - 623 cases, 41 deaths Kenya - 621 cases, 29 deaths Gabon - 620 cases, 8 deaths Guinea-Bissau - 594 cases, 2 deaths Paraguay - 563 cases, 10 deaths Tajikistan - 522 cases, 12 deaths Tanzania - 509 cases, 21 deaths Jordan - 508 cases, 9 deaths Jamaica - 490 cases, 9 deaths Malta - 489 cases, 5 deaths Taiwan - 440 cases, 6 deaths Equatorial Guinea - 439 cases, 4 deaths Venezuela - 388 cases, 10 deaths Occupied Palestinian territories - 375 cases, 2 deaths Mauritius - 332 cases, 10 deaths Montenegro - 324 cases, 8 deaths Vietnam - 288 cases Republic of the Congo - 274 cases, 10 deaths Rwanda - 273 cases Chad - 260 cases, 28 deaths Sierra Leone - 257 cases, 17 deaths Benin - 242 cases, 2 deaths Cape Verde - 230 cases, 2 deaths Sao Tome and Principe - 208 cases, 5 deaths Liberia - 199 cases, 20 deaths Ethiopia - 194 cases, 4 deaths Madagascar - 193 cases Myanmar - 177 cases, 6 deaths Zambia - 167 cases, 4 deaths Eswatini - 159 cases, 2 deaths Haiti - 146 cases, 12 deaths Togo - 145 cases, 10 deaths Central African Republic - 143 cases Brunei - 141 cases, 1 death Cambodia - 122 cases South Sudan - 90 cases Trinidad and Tobago - 116 cases, 8 deaths Uganda - 114 cases Nepal - 109 cases Monaco - 95 cases, 4 deaths Guyana - 94 cases, 10 deaths Bahamas - 92 cases, 11 deaths Barbados - 83 cases, 7 deaths Liechtenstein - 82 cases, 1 death Mozambique - 82 cases Libya - 64 cases, 3 deaths Syria - 47 cases, 3 deaths Angola - 43 cases, 2 deaths Malawi - 43 cases, 3 deaths Mongolia - 42 cases Eritrea - 39 cases Yemen - 34 cases, 7 deaths Zimbabwe - 34 cases, 4 deaths Antigua and Barbuda - 25 cases, 3 deaths East Timor - 24 cases Botswana - 23 cases, 1 death Grenada - 21 cases Gambia - 20 cases, 1 death Laos - 19 cases Belize - 18 cases, 2 deaths Fiji - 18 cases Saint Lucia - 18 cases Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - 17 cases Dominica - 16 cases Namibia - 16 cases Nicaragua - 16 cases, 5 deaths Burundi - 15 cases, 1 death Saint Kitts and Nevis - 15 cases Vatican - 12 cases Seychelles - 11 cases Suriname - 10 cases, 1 death Comoros - 8 case, 1 death Mauritania - 8 cases, 1 death Papua New Guinea - 8 cases Bhutan - 7 cases Western Sahara - 6 cases RE: Coronavirus: Nurses step over dead bodies piled up on hospital floor - Edoman - 05-09-2020 Pharmacist dies after drinking chemical concoction he developed to treat Coronavirus An Indian pharmacist was confirmed dead on Saturday May 9, after he drank a chemical concoction he developed in a bid to treat Coronavirus. 47-year-old K. Sivanesan who worked with Chennai-based Sujatha Biotech, an Ayurvedic and herbal products company which was founded 30 years ago, died on the spot while his colleague, a managing director of the company who is an ophthamologist by qualification, was hospitalised after he fainted soon after he ingested the chemical component. The two men reportedly ingested the chemical mixture of nitric oxide and sodium nitrate at a home in southern Chennai city. Deputy Commissioner of Police,Ashok Kumar said; Quote:“Our investigation revealed that Sivanesan died after drinking the preparation he claimed would help COVID-19 patients. His managing director fainted after tasting it initially. Further investigation is on.” N.S.Vasan, designer-cum-media manager of the company said; Quote:“Due to the lockdown, Sivanesan stayed in the city and one day told us he heard of some medicine from U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent speech for curing Coronavirus. India currently has nearly 60,000 confirmed cases of Coronavirus. There are no approved medicines or vaccines for treating COVID-19, triggering a global race for a new drug for the disease that has killed 277,946 worldwide. RE: Coronavirus: Nurses step over dead bodies piled up on hospital floor - Edoman - 05-09-2020 South Korea shuts down 2,100 nightclubs and bars as new Coronavirus spike is blamed on clubbers who went out after lockdown eased South Korea has shut down more than 2,100 nightclubs including hostess bars and discos after dozens of coronavirus infections were linked to club goers who went out last weekend as the country relaxed lockdown rules. The action was carried out on Saturday after South Korea's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 18 new cases were reported 24 hours to midnight Friday. One of the patients was a 29-year-old man who visited three clubs in Seoul's Itaewon district last Saturday before testing positive days later. Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon said 16 more cases were confirmed in Seoul alone in the following hours. He said this brought the total number of infections linked to club-goers to 40 - 27 in Seoul, 12 in neighbouring Incheon and Gyeonggi, and one in the southern port city of Busan. Park said health workers have been attempting to contact some 1,940 people who were listed as visitors to the three Itaewon clubs and other venues nearby, but they have so far been able to reach only 637 of them. South Korea has confirmed at least 10,840 cases of the Coronavirus, including 256 deaths. RE: Coronavirus: Nurses step over dead bodies piled up on hospital floor - Edoman - 05-10-2020 Fire breaks out at coronavirus hospital May 10, 2020 Fire on Saturday gutted a Moscow hospital treating patients infected with coronavirus, killing one. According to Daily Mail, hospital officials said the inferno started from a patient’s room, adding that the fire has since been put out. Sergei Sobyanin, the Mayor of Moscow, who confirmed the development on Twitter, said that all patients had been evacuated and would be transferred to other hospitals. “The causes of this incident will be thoroughly investigated,’’ Sobyanin added. COVID-19 has so far infected nearly 200,000 people and caused more than 1,800 deaths in Russia. More than half of the country’s cases and deaths have been recorded in Moscow, a sprawling city of 12.7 million. RE: Coronavirus: Nurses step over dead bodies piled up on hospital floor - Edoman - 05-10-2020 You could just see the rubbish and there was faeces and people lying everywhere" Caucasian father treated for Coronavirus in Burkina Faso narrates his ordeal An Australian father has narrated his experience at a West African hospital after he was diagnosed with Coronavirus and says he feels lucky to be alive. Gareth Jones had flown to Burkina Faso for work at the Bissa Gold Mine but started showing symptoms of the deadly disease shortly after arriving. Mr Jones told Nine News the fever was the first thing to strike him down followed by uncontrollable coughing. He was rushed to a local hospital where his condition continued to worsen. Doctors decided Mr Jones would be transported two hours across rough terrain to a larger hospital in Ouagadougou for treatment. But Mr Jones said the conditions in the hospital left him fearing for his life. "You could just see the rubbish and there was faeces and people lying everywhere, it was pretty confronting," Mr Jones said. He said that for six hours he was left alone on his hospital bed struggling to breath after his oxygen ran out. "I thought I was going to die, I thought this is it, but I didn’t even have the energy, I couldn’t talk without coughing," he said. Mr Jones was told a number of times that a mercy flight had been scheduled for him but it was repeatedly cancelled. In the course of 10 days he lost so much weight -16 kilograms. His mother back in Australia was finally able to organise a flight for him to Switzerland and he was flown out of Burkina Faso a short time later. Mr Jones said the moment he was able to hug his daughters again was "special" and he was happy and relieved to be home and recovered. RE: Coronavirus: Nurses step over dead bodies piled up on hospital floor - Edoman - 05-10-2020 10th May, 2020 NEWS /HEALTH Coronavirus: Which countries have confirmed cases? More than 4 million infections confirmed in at least 187 countries and territories, including at least 279,000 deaths. New cases of the novel coronavirus that emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late December are being reported daily around the world. At least 279,000 people have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, while about 4 million infections have been confirmed in at least 187 countries and territories. More than 1.3 million people have recovered to date. More:
Here are the countries that have so far confirmed coronavirus cases: United States - 1,309,541 cases, 78,794 deaths Spain - 223,578 cases, 26,478 deaths Italy - 218,268 cases, 30,395 deaths United Kingdom - 216,525 cases, 31,662 deaths Russia - 198,676 cases, 1,827 deaths France - 176,782 cases, 26,313 deaths Germany - 171,324 cases, 7,549 deaths Brazil - 156,061 cases, 10,656 deaths Turkey - 137,115 cases, 3,739 deaths Iran - 106,220 cases, 6,589 deaths China - 83,990 cases, 4,637 deaths Canada - 68,918 cases, 4,823 deaths Peru - 65,015 cases, 1,814 deaths India - 62,939 cases, 2,109 deaths Belgium - 52,596 cases, 8,581 deaths Netherlands - 42,581 cases, 5,441 deaths Saudi Arabia - 37,136 cases, 239 deaths Mexico - 33,460 cases, 3,353 deaths Switzerland - 30,251 cases, 1,830 deaths Pakistan - 29,465 cases, 639 deaths; Ecuador - 29,071 cases, 1,717 deaths Portugal - 27,406 cases, 1,126 deaths Chile - 27,219 cases, 304 deaths Sweden - 25,921 cases, 3,220 deaths Ireland - 22,760 cases, 1,446 deaths Singapore - 22,460 cases, 20 deaths Belarus - 22,052 cases, 126 deaths Qatar - 21,331 cases, 13 deaths United Arab Emirates - 17,417 cases, 185 deaths Israel - 16,454 cases, 247 deaths Austria - 15,833 cases, 615 deaths Japan - 15,663 cases, 607 deaths Poland - 15,651 cases, 785 deaths Romania - 15,131 cases, 939 deaths Ukraine - 14,710 cases, 376 deaths Bangladesh - 13,770 cases, 214 deaths Indonesia - 13,645 cases, 959 deaths South Korea - 10,874 cases, 256 deaths Philippines - 10,610 cases, 704 deaths Denmark - 10,517 cases, 526 deaths Colombia - 10,495 cases, 445 deaths Serbia - 10,032 cases, 215 deaths Dominican Republic - 9,882 cases, 385 deaths South Africa - 9,420 cases, 186 deaths Egypt - 8,964 cases, 514 deaths Panama - 8,282 cases, 237 deaths Norway - 8,099 cases, 219 deaths Czech Republic - 8,095 cases, 276 deaths Kuwait - 7,623 cases, 49 deaths Australia - 6,939 cases, 97 deaths Malaysia - 6,589 cases, 108 deaths Morocco - 5,910 cases, 186 deaths Finland - 5,880 cases, 265 deaths Argentina - 5,776 cases, 300 deaths Algeria - 5,558 cases, 494 deaths Kazakhstan - 4,975 cases, 31 deaths Moldova - 4,867 cases, 161 deaths Bahrain - 4,774 cases, 8 deaths Ghana - 4,263 cases, 22 deaths Nigeria - 4,151 cases, 128 deaths Afghanistan - 4,033 cases, 115 deaths Luxembourg - 3,877 cases, 101 deaths Hungary - 3,263 cases, 413 deaths Oman - 3,224 cases, 17 deaths Armenia - 3,313 cases, 45 deaths Thailand - 3,009 cases, 56 deaths Greece - 2,710 cases, 151 deaths Iraq - 2,679 cases, 107 deaths Bolivia - 2,437 cases, 114 deaths Azerbaijan - 2,422 cases, 31 deaths Uzbekistan - 2,387 cases, 10 deaths Cameroon - 2,274 cases, 108 deaths Croatia - 2,176 cases, 87 deaths Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2,090 cases, 102 deaths Guinea - 2,042 cases, 11 deaths Bulgaria - 1,955 cases, 90 deaths Honduras - 1,830 cases, 108 deaths Iceland - 1,801 cases, 10 deaths Cuba - 1,754 cases, 74 deaths Estonia - 1,733 cases, 60 deaths Ivory Coast - 1,667 cases, 21 deaths Senegal - 1,634 cases, 17 deaths North Macedonia - 1,622 cases, 91 deaths New Zealand - 1,494 cases, 21 deaths Slovakia - 1,455 cases, 26 deaths Slovenia - 1,454 cases, 101 deaths Lithuania - 1,444 cases, 49 deaths Djibouti - 1,189 cases, 3 deaths Sudan - 1,164 cases, 64 deaths Tunisia - 1,032 cases, 45 deaths Kyrgyzstan - 1,002 cases, 12 deaths Somalia - 997 cases, 48 deaths Guatemala - 967 cases, 24 deaths Democratic Republic of the Congo - 937 cases, 39 deaths Latvia - 939 cases, 18 deaths Cyprus - 892 cases, 15 deaths El Salvador - 889 cases, 17 deaths Kosovo - 862 cases, 28 deaths Albania - 856 cases, 31 deaths Sri Lanka - 847 cases, 9 deaths Niger - 815 cases, 45 deaths Lebanon - 809 cases, 26 deaths Maldives - 790 cases, 3 deaths Costa Rica - 780 cases, 6 deaths Andorra - 754 cases, 48 deaths Burkina Faso - 748 cases, 48 deaths Uruguay - 702 cases, 18 deaths Mali - 692 cases, 37 deaths Paraguay - 689 cases, 10 deaths Gabon - 661 cases, 8 deaths Kenya - 649 cases, 30 deaths Guinea-Bissau - 641 cases, 3 deaths San Marino - 637 cases, 41 deaths Georgia - 626 cases, 10 deaths Tajikistan - 612 cases, 20 deaths Jordan - 522 cases, 9 deaths Tanzania - 509 cases, 21 deaths Jamaica - 498 cases, 9 deaths Malta - 490 cases, 5 deaths Taiwan - 440 cases, 6 deaths Equatorial Guinea - 439 cases, 4 deaths Venezuela - 402 cases, 10 deaths Occupied Palestinian territories - 375 cases, 2 deaths Mauritius - 332 cases, 10 deaths Montenegro - 324 cases, 8 deaths Chad - 322 cases, 31 deaths Sierra Leone - 291 cases, 18 deaths Vietnam - 288 cases Benin - 284 cases, 2 deaths Rwanda - 280 cases Republic of the Congo - 274 cases, 10 deaths Zambia - 252 cases, 7 deaths Cape Verde - 236 cases, 2 deaths Ethiopia - 210 cases, 5 deaths Sao Tome and Principe - 208 cases, 5 deaths Liberia - 199 cases, 20 deaths Madagascar - 193 cases Myanmar - 178 cases, 6 deaths Eswatini - 163 cases, 2 deaths Togo - 153 cases, 10 deaths Haiti - 151 cases, 12 deaths Central African Republic - 143 cases Brunei - 141 cases, 1 death Cambodia - 122 cases South Sudan - 120 cases Trinidad and Tobago - 116 cases, 8 deaths Uganda - 116 cases Nepal - 110 cases Guyana - 97 cases, 10 deaths Monaco - 96 cases, 4 deaths Bahamas - 92 cases, 11 deaths Mozambique - 87 cases Barbados - 84 cases, 7 deaths Liechtenstein - 82 cases, 1 death Libya - 64 cases, 3 deaths Malawi - 56 cases, 3 deaths Syria - 47 cases, 3 deaths Angola - 43 cases, 2 deaths Mongolia - 42 cases Eritrea - 39 cases Zimbabwe - 36 cases, 4 deaths Yemen - 34 cases, 7 deaths Antigua and Barbuda - 25 cases, 3 deaths East Timor - 24 cases Botswana - 23 cases, 1 death Grenada - 21 cases Gambia - 20 cases, 1 death Laos - 19 cases Belize - 18 cases, 2 deaths Fiji - 18 cases Saint Lucia - 18 cases Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - 17 cases Dominica - 16 cases Namibia - 16 cases Nicaragua - 16 cases, 5 deaths Burundi - 15 cases, 1 death Saint Kitts and Nevis - 15 cases Vatican - 12 cases Comoros - 11 case, 1 death Seychelles - 11 cases Suriname - 10 cases, 1 death Mauritania - 8 cases, 1 death Papua New Guinea - 8 cases Bhutan - 7 cases Western Sahara - 6 cases RE: Coronavirus: Nurses step over dead bodies piled up on hospital floor - Edoman - 05-11-2020 Covid-19: UK Government extends lockdown by three more weeks The United Kingdom will be extending the Coronavirus lockdown by three more weeks, Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has announced. The U.K. has the second-highest confirmed coronavirus death toll in the world and the highest in Europe. The country has reported more than 220,000 recorded cases and 31,000 deaths from the virus as of Sunday, May 10, according to John Hopkins Univeristy. Making the announcement on Sunday, Boris said 'now isn't the time to lift the lockdown' as he unveiled cautious plans to lift restrictions imposed seven weeks ago. "This is not the time simply to end the lockdown this week," he said in a televised address Johnson, who recently recovered from Coronavirus, said there would be some easing of restrictions from Wednesday, allowing "unlimited exercise", sport and sunbathing, but only within households. He added that some primary school children could return and shops re-open from June 1. He labelled this first easing of lockdown as Step 1. "In step two, at the earliest by June 1, after half-term, we believe we may be in a position to begin the phased reopening of shops and to get primary pupils back into school, in stages, beginning with reception (age four to five), year one (age five to six) and year six (10-11)," Johnson daid. In step three, "at the earliest by July... we will hope to reopen at least some of the hospitality industry and other public places, provided they are safe and enforce social distancing", he added. Johnson said some public places could re-open from July 1 but warned immigrants and visitors travelling to Britain would face quarantine measures. He noted that transitioning to each stage is "conditional" and depends on "all of us, the entire country, to follow the advice, to observe social distancing, and to keep that [rate of infection] down." The UK has passed it's peak death rate but Johnson indicated restrictions could be reimposed, including locally, if there is a surge in cases. ''It would be madness to waste the sacrifices the public had made since the lockdown.'' "We have been through the initial peak but it is coming down the mountain that is often more dangerous," he added. RE: Coronavirus: Nurses step over dead bodies piled up on hospital floor - Edoman - 05-12-2020 Five COVID-19 patients killed in Russia hospital fire Five coronavirus patients in an intensive care unit were killed after a fire broke out at a hospital in Vyborg district of St. Petersburg, Russia on Tuesday. The fire reportedly broke out from a short-circuit in a ventilator and engulfed an area of 10 square meters, Russian news agencies reported. About 150 patients and staff were evacuated from the St. George City Hospital, the country's Ministry of Emergency Services said. But it's not clear how many people have been injured. Preliminary inquiries show that an electric equipment malfunction and short-circuit failure are among the factors behind the fire, according to emergency services On Monday, Russia became third country in the World with the most Coronavirus cases after reporting more than 11,600 new cases of COVID -19. In total, they now have more than 221,340 cases and 2,009 deaths. RE: Coronavirus: Nurses step over dead bodies piled up on hospital floor - Edoman - 05-12-2020 UK Coronavirus death toll ‘passes 40,000’ – by far the worst in Europe The number of Coronavirus deaths in the UK has now passed 40,000, making it by far the worst toll in Europe. The Office for National Statistics said on Tuesday that 35,044 deaths involving Covid-19 were registered in England and Wales up to 9 May. Figures from the National Records of Scotland showed 2,795 deaths involving Covid-19 had been registered in Scotland up to May 3, while in Northern Ireland, 516 deaths had been registered in the country up to May 6. A further 1,678 hospital patients in England who had tested positive for Covid-19 died between May 2 and May 10, according to figures published by NHS England – which, together with the total figure of 38,355 registered deaths, the total official UK death toll now stands at 40,011. The shocking new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have also revealed that almost 40% of deaths are in care homes. There were 8,312 coronavirus-related care home deaths registered up to May 1 in England and Wales, the ONS said. The figures cement the UK as the worst-affected country in Europe. Italy has recorded 30,739 deaths, Spain 26,744 and France 26,604, according to data collated by Johns Hopkins University (JHU). Germany has recorded 7,661 RE: Coronavirus: Nurses step over dead bodies piled up on hospital floor - Edoman - 05-12-2020 [b]Chinwe Chibuike Foundation Donates To Essential Workers, Homeless Persons In USA[/b] Chinwe Chibuike Foundation Makes Donations To Essential Workers And Homeless Persons In Massachusetts, USA. The recent survival stress created by the novel coronavirus pandemic outbreak is yet sinking several homes, families and individuals into hopelessness, thereby seeking assistance for shelter, food and security from government, as well as humanitarian agencies. The ongoing panic had necessitated a renowned Nigeria, but US based NGO, the Chinwe Chibuike Foundation to make donations on Tuesday 6th 2020 to essential workers frontlining the war against the covid19 and to homeless persons in Massachusetts, USA. The exercise in Massachusetts, USA was supported by the collaborative efforts of Resilient Roses Respite. The donation is an activity of GivingTuesdayNow and Cincodemayo, an emergency intervention project of Chinwe Chibuike Foundation and Resilient Roses Respite. According to the Project Director of Chinwe Chibuike Foundation, she noted that the exercise had coincided with intentional programs to holistically provide succor and interventions to contain the crisis created by the Covid19 outbreak, which has affected a reasonable figure of the world's population, especially in Massachusetts USA, with about 76,743 confirmed infected cases, with about 4,840 deaths. She further noted that the duo organizations will continue to engage subsequent giveaway of more food items and relief materials to keep them safe and healthy amidst the stay at home and lockdown policies. Beneficiaries of the giveaway also expressed appreciation for the efforts made by Chinwe Chibuike Foundation and her partners, Resilient Respite. Chinwe Chibuike Foundation has continue to participate in interventional em toergency support programs across the globe, especially in the US and Africa- Nigeria. Her agency has remained focused in salvage programs to emancipate the downtrodden from the hardship they are already faced-with. https://www.statepress.ng/2020/05/chinwe-chibuike-foundation-partner-make.html?m=1 RE: Coronavirus: Nurses step over dead bodies piled up on hospital floor - Edoman - 05-13-2020 US Democrats unveil new $3 trillion Coronavirus relief proposal that'll pay $1,200 to every American US House Democrats led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday unveiled a new Coronavirus stimulus bill proposal estimated to cost $3 trillion, that if signed into law by Donald Trump will be the largest economic bailout package agreed by any government worldwide to deal with the Coronavirus pandemic. The package was agreed by the Democrats without input from Republicans, or the White House and from the $3 trillion package, about $1 trillion would go to state, local and tribal governments. $1,200 will be paid to individuals while a maximum of $6,000 will be paid per household. $600 will be given as extra in weekly unemployment insurance while student loan payments will be paused through September, creating a new $175 billion benefit that would subsidize rent and mortgage payments for Americans. Pelosi named the proposal, the Heroes ACT, while announcing the historic package in a televised address from the Capitol Tuesday. If the bill is passed into law it'll surpass the $2 trillion Coronavirus stimulus package agreed bipartisanly and signed by Trump in March. "We face the biggest catastrophe in our nation's history," Pelosi said. “This is a moment when many millions of our fellow Americans are in deep suffering," Pelosi said. "We must have empathy for our heroes." Pelosi continued: "We must also empathize with the pain of families who do not know where their next meals are coming from and how to pay next month's rent." Republicans aren't in support of the bill and it is not clear if the White House will support the bill. House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., blasted Pelosi for drafting a "liberal wish list" while Congress is still on recess. "Now she wants to write a $3 trillion bill, with no one able to see, no accountability, and no input," McCarthy told Fox News on Monday. "I mean, this is not how democracy works. This is a real concern to all of us this won't ever become law, but it'll be the wishlist of the liberals, to try to change election law, fund Planned Parenthood, and make sure sanctuary cities get the chunk of the money.” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., reacting to the proposed bill said; “I don’t think we have yet felt the urgency of acting immediately, but that time could develop, but I don't think it has yet,” Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, more than 80,000 deaths have been recorded in America while 33 million Americans have lost their jobs and filed for unemployment. RE: Coronavirus: Nurses step over dead bodies piled up on hospital floor - Edoman - 05-13-2020 New York now has 100 children suffering from deadly Coronavirus-related ‘Kawasaki disease’ that inflames blood vessels in kids (photos) About 100 children are now suffering from a potentially deadly inflammation of the blood vessels believed to be related to the Coronavirus disease, New York state Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced. According to Cuomo, three children a five year-old boy, a seven year-old boy and 18 year-old girl, died after battling symptoms similar to those caused by Kawasaki disease. Kawasaki disease, a rare illness with just 20,000 cases recorded annually in the US, can be managed with medications like aspirin and medical professionals believe the disease is linked to Coronavirus. It’s too early to tell how big a concern the disease might become, but the illness came up during a Senate hearing Tuesday when Dr. Anthony Fauci of the White House coronavirus task force warned against rushing to reopen schools in the fall. He referenced “children presenting with COVID-19 who actually have a very strange inflammatory syndrome, very similar to Kawasaki syndrome. “I think we better be careful if we are not cavalier in thinking that children are completely immune to the deleterious effects (of the virus).’’ Fauci said Of the 100 children diagnosed, 52 live in New York City, with 10 further suspected cases awaiting results. Out of the 62 possible or confirmed cases, 25 youngsters have tested positive for Covid-19. while another 22 had antibodies for Covid-19, indicting that they’ve previously had coronavirus and cleared it from their bodies. Governor Andrew Cuomo discussing the new infections, said: ‘We have about 100 cases of an inflammatory disease in young children that seems to be created by the Covid virus. this is something that’s just starting…the symptoms of the children are analyzed to the Kawasaki disease or toxic shock syndrome. ‘It’s an inflammation of the blood vessels and can affect the heart..if we have this issue in New York we probably have it in other states. These children don’t present the usual Covid symptoms, they’re not respiratory symptoms.’ RE: Coronavirus: Nurses step over dead bodies piled up on hospital floor - Edoman - 05-14-2020 13th May, 2020 NEWS /HEALTH Coronavirus: Which countries have confirmed cases? More than 4.2 million infections confirmed in at least 187 countries and territories, including at least 291,000 deaths. New cases of the novel coronavirus that emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late December are being reported daily around the world. More than 291,000 people have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, while 4.2 million infections have been confirmed in at least 187 countries and territories. More than 1.5 million people have recovered to date. More:
Here are the countries that have so far confirmed coronavirus cases: United States - 1,381,696 cases, 83,648 deaths Russia - 242,271 cases, 2,212 deaths Spain - 228,030 cases, 26,920 deaths United Kingdom - 230,984 cases, 33,263 deaths Italy - 221,216 cases, 30,911 deaths France - 178,349 cases, 26,994 deaths Brazil - 179,457 cases, 12,531 deaths Germany - 173,546 cases, 7,780 deaths Turkey - 141,475 cases, 3,952 deaths Iran - 112,725 cases, 6,783 deaths China - 84,021 cases, 4,637 deaths India - 77,729 cases, 2,535 deaths Canada - 72,448 cases, 5,303 deaths Peru - 72,059 cases, 2,057 deaths Belgium - 53,981 cases, 8,843 deaths Netherlands - 43,410 cases, 5,581 deaths Saudi Arabia - 44,830 cases, 273 deaths Mexico - 38,324 cases, 3,926 deaths Pakistan - 34,336 cases, 737 deaths Chile - 34,381 cases, 346 deaths Ecuador - 30,149 cases, 2,327 deaths Switzerland - 30,413 cases, 1,867 deaths Portugal - 28,132 cases, 1,175 deaths Sweden - 27,909 cases, 3,460 deaths Qatar - 25,539 cases, 14 deaths Belarus - 25,825 cases, 146 deaths Singapore - 25,346 cases, 21 deaths Ireland - 23,242 cases, 1,488 deaths United Arab Emirates - 19,661 cases, 203 deaths Poland - 17,204 cases, 861 deaths Bangladesh - 17,822 cases, 269 deaths Israel - 16,539 cases, 262 deaths Ukraine - 16,425 cases, 439 deaths Japan - 15,968 cases, 657 deaths Austria - 15,997 cases, 624 deaths Romania - 16,002 cases, 1,016 deaths Indonesia - 15,438 cases, 1,028 deaths Colombia - 12,272 cases, 493 deaths Philippines - 11,618 cases, 772 deaths South Africa - 11,350 cases, 206 deaths South Korea - 10,962 cases, 259 deaths Dominican Republic - 11,196 cases, 409 deaths Denmark - 10,865 cases, 533 deaths Kuwait - 11,028 cases, 82 deaths Serbia - 10,243 cases, 220 deaths Egypt - 10,431 cases, 556 deaths Panama - 8,783 cases, 252 deaths Czech Republic - 8,240 cases, 288 deaths Norway - 8,168 cases, 229 deaths Australia - 6,975 cases, 98 deaths Malaysia - 6,779 cases, 111 deaths Argentina - 6,779 cases, 321 deaths Morocco - 6,512 cases, 188 deaths Algeria - 6,253 cases, 522 deaths Finland - 6,054 cases, 284 deaths Bahrain - 5,816 cases, 10 deaths Kazakhstan - 5,417 cases, 32 deaths Moldova - 5,406 cases, 185 deaths Ghana - 5,408 cases, 24 deaths Afghanistan - 5,226 cases, 132 deaths Nigeria - 4,787 cases, 158 deaths Luxembourg - 3,904 cases, 103 deaths Oman - 4,019 cases, 17 deaths Armenia - 3,718 cases, 48 deaths Hungary - 3,341 cases, 430 deaths Thailand - 3,017 cases, 56 deaths Bolivia - 2,964 cases, 128 deaths Iraq - 3,032 cases, 115 deaths Greece - 2,760 cases, 155 deaths Azerbaijan - 2,758 cases, 35 deaths Cameroon - 2,689 cases, 125 deaths Uzbekistan - 2,568 cases, 11 deaths Guinea - 2,374 cases, 14 deaths Croatia - 2,213 cases, 94 deaths Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2,181 cases, 120 deaths Honduras - 2,080 cases, 121 deaths Bulgaria - 2,069 cases, 96 deaths Senegal - 2,105 cases, 21 deaths Ivory Coast - 1,857 cases, 21 deaths Cuba - 1,804 cases, 79 deaths Iceland - 1,802 cases, 10 deaths Estonia - 1,751 cases, 61 deaths North Macedonia - 1,694 cases, 95 deaths Sudan - 1,661 cases, 80 deaths New Zealand - 1,497 cases, 21 deaths Lithuania - 1,505 cases, 54 deaths Slovakia - 1,469 cases, 27 deaths Slovenia - 1,463 cases, 103 deaths Djibouti - 1,268 cases, 3 deaths Guatemala - 1,199 cases, 27 deaths Somalia - 1,170 cases, 52 deaths Democratic Republic of the Congo - 1,169 cases, 50 deaths Kyrgyzstan - 1,044 cases, 12 deaths Tunisia - 1,032 cases, 45 deaths El Salvador - 1,037 cases, 20 deaths Latvia - 951 cases, 19 deaths Kosovo - 919 cases, 29 deaths Maldives - 955 cases, 3 deaths Cyprus - 905 cases, 17 deaths Sri Lanka - 893 cases, 9 deaths Albania - 880 cases, 31 deaths Lebanon - 878 cases, 26 deaths Niger - 854 cases, 47 deaths Guinea-Bissau - 820 cases, 3 deaths Costa Rica - 815 cases, 7 deaths Gabon - 863 cases, 9 deaths Burkina Faso - 766 cases, 51 deaths Andorra - 760 cases, 49 deaths Paraguay - 740 cases, 11 deaths Mali - 758 cases, 44 deaths Tajikistan - 801 cases, 23 deaths Uruguay - 717 cases, 19 deaths Kenya - 737 cases, 40 deaths Georgia - 642 cases, 11 deaths San Marino - 643 cases, 41 deaths Jordan - 582 cases, 9 deaths Tanzania - 509 cases, 21 deaths Jamaica - 507 cases, 9 deaths Malta - 506 cases, 5 deaths Zambia - 446 cases, 7 deaths Taiwan - 440 cases, 7 deaths Equatorial Guinea - 522 cases, 6 deaths Venezuela - 423 cases, 10 deaths Occupied Palestinian territories - 375 cases, 2 deaths Chad - 372 cases, 42 deaths Sierra Leone - 387 cases, 26 deaths Republic of the Congo - 333 cases, 11 deaths Mauritius - 332 cases, 10 deaths Benin - 327 cases, 2 deaths Montenegro - 324 cases, 9 deaths Vietnam - 288 cases Rwanda - 287 cases Cape Verde - 289 cases, 2 deaths Ethiopia - 263 cases, 5 deaths Haiti - 219 cases, 18 deaths Nepal - 243 cases Liberia - 213 cases, 20 deaths Sao Tome and Principe - 220 cases, 6 deaths Togo - 199 cases, 11 deaths South Sudan - 194 cases Madagascar - 212 cases Eswatini - 187 cases, 2 deaths Myanmar - 181 cases, 6 deaths Central African Republic - 143 cases Brunei - 141 cases, 1 death Cambodia - 122 cases Uganda - 126 cases Trinidad and Tobago - 116 cases, 8 deaths Guyana - 113 cases, 10 deaths Mozambique - 104 cases Monaco - 96 cases, 4 deaths Bahamas - 93 cases, 11 deaths Barbados - 85 cases, 7 deaths Liechtenstein - 82 cases, 1 death Yemen - 70 cases, 12 deaths Libya - 64 cases, 3 deaths Malawi - 63 cases, 3 deaths Syria - 48 cases, 3 deaths Angola - 45 cases, 2 deaths Mongolia - 42 cases Eritrea - 39 cases Zimbabwe - 37 cases, 4 deaths Antigua and Barbuda - 25 cases, 3 deaths Nicaragua - 25 cases, 8 deaths Botswana - 24 cases, 1 death East Timor - 24 cases Gambia - 23 cases, 1 death Grenada - 21 cases Laos - 19 cases Belize - 18 cases, 2 deaths Fiji - 18 cases Saint Lucia - 18 cases Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - 17 cases Dominica - 16 cases Namibia - 16 cases Burundi - 15 cases, 1 death Saint Kitts and Nevis - 15 cases Vatican - 12 cases Bhutan - 11 cases Comoros - 11 case, 1 death Seychelles - 11 cases Suriname - 10 cases, 1 death Mauritania - 9 cases, 1 death Papua New Guinea - 8 cases Western Sahara - 6 cases Lesotho - 1 RE: Coronavirus: Nurses step over dead bodies piled up on hospital floor - Edoman - 05-15-2020 COVID-19: Qatar makes face masks mandatory with violators to be fined up to $53,000 or jailed for three years Qatar's interior ministry announced on Thursday that wearing masks will be mandatory for everyone going outside starting on Sunday, and those who do not comply will be fined up to 200,000 riyals ($53,000). Violators could also be jailed up to three years, or fined, according to a statement on the ministry's Twitter account. The statement added that the only exception will be if the person is alone driving in a vehicle. At a meeting on Wednesday, cabinet mandated the wearing of face masks “upon leaving the house for any reason” except when “alone while driving a vehicle,” the Qatar News Agency reported. The decision on Wednesday is effective from Sunday “until further notice,” with penalties of up to three years in jail and fines of up to 200,000 riyals ($55,000), it added. Qatar, with a population of 2.75 million people, reported 1,733 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking their total to 28,272 with 14 deaths. RE: Coronavirus: Nurses step over dead bodies piled up on hospital floor - Edoman - 05-15-2020 Slovenia declares end of Coronavirus epidemic The Slovenian government has declared the end of the coronavirus pandemic, becoming the first country in Europe to do so after authorities confirmed less than seven new coronavirus cases each day for the past two weeks. People now arriving in Slovenia from other European Union states will no longer be obliged to go into quarantine for at least seven days as was the case from early April, the government said in a statement, but a quarantine of at least 14 days will remain in place for people from non-EU states, except for some exemptions including diplomats and people transporting cargo. As for foreign citizens who show signs of coronavirus infection, they will not be allowed to enter the country. Citizens will still have to follow basic rules to prevent a possible spread of infection, the government said without elaborating. They are also required to wear masks in indoor public spaces, stand at least 1.5 metres (5 feet) apart, and disinfect hands upon entering public spaces. "Slovenia has tamed the epidemic over the past two months... Today Slovenia has the best epidemiological picture in Europe," Prime Minister Janez Jansa told parliament in a remote session late Thursday. According to the prime minister, the end of epidemic means some measures, including financial aid to citizens and firms hit by the coronavirus, will expire at the end of May. The country of two million people, which borders Italy, Austria, Hungary, and Croatia, has so far reported 1,464 coronavirus cases and 103 deaths. with 267 recoveries. |