Coronavirus: Nurses step over dead bodies piled up on hospital floor

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George Floyd Buried In Houston (Photos) 


Source: https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/george-floyd-laid-to-rest-in-houston-idUSRTS3BZIV

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Indian holy man who claimed he could perform 'COVID exorcisms' by kissing people's hands, has died of Coronavirus after infecting 20 people









An Indian holy man who claimed he could perform COVID-19 exorcisms by kissing people's hands, has died from the disease after infecting 20 of his followers during the spiritual practice.
 
According to Times of India, the tantric man, from Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh, would kiss the hands of his devotees and then tell them it would make their problems go away.  He also claimed that his 'kiss-cure' worked on Coronavirus patients even after health authorities warned that the virus can spread through contagious droplets from the mouth or nose.
 
Health department officials said the man contracted coronavirus himself, testing positive for the killer disease on June 3 and dying just a day later. 
 
When officials began contact tracing, they took 40 swab samples to identify further cases. Surprisingly, twenty of the swabs returned a positive result, including from seven members of the man's family. 
 

 
Swab collector Ruchika Chouhan identified 29 more people involved in similar coronavirus 'exorcisms' and has since put them in quarantine. 
 
India has so far recorded 298,283 known cases of Coronavirus and 8,498 deaths. 
 

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13th June, 2020


NEWS /HEALTH
Coronavirus: Which countries have confirmed cases?
More than 7.5 million infections confirmed in 188 countries and territories, including at least 421,000 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 425,000 people have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, while more than 7.6 million infections have been confirmed in at least 188 countries and territories. More than 3.6 million people have recovered to date.

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Here are the countries that have so far confirmed coronavirus cases:
United States - 2,048,986 cases, 114,669 deaths  
Brazil - 828,810 cases, 41,828 deaths
Russia - 510,761 cases, 6,705 deaths
India - 308,916 cases, 8,884 deaths 
United Kingdom - 294,402 cases, 41,566 deaths
Spain - 243,209 cases, 27,136 deaths
Italy - 236,305 cases, 34,223 deaths
Peru - 214,788 cases, 6,088 deaths
France - 193,220 cases, 29,377 deaths
Germany - 187,226 cases, 8,778 deaths 
Iran - 182,525 cases, 8,659 deaths
Turkey - 175,218 cases, 4,778 deaths
Chile - 160,846 cases, 2,870 deaths
Mexico - 139,196 cases, 16,488 deaths
Pakistan - 132,405 cases, 2,551 deaths 
Saudi Arabia - 119,942 cases, 893 deaths 
Canada - 99,595 cases, 8125 deaths
China - 84,228 cases, 4,638 deaths


Bangladesh - 81,523 cases, 1,095 deaths 
Qatar - 76,588 cases, 70 deaths
South Africa - 61,927 cases, 1,354 deaths 
Belgium - 59,819 cases, 9,646 deaths
Belarus - 52,520 cases, 298 deaths
Sweden - 49,684 cases, 4,854 deaths
Netherlands - 48,668 cases, 6,072 deaths 
Ecuador - 45,778 cases, 3,828 deaths
Colombia - 45,344 cases, 1,562 deaths
United Arab Emirates - 41,499 cases, 287 deaths
Egypt - 41,303 cases, 1,422 deaths
Singapore - 39,850 cases, 25 deaths
Indonesia - 36,406 cases, 2,048 deaths 
Portugal - 36,180 cases, 1,506 deaths
Kuwait - 34,952 cases, 285 deaths
Ukraine - 31,168 cases, 890 deaths
Switzerland - 31,063 cases, 1,938 deaths
Argentina - 28,764 cases, 785 deaths
Poland - 28,577 cases, 1,237 deaths
Ireland - 25,250 cases, 1,705 deaths
Philippines - 24,787 cases, 1,074 deaths
Afghanistan - 24,102 cases, 451 deaths 
Dominican Republic - 22,008 cases, 568 deaths
Romania - 21,404 cases, 1,380 deaths
Oman - 21,071 cases, 99 deaths 
Panama - 19,211 cases, 421 deaths
Israel - 18,876 cases, 300 deaths
Iraq - 17,770 cases, 496 deaths 
Bahrain - 17,713 cases, 36 deaths
Japan - 17,250 cases, 926 deaths 
Austria - 17,064 cases, 677 deaths
Bolivia - 16,929 cases, 559 deaths
Armenia - 15,281 cases, 264 deaths
Nigeria - 15,181 cases, 399 deaths
Kazakhstan - 14,238 cases, 70 deaths
Denmark - 12,299 cases, 594 deaths
Serbia - 12,175 cases, 252 deaths 
South Korea - 12,051 cases, 277 deaths

 
Moldova - 11,093 cases, 395 deaths
Ghana - 10,856 cases, 48 deaths
Algeria - 10,698 cases, 751 deaths
Czech Republic - 9,938 cases, 329 deaths 
Azerbaijan - 9,218 cases, 113 deaths
Guatemala - 8,982 cases, 351 deaths
Cameroon - 8,681 cases, 212 deaths
Norway - 8,620 cases, 242 deaths


Morocco - 8,610 cases, 212 deaths 
Malaysia - 8,445 cases, 120 deaths
Honduras - 8,132 cases, 306 deaths 
Australia - 7,320 cases, 102 deaths
Finland - 7,087 cases, 325 deaths
Sudan - 6,879 cases, 433 deaths
Nepal - 5,335 cases, 18 deaths
Senegal - 4,996 cases, 60 deaths 
Tajikistan - 4,902 cases, 49 deaths 
Uzbekistan - 4,901 cases, 19 deaths
Democratic Republic of the Congo - 4,724 cases, 106 deaths
Ivory Coast - 4,684 cases, 45 deaths  
Djibouti - 4,441 cases, 38 deaths
Guinea - 4,426 cases, 24 deaths
Hungary - 4,064 cases, 559 deaths    
Luxembourg - 4,055 cases, 110 deaths
Haiti -  3,941 cases, 64 deaths
North Macedonia - 3,701 cases, 171 deaths
El Salvador - 3,603 cases, 72 deaths  
Gabon - 3,463 cases, 23 deaths
Kenya - 3,305 cases, 96 deaths 
Bulgaria - 3,191 cases, 172 deaths
Thailand - 3,134 cases, 58 deaths 
Greece - 3,108 cases, 183 deaths 
Ethiopia - 2,915 cases, 47 deaths    
Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2,893 cases, 163 deaths

Venezuela - 2,879 cases, 23 deaths 
Somalia - 2,513 cases, 85 deaths 
Croatia - 2,249 cases, 107 deaths 
Cuba - 2,233 cases, 84 deaths
Kyrgystan - 2,207 cases, 27 deaths
Central African Republic - 2,057 cases, 7 deaths
Maldives - 2,003 cases, 8 deaths
Estonia - 1,973 cases, 69 deaths  
Sri Lanka - 1,880 cases, 11 deaths
Iceland - 1,807 cases, 10 deaths
Lithuania - 1,763 cases, 75 deaths 
Mali - 1,752 cases, 101 deaths  
South Sudan - 1,670 cases, 24 deaths
Costa Rica - 1,612 cases, 12 deaths 
Mauritania - 1,572 cases, 81 deaths
Slovakia - 1,545 cases, 28 deaths
New Zealand - 1,504 cases, 22 deaths
Slovenia - 1,492 cases, 109 deaths
Albania - 1,464 cases, 36 deaths 
Nicaragua - 1,464 cases, 55 deaths
Guinea-Bissau - 1,460 cases, 15 deaths
Lebanon - 1,422 cases 31 deaths
Kosovo - 1,326 cases, 31 deaths   
Zambia - 1,321 cases, 10 deaths  
Equatorial Guinea - 1,306 cases, 12 deaths
Paraguay - 1,254 cases, 11 deaths
Madagascar - 1,252 cases, 10 deaths
Sierra Leone - 1,103 cases, 51 deaths
Latvia - 1,097 cases, 28 deaths
Tunisia - 1,093 cases, 49 deaths



 
Cyprus - 980 cases, 18 deaths  
Niger - 978 cases, 65 deaths
Jordan - 915 cases, 9 deaths
Burkina Faso - 892 cases, 53 deaths
Andorra - 853 cases, 51 deaths
Georgia - 851 cases, 13 deaths
Chad - 848 cases, 72 deaths 
Uruguay - 847 cases, 23 deaths
Republic of the Congo - 728 cases, 24 deaths   
Cape Verde - 697 cases, 6 deaths 
San Marino - 694 cases, 42 deaths
Uganda - 686 cases
Sao Tome and Principe - 650 cases, 12 deaths


Malta - 646 cases, 9 deaths
Yemen - 632 cases, 139 deaths
Jamaica - 614 cases, 10 deaths
Togo - 525 cases, 13 deaths 
Rwanda - 510 cases, 2 deaths
Mozambique - 553 cases, 2 deaths 
Tanzania - 509 cases, 21 deaths
Occupied Palestinian Territories - 489 cases, 3 deaths 
Malawi - 481 cases, 4 deaths
Eswatini - 472 cases, 3 deaths 
Taiwan - 443 cases, 7 deaths
Liberia - 421 cases, 32 deaths 
Benin - 412 cases, 6 deaths  
Libya - 409 cases, 6 deaths
Mauritius - 337 cases, 10 deaths
Vietnam - 333 cases
Zimbabwe - 332 cases, 4 deaths 
Montenegro - 324 cases, 9 deaths



 
Myanmar - 261 cases, 6 deaths 
Mongolia - 197 cases
Suriname - 168 cases, 2 deaths
Syria - 164 cases, 6 deaths    
Comoros - 162 cases, 2 deaths 
Guyana - 158 cases, 12 deaths
Brunei - 141 cases, 2 deaths
Cambodia - 126 cases
Angola - 118 cases, 5 deaths 
Trinidad and Tobago - 117 cases, 8 deaths
Bahamas - 103 cases, 11 deaths
Monaco - 99 cases, 4 deaths
Barbados - 96 cases, 7 deaths

Burundi - 85 cases, 1 death
Liechtenstein - 82 cases, 1 death
Bhutan - 62 cases
Botswana - 48 cases, 1 death
Eritrea - 41 cases
Namibia - 31 cases
The Gambia - 28 cases, 1 death
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - 27 cases
Antigua and Barbuda - 26 cases, 3 deaths
East Timor - 24 cases
Grenada - 23 cases
Belize - 20 cases, 2 deaths
Laos - 19 cases
Saint Lucia - 19 cases
Dominica - 18 cases
Fiji - 18 cases




 
Saint Kitts and Nevis - 15 cases
Vatican - 12 cases
Seychelles - 11 cases
Western Sahara - 9 cases, 1 death
Papua New Guinea - 8 cases
Lesotho - 4 cases

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Bodies are exhumed in Brazil to make way for more dead bodies as the country's Coronavirus death toll surpasses that of the UK making it the second highest in the world (photos)







Bodies are at the moment being exhumed in Brazil to make way for Coronavirus death victims as the country’s death toll reaches 41,828, surpassing that of the UK after reporting 909 deaths this weekend.
 
Sao Paulo, Brazil's most populated city, is now freeing up space at its city's graveyards by digging up the bodies of people buried at least 3 years ago and storing their bagged remains in large metal containers. 
 
According to the Sao Paolo government, in a statement released on Saturday, the dead bodies will be stored temporarily in 12 storage containers the city’s funeral service has purchased.
 

 
Brazil, now the hardest-hit Latin American nation with more than 828,000 confirmed virus cases, also has the second-highest death toll from COVID-19 behind the United States.
 
Speaking on the issue, Dr Michael Ryan, the World Health Organisation’s emergencies chief said: ‘Overall the health system is still coping in Brazil, although, having said that, with the sustained number of severe cases that remains to be seen, clearly the health system across the country needs significant support in order to sustain its effort in this regard. But the data we have at the moment supports a system under pressure, but a system still coping with the number of severe cases"
 


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[b]Dan Foster Dies Of COVID-19 Disease - Independent.ng

BREAKING: Dan Foster Allegedly Dies Of COVID-19[/b]

FEATURED

By Rotimi Agbana 3:17 pm , Wed, 17 June 20

LAGOS- Popular Nigerian-American broadcaster, Dan Foster has been reported dead.

The versatile radio veteran who was said to have died of the novel Covid-19 pandemic.

As at the time of this report, cause of his death is yet to be confirmed but reports gone viral claim he died of the deadly coronavirus.

https://www.independent.ng/dan-foster-allegedly-dies-of-covid-19/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

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We’re analysing new COVID-19 'miracle' drug, it's a welcome news - WHO







The United Nations Health Agency, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed the organization is analyzing dexamethasone, a steroid that scientists from the United Kingdom (UK) say can save the lives of critically ill COVID-19 patients.
 

 
Scientists from the University of Oxford, UK, announced on Tuesday that they had found dexamethasone cured patients critically ill with Coronavirus.

 
Reacting to the latest discovery, WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says an in-depth analysis of the drug will be carried out before issuing clinical guidance on how and when the drug should be used.
 
Dr Tedros in a statement on  Wednesday said; 
“This is a welcome news. I congratulate the Government of the United Kingdom, University of Oxford, the research groups, hospitals, patients and families who have collectively contributed to this lifesaving breakthrough.


“WHO looks forward to learning more about the dexamethasone study. This is the first treatment to be shown to reduce mortality in severely ill patients with COVID-19 requiring oxygen or ventilator support.


“There are many ongoing clinical trials for COVID-19, including the Solidarity Trial launched by WHO and partners. It is hoped that more treatments under clinical evaluation will result in improving patient outcomes and save lives.


“While we are searching for COVID-19 treatments, we must continue strong efforts to prevent as many infections as possible by finding, isolating, testing and caring for every case; and tracing and quarantining every contact.”

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17th June, 2020


NEWS /HEALTH
Coronavirus: Which countries have confirmed cases?
More than 8 million infections confirmed in 188 countries and territories, including at least 444,000 deaths.
5 hours ago




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 444,000 people have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, while more than 8.1 million infections have been confirmed in at least 188 countries and territories. More than 3.9 million people have recovered to date.

More:

Here are the countries that have so far confirmed coronavirus cases:
United States - 2,137,731 cases, 116,963 deaths  
Brazil - 923,189 cases, 45,241 deaths
Russia - 552,549 cases, 7,468 deaths
India - 354,065 cases, 11,903 deaths 
United Kingdom - 299,600 cases, 42,054 deaths
Spain - 244,328 cases, 27,136 deaths
Italy - 237,500 cases, 34,405 deaths
Peru - 237,156 cases, 7,056 deaths
France - 194,347 cases, 29,550 deaths
Iran - 192,439 cases, 9,065 deaths
Germany - 188,422 cases, 8,840 deaths 
Chile - 184,449 cases, 3,383 deaths
Turkey - 181,298 cases, 4,842 deaths
Mexico - 154,863 cases, 18,310 deaths
Pakistan - 154,760 cases, 2,975 deaths 
Saudi Arabia - 136,315 cases, 1,052 deaths 
Canada - 101,087 cases, 8,271 deaths
Bangladesh - 98,489 cases, 1,305 deaths 
China - 84,423 cases, 4,638 deaths


Qatar - 82,077 cases, 80 deaths
South Africa - 76,334 cases, 1,625 deaths 
Belgium - 60,155 cases, 9,663 deaths
Belarus - 55,369 cases, 318 deaths
Sweden - 53,323 cases, 4,939 deaths
Colombia - 53,211 cases, 1,808 deaths
Netherlands - 49,295 cases, 6,089 deaths 
Ecuador - 47,943 cases, 3,970 deaths
Egypt - 47,856 cases, 1,766 deaths
United Arab Emirates - 42,982 cases, 293 deaths
Indonesia - 41,431 cases, 2,276 deaths 
Singapore - 41,216 cases, 26 deaths
Portugal - 37,336 cases, 1,522 deaths
Kuwait - 36,958 cases, 303 deaths
Argentina - 34,159 cases, 878 deaths
Ukraine - 33,986 cases, 953 deaths
Switzerland - 31,154 cases, 1,954 deaths
Poland - 30,701 cases, 1,286 deaths
Philippines - 27,238 cases, 1,108 deaths
Afghanistan - 26,874 cases, 504 deaths
Oman - 26,079 cases, 116 deaths 
Ireland - 25,334 cases, 1,709 deaths
Dominican Republic - 23,686 cases, 615 deaths
Iraq - 22,700 cases, 712 deaths 
Romania - 22,415 cases, 1,437 deaths
Panama - 21,962 cases, 457 deaths
Bolivia - 19,883 cases, 659 deaths
Israel - 19,637 cases, 303 deaths
Bahrain - 19,553 cases, 47 deaths
Armenia - 18,033 cases, 302 deaths
Japan - 17,518 cases, 934 deaths 
Austria - 17,189 cases, 681 deaths
Nigeria - 17,148 cases, 455 deaths
Kazakhstan - 15,542 cases, 88 deaths
Denmark - 12,450 cases, 598 deaths
Serbia - 12,426 cases, 256 deaths
Moldova - 12,254 cases, 427 deaths
South Korea - 12,198 cases, 279 deaths

 
Ghana - 12,193 cases, 58 deaths
Algeria - 11,147 cases, 788 deaths
Guatemala - 10,706 cases, 418 deaths
Azerbaijan - 10,662 cases, 126 deaths
Czech Republic - 10,112 cases, 332 deaths 
Cameroon - 9,864 cases, 276 deaths
Honduras - 9,656 cases, 330 deaths 
Morocco - 8,985 cases, 212 deaths 
Norway - 8,660 cases, 242 deaths


Malaysia - 8,515 cases, 121 deaths
Sudan - 7,740 cases, 459 deaths
Australia - 7,370 cases, 102 deaths
Finland - 7,117 cases, 326 deaths
Nepal - 6,591 cases, 19 deaths
Ivory Coast - 5,679 cases, 46 deaths  
Uzbekistan - 5,561 cases, 19 deaths
Senegal - 5,247 cases, 70 deaths 
Tajikistan - 5,160 cases, 50 deaths 
Democratic Republic of the Congo - 5,100 cases, 115 deaths
Guinea - 4,639 cases, 26 deaths
Haiti -  4,547 cases, 80 deaths
Djibouti - 4,539 cases, 43 deaths
North Macedonia - 4,299 cases, 201 deaths
Gabon - 4,114 cases, 29 deaths
Hungary - 4,078 cases, 567 deaths    
Luxembourg - 4,075 cases, 110 deaths
El Salvador - 4,066 cases, 78 deaths  
Kenya - 3,860 cases, 105 deaths 
Ethiopia - 3,630 cases, 61 deaths  
Bulgaria - 3,453 cases, 181 deaths
Venezuela - 3,150 cases, 27 deaths
Greece - 3,148 cases, 185 deaths 
Thailand - 3,135 cases, 58 deaths 
Bosnia and Herzegovina - 3,085 cases, 168 deaths

Somalia - 2,658 cases, 88 deaths 
Kyrgystan - 2,562 cases, 30 deaths
Central African Republic - 2,410 cases, 14 deaths
Cuba - 2,273 cases, 84 deaths
Croatia - 2,255 cases, 107 deaths 
Maldives - 2,094 cases, 8 deaths
Mauritania - 2,057 cases, 93 deaths
Estonia - 1,977 cases, 69 deaths  
Sri Lanka - 1,915 cases, 11 deaths
Mali - 1,885 cases, 106 deaths
Nicaragua - 1,823 cases, 64 deaths
Iceland - 1,812 cases, 10 deaths
Costa Rica - 1,796 cases, 12 deaths 
Lithuania - 1,778 cases, 76 deaths 
South Sudan - 1,776 cases, 30 deaths
Albania - 1,722 cases, 38 deaths
Equatorial Guinea - 1,664 cases, 32 deaths
Slovakia - 1,561 cases, 28 deaths
New Zealand - 1,506 cases, 22 deaths
Slovenia - 1,503 cases, 109 deaths
Guinea-Bissau - 1,492 cases, 15 deaths
Kosovo - 1,486 cases, 33 deaths   
Lebanon - 1,473 cases 32 deaths
Zambia - 1,405 cases, 11 deaths
Madagascar - 1,317 cases, 12 deaths
Paraguay - 1,303 cases, 13 deaths
Sierra Leone - 1,225 cases, 51 deaths
Tunisia - 1,125 cases, 49 deaths
Latvia - 1,104 cases, 30 deaths



 
Niger - 1,016 cases, 66 deaths
Cyprus - 985 cases, 18 deaths  
Jordan - 981 cases, 9 deaths
Burkina Faso - 895 cases, 53 deaths
Georgia - 888 cases, 14 deaths
Yemen - 885 cases, 214 deaths
Republic of the Congo - 883 cases, 27 deaths 
Andorra - 854 cases, 52 deaths
Chad - 853 cases, 74 deaths 
Uruguay - 849 cases, 24 deaths
Cape Verde - 781 cases, 7 deaths 
Uganda - 732 cases
San Marino - 694 cases, 42 deaths
Sao Tome and Principe - 671 cases, 12 deaths


Malta - 656 cases, 9 deaths
Mozambique - 638 cases, 4 deaths
Rwanda - 636 cases, 2 deaths
Jamaica - 621 cases, 10 deaths
Benin - 572 cases, 9 deaths  
Malawi - 564 cases, 6 deaths
Togo - 537 cases, 13 deaths
Eswatini - 520 cases, 4 deaths
Occupied Palestinian Territories - 514 cases, 3 deaths 
Liberia - 509 cases, 33 deaths 
Tanzania - 509 cases, 21 deaths
Libya - 484 cases, 10 deaths
Taiwan - 445 cases, 7 deaths
Zimbabwe - 391 cases, 4 deaths 
Mauritius - 337 cases, 10 deaths
Vietnam - 335 cases
Montenegro - 326 cases, 9 deaths



 
Myanmar - 262 cases, 6 deaths 
Suriname - 236 cases, 6 deaths
Comoros - 197 cases, 3 deaths 
Mongolia - 197 cases
Syria - 177 cases, 6 deaths    
Guyana - 171 cases, 12 deaths
Angola - 148 cases, 6 deaths 
Brunei - 141 cases, 3 deaths
Cambodia - 128 cases
Trinidad and Tobago - 123 cases, 8 deaths
Eritrea - 121 cases
Bahamas - 104 cases, 11 deaths
Burundi - 104 cases, 1 death
Monaco - 99 cases, 4 deaths
Barbados - 97 cases, 7 deaths

Liechtenstein - 82 cases, 1 death
Bhutan - 67 cases
Botswana - 60 cases, 1 death
The Gambia - 34 cases, 1 death
Namibia - 34 cases
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - 29 cases
Antigua and Barbuda - 26 cases, 3 deaths
East Timor - 24 cases
Grenada - 23 cases
Belize - 22 cases, 2 deaths
Laos - 19 cases
Saint Lucia - 19 cases
Dominica - 18 cases
Fiji - 18 cases




 
Saint Kitts and Nevis - 15 cases
Vatican - 12 cases
Seychelles - 11 cases
Western Sahara - 9 cases, 1 death
Papua New Guinea - 8 cases
Lesotho - 4 cases

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WHO Welcomes The Use Of Dexamethasone In Treating Critically COVID-19 Patients 


The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the initial clinical trial results from the United Kingdom (UK) that show dexamethasone, a corticosteroid, can be lifesaving for patients who are critically ill with COVID-19. For patients on ventilators, the treatment was shown to reduce mortality by about one third, and for patients requiring only oxygen, mortality was cut by about one fifth, according to preliminary findings shared with WHO.

The benefit was only seen in patients seriously ill with COVID-19, and was not observed in patients with milder disease.

“This is the first treatment to be shown to reduce mortality in patients with COVID-19 requiring oxygen or ventilator support,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. “This is great news and I congratulate the Government of the UK, the University of Oxford, and the many hospitals and patients in the UK who have contributed to this lifesaving scientific breakthrough.”

Dexamethasone is a steroid that has been used since the 1960s to reduce inflammation in a range of conditions, including inflammatory disorders and certain cancers. It has been listed on the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines since 1977 in multiple formulations, and is currently off-patent and affordably available in most countries.

The researchers shared initial insights about the results of the trial with WHO, and we are looking forward to the full data analysis in the coming days. WHO will coordinate a meta-analysis to increase our overall understanding of this intervention. WHO clinical guidance will be updated to reflect how and when the drug should be used in COVID-19.

Today’s news builds off the WHO Research & Development Blueprint meeting, which took place in Geneva in mid-February to accelerate health technologies for COVID-19, where further research into the use of steroids was highlighted as a priority. The findings reinforce the importance of large randomized control trials that produce actionable evidence. WHO will continue to work together with all partners to further develop lifesaving therapeutics and vaccines to tackle COVID-19 including under the umbrella of the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator.

Source :https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/16-06-2020-who-welcomes-preliminary-results-about-dexamethasone-use-in-treating-critically-ill-covid-19-patients

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Brazil passes 1 million Coronavirus cases after 54,771 tested positive in one day











Brazil has become the second country in the world after the US to confirm more than one million cases of COVID-19.

 

The health ministry on Friday night reported 54,771 new cases, the highest daily increase in any country since the pandemic began, taking the total to 1,032,913.

 

The officials said about half of increase was due to delayed reporting in three states, including São Paulo

 

In addition, there were more than 1,200 deaths for the fourth consecutive day, taking the total to nearly 49,000.

 

President Jair Bolsonaro has been heavily criticised for his response to the crisis. 

 

The far-right leader has repeatedly clashed with state governors and mayors over their strict restrictions to curb the spread of the virus. His approach has also led to the resignation of two health ministers.

 

The United States has the highest cases and deaths in the World. More than 2.2 million cases and over 120,000 deaths have been confirmed in America.

 

 

 

 

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19th June, 2030


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NEWS /HEALTH
Coronavirus: Which countries have confirmed cases?
More than 8.4 million infections confirmed in 188 countries and territories, including at least 450,000 deaths.
19 hours ago




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 454,000 people have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, while more than 8.5 million infections have been confirmed in at least 188 countries and territories. More than 4.1 million people have recovered to date.

More:

Here are the countries that have so far confirmed coronavirus cases:
United States - 2,209,930 cases, 118,894 deaths  
Brazil - 978,142 cases, 47,748 deaths
Russia - 568,292 cases, 7,831 deaths
India - 380,532 cases, 12,537 deaths 
United Kingdom - 303,281 cases, 42,373 deaths
Spain - 245,575 cases, 28,315 deaths
Peru - 244,388 cases, 7,461 deaths
Italy - 238,011 cases, 34,561 deaths
Chile - 231,393 cases, 4,093 deaths
Iran - 200,262 cases, 9,392 deaths
France - 196,083 cases, 29,620 deaths
Germany - 190,299 cases, 8,887 deaths 
Turkey - 185,245 cases, 4,905 deaths
Mexico - 165,455 cases, 19,747 deaths
Pakistan - 165,062 cases, 3,229 deaths 
Saudi Arabia -150,292 cases, 1,184 deaths
Bangladesh - 105,535 cases, 1,388 deaths 
Canada - 102,172 cases, 8,407 deaths

Qatar - 85,462 cases, 86 deaths
China - 84,494 cases, 4,638 deaths
South Africa - 83,890 cases, 1,737 deaths 
Belgium - 60,476 cases, 9,695 deaths
Colombia - 60,387 cases, 2,046 deaths
Belarus - 57,333 cases, 331 deaths
Sweden - 56,043 cases, 5,053 deaths
Egypt - 52,211 cases, 2,017 deaths
Ecuador - 49,731 cases, 4,087 deaths
Netherlands - 49,634 cases, 6,097 deaths 
United Arab Emirates - 44,145 cases, 298 deaths
Indonesia - 43,803 cases, 2,339 deaths 
Singapore - 41,615 cases, 26 deaths
Portugal - 38,089 cases, 1,524 deaths
Kuwait - 38,074 cases, 308 deaths
Argentina - 35,552 cases, 929 deaths
Ukraine - 34,833 cases, 976 deaths
Switzerland - 31,200 cases, 1,956 deaths
Poland - 31,015 cases, 1,316 deaths
Philippines - 27,799 cases, 1,116 deaths
Afghanistan - 27,532 cases, 546 deaths
Oman - 26,818 cases, 119 deaths 
Ireland - 25,355 cases, 1,714 deaths
Iraq - 25,717 cases, 856 deaths 
Dominican Republic - 24,645 cases, 635 deaths
Romania - 23,080 cases, 1,473 deaths
Panama - 22,597 cases, 470 deaths
Bolivia - 20,685 cases, 679 deaths
Israel - 19,998 cases, 303 deaths
Bahrain - 19,961 cases, 53 deaths
Armenia - 18,698 cases, 309 deaths
Japan - 17,588 cases, 935 deaths 
Austria - 17,223 cases, 688 deaths
Nigeria - 17,735 cases, 469 deaths
Kazakhstan - 15,877 cases, 100 deaths
Moldova - 13,106 cases, 444 deaths
Ghana - 12,929 cases, 66 deaths
Serbia - 12,616 cases, 258 deaths
Denmark - 12,544 cases, 600 deaths
South Korea - 12,257 cases, 280 deaths

Algeria - 11,385 cases, 811 deaths
Azerbaijan - 11,329 cases, 139 deaths
Guatemala - 11,251 cases, 432 deaths
Czech Republic - 10,230 cases, 334 deaths 
Cameroon - 9,864 cases, 276 deaths
Honduras - 10,299 cases, 336 deaths 
Morocco - 9,074 cases, 213 deaths 
Norway - 8,707 cases, 244 deaths

Malaysia - 8,529 cases, 121 deaths
Sudan - 8,020 cases, 487 deaths
Australia - 7,391 cases, 102 deaths
Nepal - 7,848 cases, 22 deaths
Finland - 7,119 cases, 326 deaths
Uzbekistan - 5,730 cases, 19 deaths
Ivory Coast - 6,063 cases, 48 deaths  
Senegal - 5,475 cases, 76 deaths 
Tajikistan - 5,279 cases, 51 deaths 
Democratic Republic of the Congo - 5,283 cases, 117 deaths
Guinea - 4,668 cases, 26 deaths
Haiti -  4,688 cases, 82 deaths
Djibouti - 4,557 cases, 43 deaths
North Macedonia - 4,664 cases, 216 deaths
Gabon - 4,229 cases, 30 deaths
Luxembourg - 4,091 cases, 110 deaths
Hungary - 4,079 cases, 568 deaths    
El Salvador - 4,200 cases, 82 deaths  
Kenya - 4,257 cases, 117 deaths
Ethiopia - 3,954 cases, 65 deaths  
Bulgaria - 3,542 cases, 184 deaths
Greece - 3,227 cases, 188 deaths 
Venezuela - 3,386 cases, 28 deaths
Bosnia and Herzegovina - 3,174 cases, 168 deaths
Thailand - 3,141 cases, 58 deaths 

Somalia - 2,719 cases, 88 deaths 
Central African Republic - 2,605 cases, 19 deaths
Kyrgystan - 2,657 cases, 31 deaths
Cuba - 2,295 cases, 85 deaths
Croatia - 2,269 cases, 107 deaths 
Mauritania - 2,223 cases, 95 deaths
Maldives - 2,120 cases, 8 deaths
Estonia - 1,977 cases, 69 deaths  
Sri Lanka - 1,946 cases, 11 deaths
Mali - 1,906 cases, 107 deaths
Costa Rica - 1,939 cases, 12 deaths 
Nicaragua - 1,823 cases, 64 deaths
Iceland - 1,816 cases, 10 deaths
Lithuania - 1,784 cases, 76 deaths 
South Sudan - 1,776 cases, 30 deaths
Albania - 1,722 cases, 38 deaths
Equatorial Guinea - 1,664 cases, 32 deaths
Slovakia - 1,562 cases, 28 deaths
New Zealand - 1,507 cases, 22 deaths
Slovenia - 1,511 cases, 109 deaths
Guinea-Bissau - 1,492 cases, 15 deaths
Lebanon - 1,495 cases 32 deaths
Kosovo - 1,486 cases, 33 deaths   
Zambia - 1,416 cases, 11 deaths
Madagascar - 1,403 cases, 13 deaths
Paraguay - 1,330 cases, 13 deaths
Sierra Leone - 1,272 cases, 51 deaths
Tunisia - 1,132 cases, 50 deaths
Latvia - 1,108 cases, 30 deaths


Niger - 1,020 cases, 67 deaths
Jordan - 1,001 cases, 9 deaths
Cyprus - 985 cases, 19 deaths  
Yemen - 909 cases, 248 deaths
Burkina Faso - 899 cases, 53 deaths
Georgia - 893 cases, 14 deaths
Republic of the Congo - 883 cases, 27 deaths 
Andorra - 855 cases, 52 deaths
Chad - 854 cases, 74 deaths 
Uruguay - 849 cases, 24 deaths
Cape Verde - 823 cases, 7 deaths 
Uganda - 741 cases
San Marino - 696 cases, 45 deaths
Sao Tome and Principe - 683 cases, 12 deaths


Malta - 663 cases, 9 deaths
Mozambique - 662 cases, 4 deaths
Rwanda - 639 cases, 2 deaths
Jamaica - 626 cases, 10 deaths
Benin - 597 cases, 11 deaths  
Malawi - 592 cases, 8 deaths
Eswatini - 586 cases, 4 deaths
Occupied Palestinian Territories - 553 cases, 3 deaths 
Togo - 544 cases, 13 deaths
Liberia - 542 cases, 33 deaths 
Tanzania - 509 cases, 21 deaths
Libya - 500 cases, 10 deaths
Taiwan - 446 cases, 7 deaths
Zimbabwe - 401 cases, 4 deaths 
Mauritius - 337 cases, 10 deaths
Vietnam - 342 cases
Montenegro - 337 cases, 9 deaths




Myanmar - 263 cases, 6 deaths 
Suriname - 263 cases, 7 deaths
Comoros - 210 cases, 5 deaths 
Mongolia - 201 cases
Syria - 187 cases, 7 deaths    
Guyana - 183 cases, 12 deaths
Angola - 155 cases, 8 deaths 
Brunei - 141 cases, 3 deaths
Cambodia - 129 cases
Trinidad and Tobago - 123 cases, 8 deaths
Eritrea - 131 cases
Bahamas - 104 cases, 11 deaths
Burundi - 104 cases, 1 death
Monaco - 99 cases, 4 deaths
Barbados - 97 cases, 7 deaths

Liechtenstein - 82 cases, 1 death
Bhutan - 67 cases
Botswana - 79 cases, 1 death
Gambia - 34 cases, 1 death
Namibia - 39 cases
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - 29 cases
Antigua and Barbuda - 26 cases, 3 deaths
East Timor - 24 cases
Grenada - 23 cases
Belize - 22 cases, 2 deaths
Laos - 19 cases
Saint Lucia - 19 cases
Dominica - 18 cases
Fiji - 18 cases


Saint Kitts and Nevis - 15 cases
Vatican - 12 cases
Seychelles - 11 cases
Western Sahara - 9 cases, 1 death
Papua New Guinea - 8 cases
Lesotho - 4 cases

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Coronavirus is getting weaker and may die out on its own without a vaccine, Italian expert claims







A top Italian doctor has claimed that the deadly Coronavirus is getting weaker and could die out on its own without a vaccine.
 
Professor Matteo Bassetti said he is convinced the virus is "changing in severity" and patients are now surviving coronavirus infections that would have previously killed them.
 
He described coronavirus as once an "aggressive tiger" of a disease, which has now weakened and turned into more of a wild cat. If the virus keeps getting weaker, there's a chance COVID-19 could disappear without a need for a vaccine.
 
Professor Bassetti has continually said that in recent months, patients with the virus seem to be handling it much better than they were at the beginning of the global pandemic in Italy.
 
Professor Bassetti suggests that the strain of coronavirus could be mutating and becoming weaker, making it less lethal. He also suggested that improved treatments and more social distancing could be the key to why people are handling the virus better than before.
 
Bassetti, the chief of infectious diseases at San Martino General Hospital in Genoa, Italy, told The Sunday Telegraph: "It was like an aggressive tiger in March and April but now it's like a wild cat.
 
"Even elderly patients, aged 80 or 90, are now sitting up in bed and they are breathing without help.
 
"The same patients would have died in two or three days before."
 
He believes that one of the reasons the virus might be causing less serious illnesses is a genetic mutation which has made it less damaging to people's lungs.
 
The Professor added: "The clinical impression I have is that the virus is changing in severity. 
 
"In March and early April the patterns were completely different. People were coming to the emergency department with a very difficult to manage illness and they needed oxygen and ventilation, some developed pneumonia.
 
"Now, in the past four weeks, the picture has completely changed in terms of patterns.  There could be a lower viral load in the respiratory tract, probably due to a genetic mutation in the virus which has not yet been demonstrated scientifically."
 
However, other scientists have hit back at the claims, saying that there is no scientific evidence that the virus has changed at all.
 
In response to Professor Bassetti's claim, Dr Angela Rasmussen, from Columbia University, tweeted: "There is no evidence that the virus is losing potency anywhere."
 
She added less transmission means fewer hospitalisations and deaths, but warned: "That doesn't mean less virulence."
 
The virulence of a virus is how dangerous the illness is, but may not be directly related to how contagious it is.
 
Dr Oscar MacLean, of the University of Glasgow, added: "These claims are not supported by anything in the scientific literature, and also seem fairly implausible on genetic grounds.
 
"The vast majority of SARS-CoV-2 mutations are extremely rare, and so whilst some infections may be attenuated by certain mutations, they are highly unlikely to be common enough to alter the nature of the virus at a national or global level...
 
"Making these claims on the basis of anecdotal observations from swab tests is dangerous. 
 
"Whilst weakening of the virus through mutations is theoretically possible, it is not something we should expect, and any claims of this nature would need to be verified in a more systematic way. 
 
"Without significantly stronger evidence, no one should unnecessarily downplay the danger this highly virulent virus poses, and risk the ongoing society-wide response."
 
Dr Seema Yasmin, an epidemiologist from Stanford University, said the idea was "bulls**t."
 

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Coronavirus: Which countries have confirmed cases?
More than 9 million infections confirmed in 188 countries and territories, including at least 472,000 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 480,000 people have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, while more than 9.4 million infections have been confirmed in at least 188 countries and territories. More than 4.7 million people have recovered to date.

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Here are the countries that have so far confirmed coronavirus cases:
United States - 2,381,361 cases, 121,979 deaths  
Brazil - 1,188,631 cases, 53,830 deaths
Russia - 606,043 cases, 8,594 deaths
India - 473,105 cases, 14,894 deaths 
United Kingdom - 308,337 cases, 43,165 deaths
Peru - 264,689 cases, 8,586 deaths
Chile - 254,416 cases, 4,731 deaths
Spain - 247,086 cases, 28,327 deaths
Italy - 239,410 cases, 34,644 deaths
Iran - 212,501 cases, 9,996 deaths
France - 197,885 cases, 29,734 deaths
Germany - 192,871 cases, 8,928 deaths 
Turkey - 191,657 cases, 5,025 deaths
Mexico - 196,847 cases, 24,324 deaths
Pakistan - 192,970 cases, 3,903 deaths
Saudi Arabia -167,267 cases, 1,387 deaths
Bangladesh - 122,660 cases, 1,582 deaths
South Africa - 111,796 cases, 2,205 deaths 
Canada - 104,087 cases, 8,544 deaths

Qatar - 90,778 cases, 104 deaths
China - 84,673 cases, 4,640 deaths
Colombia - 73,760 cases, 2,524 deaths
Sweden - 62,324 cases, 5,209 deaths
Belgium - 60,898 cases, 9,722 deaths
Belarus - 59,945 cases, 362 deaths
Egypt - 59,561 cases, 2,450 deaths
Ecuador - 51,643 cases, 4,274 deaths
Netherlands - 50,012 cases, 6,116 deaths 
Indonesia - 49,009 cases, 2,573 deaths 
United Arab Emirates - 46,133 cases, 307 deaths
Argentina - 49,851 cases, 1,116 deaths
Singapore - 42,623 cases, 26 deaths
Kuwait - 41,879 cases, 337 deaths
Portugal - 40,104 cases, 1,543 deaths
Ukraine - 39,852 cases, 1,078 deaths
Iraq - 36,702 cases, 1,330 deaths 
Poland - 32,821 cases, 1,396 deaths
Oman - 33,536 cases, 142 deaths 
Philippines - 32,295 cases, 1,204 deaths 
Switzerland - 31,376 cases, 1,958 deaths
Afghanistan - 29,640 cases, 675 deaths
Dominican Republic - 28,631 cases, 691 deaths
Panama - 28,030 cases, 547 deaths
Bolivia - 27,487 cases, 876 deaths
Ireland - 25,396 cases, 1,726 deaths
Romania - 24,826 cases, 1,555 deaths
Bahrain - 23,570 cases, 69 deaths
Israel - 22,139 cases, 308 deaths
Armenia - 21,717 cases, 386 deaths
Nigeria - 22,020 cases, 542 deaths
Kazakhstan - 19,285 cases, 136 deaths
Japan - 17,963 cases, 967 deaths 
Austria - 17,449 cases, 693 deaths
Moldova - 15,078 cases, 502 deaths
Ghana - 15,013 cases, 95 deaths 
Guatemala - 14,819 cases, 601 deaths
Azerbaijan - 14,305 cases, 174 deaths 
Honduras - 13,943 cases, 405 deaths
Serbia - 13,235 cases, 263 deaths
Denmark - 12,815 cases, 603 deaths

South Korea - 12,563 cases, 282 deaths
Cameroon - 12,592 cases, 313 deaths
Algeria - 12,248 cases, 869 deaths
Czech Republic - 10,777 cases, 344 deaths 
Morocco - 10,907 cases, 216 deaths 
Nepal - 10,728 cases, 24 deaths
Norway - 8,788 cases, 249 deaths

Sudan - 8,889 cases, 548 deaths
Malaysia - 8,596 cases, 121 deaths
Ivory Coast - 8,164 cases, 58 deaths 
Australia - 7,558 cases, 104 deaths
Finland - 7,167 cases, 327 deaths
Uzbekistan - 6,990 cases, 19 deaths  
Senegal - 6,129 cases, 93 deaths
Democratic Republic of the Congo - 6,213 cases, 142 deaths 
Tajikistan - 5,630 cases, 52 deaths
North Macedonia - 5,445 cases, 259 deaths  
Haiti -  5,429 cases, 92 deaths
Guinea - 5,174 cases, 29 deaths
El Salvador - 5,150 cases, 119 deaths   
Kenya - 5,206 cases, 130 deaths
Ethiopia - 5,034 cases, 78 deaths 
Gabon - 4,956 cases, 39 deaths
Djibouti - 4,630 cases, 52 deaths
Luxembourg - 4,140 cases, 110 deaths
Hungary - 4,114 cases, 577 deaths 
Venezuela - 4,366 cases, 38 deaths
Bulgaria - 4,242 cases, 209 deaths
Bosnia and Herzegovina - 3,676 cases, 173 deaths
Kyrgystan - 3,954 cases, 43 deaths 
Greece - 3,310 cases, 190 deaths
Mauritania - 3,519 cases, 116 deaths 
Thailand - 3,158 cases, 58 deaths 

Central African Republic - 3,099 cases, 38 death
Somalia - 2,835 cases, 90 deaths 
Costa Rica - 2,515 cases, 12 deaths
Croatia - 2,388 cases, 107 deaths 
Cuba - 2,319 cases, 85 deaths 
Maldives - 2,261 cases, 8 deaths
Kosovo - 2,169 cases, 37 deaths 
Albania - 2,114 cases, 47 deaths
Sri Lanka - 2,001 cases, 11 deaths
Estonia - 1,983 cases, 69 deaths 
Mali - 2,005 cases, 112 deaths
South Sudan - 1,942 cases, 36 deaths 
Iceland - 1,824 cases, 10 deaths
Nicaragua - 2,170 cases, 74 deaths
Lithuania - 1,804 cases, 78 deaths 
Madagascar - 1,787 cases, 16 deaths
Equatorial Guinea - 1,664 cases, 32 deaths
Lebanon - 1,644 cases, 33 deaths  
Slovakia - 1,607 cases, 28 deaths
Guinea-Bissau - 1,556 cases, 19 deaths
Slovenia - 1,541 cases, 109 deaths  
New Zealand - 1,519 cases, 22 deaths
Zambia - 1,489 cases, 18 deaths
Paraguay - 1,528 cases, 13 deaths
Sierra Leone - 1,354 cases, 55 deaths
Occupied Palestinian Territories - 1,328 cases, 3 deaths
Tunisia - 1,160 cases, 50 deaths
Latvia - 1,111 cases, 30 deaths


Republic of the Congo - 1,087 cases, 37 deaths
Jordan - 1,071 cases, 9 deaths
Niger - 1,051 cases, 67 deaths
Yemen - 1,015 cases, 274 deaths 
Cyprus - 991 cases, 19 deaths  
Cape Verde - 999 cases, 8 deaths 
Georgia - 914 cases, 14 deaths 
Burkina Faso - 919 cases, 53 deaths
Uruguay - 902 cases, 26 deaths
Chad - 860 cases, 74 deaths
Andorra - 855 cases, 52 deaths 
Benin - 902 cases, 13 deaths
Malawi - 48 cases, 11 deaths
Rwanda - 830 cases, 2 deaths
Uganda - 805 cases
Mozambique - 762 cases, 5 deaths
Sao Tome and Principe -  712 cases, 13 deaths 
San Marino - 698 cases, 42 deaths


Eswatini - 690 cases, 7 deaths
Jamaica - 678 cases, 10 deaths  
Malta - 665 cases, 9 deaths
Liberia - 662 cases, 34 deaths 
Libya - 639 cases, 17 deaths 
Togo - 583 cases, 14 deaths
Zimbabwe - 530 cases, 6 deaths 
Tanzania - 509 cases, 21 deaths
Taiwan - 446 cases, 7 deaths
Montenegro - 389 cases, 9 deaths
Vietnam - 352 cases   
Mauritius - 341 cases, 10 deaths




Suriname - 357 cases, 9 deaths 
Myanmar - 293 cases, 6 deaths
Comoros - 265 cases, 7 deaths 
Syria - 231 cases, 7 deaths    
Mongolia - 216 cases
Guyana - 209 cases, 12 deaths
Angola - 197 cases, 10 deaths 
Burundi - 144 cases, 1 death
Eritrea - 144 cases
Brunei - 141 cases, 3 deaths  
Cambodia - 130 cases
Trinidad and Tobago - 123 cases, 8 deaths
Bahamas - 104 cases, 11 deaths
Monaco - 102 cases, 4 deaths
Barbados - 97 cases, 7 deaths

Botswana - 92 cases, 1 death 
Liechtenstein - 82 cases, 1 death
Namibia - 76 cases 
Bhutan - 70 cases
Gambia - 42 cases, 2 deaths
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - 29 cases
Antigua and Barbuda - 26 cases, 3 deaths
East Timor - 24 cases
Belize - 23 cases, 2 deaths
Grenada - 23 cases
Laos - 19 cases
Saint Lucia - 19 cases
Dominica - 18 cases
Fiji - 18 cases


Lesotho - 17 cases
Saint Kitts and Nevis - 15 cases
Vatican - 12 cases
Seychelles - 11 cases
Western Sahara - 10 cases, 1 death
Papua New Guinea - 9 cases

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Nigerians drag China to court over COVID-19 pandemic, demand $200bn compensation






Twenty-five Nigerians have filed a lawsuit against the Peoples Republic of China before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court over its alleged culpability in the spread of the novel Coronavirus and are demanding a $200 billion compensation over the effects of the pandemic on their livelihoods.
 
A team of 11 Senior Advocates of Nigeria ((SANs) and other lawyers led by Professor Epiphany Azinge (SAN) filed the lawsuit.


 The lawyers say the COVID-19 pandemic started due to their negligence, nuisance, and breach of environmental and humanitarian rights of the Chinese government. The defendants in the suit were listed as the Peoples’ Republic of China, Communist Party of China, Minister of Justice China, Minister in charge of the National Health Commission, National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan Institute of Virology and Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention.
 

The claimant in the class action instituted for themselves and other Nigerians affected by the COVID-19 pandemic include; Kingsley Obioha, Shehu Mohammed Bello, Goodrand Nigeria Limited, Chief Ekene Ebuzeme, Prince Akin Oladipo, Sir Mark Olajide, Mr. Tanko Beji, Chief Victor Nwosa, Chidi Onwuemere, Pasaya Travel and Tours Limited, Trips Shop Limited, Mrs. Susan Akporiaye, Carolyn Asoanya, Jerry Azinge, His Royal Majesty Williams Ezugwu, Ogugua Ogosi. Others are Ayobami Bakare, Olusegun Nelson, Oshineye Adebowole, Adeolu Odusesan, Yinka Omotosho, Mojeed Adelakun, Ajetoke Oyekan, Abdulhakeem Adeleke and Ademola Toromade.
 

According to the 1st Claimant, Kingsley Obioha, a young erudite lawyer who represents the class of legal practitioners in the country, the legal practitioners in the country on account of the pandemic have been unable to conduct legal business and make appearances in court.

“The class due to the impasse and the attendant restrictions continues to incur heavy financial losses” Obioha said

 

In the same vein, Shehu Bello, the 2nd claimant and a Bureau de change operator representing the class of forex traders carrying on business across the country, argued that the forex market was shut down due to the pandemic, causing many forex traders to lose huge returns.
 

“Most of the operators lost their capital because of the pandemic and with the easing of restrictions are witnessing a volatility of the market leading to a decline in investment,” the claimant said

 

They accused China of failing to act in accordance with the Articles and the provisions of the International Health Regulations, 2005 which it equally ratified on June 15, 2007 (the IHR) and failing to promptly inform the World Health Organisation (WHO) of its discoveries relating to Covid-19. They argue that China's action constitutes a breach of the above Articles, and admittedly an express neglect of an international obligation.
 

Among the reliefs sought include a declaration that the defendants were negligent in their handling of the COVID-19 outbreak which resulted in untold hardship, death, loss of livelihood and disruption of socio-economic activities.

“A declaration that the defendants handling of the Covid-19 outbreak violated the Claimants’ humanitarian rights guaranteed under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, resulting in social exclusion, loss of human dignity psychological trauma and social deprivations,” among others.

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Man stranded in Philippines airport for 110 days due to coronavirus lockdown (photos)




                               


A tourist, Roman Trofimov, is desperate to be rescued after spending 110 days living in an airport in the Philippines due to the coronavirus pandemic.
 
According to Trofimov, who resides in Estonia, he landed in Manila airport from Bangkok on March 20, but was denied access to the country as entry visas were no longer being issued for arrivals due to Covid-19. 
 
Trofimov who heads an onward flight to Cebu, in the Philippines, said he booked for the same day he landed in Manila and a return flight to Bangkok for April 2. Both were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
 
                   
 
According to him, his passport was then taken from him before he reached immigration personnel. 

The airline he had travelled to the Philippines with, AirAsia, was then unable to return him to Thailand, as he was told he would have to wait for Enhanced Community Quarantine to be over until he is allowed to travel back.
 
                 
 
The lockdown, imposed by the Philippine goverment on March 16 restricts all travel for anyone not a diplomat, medical or humanitarian worker.
 
Mr Trofimov, has been sleeping in the airport departures hotel room and surviving on food and snacks donated by staff and likens his situation to a prisoner.
 
According to him he has repeatedly asked his embassy for help but they were unable to organise a repatriation flight. 


He said: ‘My health is getting worse because of malnutrition, lack of sun, and fresh air. I have no other choice, but to go public please share with news agencies.’ 

 
Mr Trofimov told Estonian broadcaster ERR that he can only be ‘taken back by the airline’ which brought him to Manila.  


He said: ‘They took my passport and will give it back only when I fly to Estonia. But they don’t fly to Estonia, they don’t fly anywhere currently. I am told to wait all the time until flights are restarted. ‘I was offered an opportunity via Turkish Airlines, but they also don’t fly currently. So I am waiting, the departure date has been delayed four times now. 

They are extending the emergency situation here, the country is still closed.’
‘My health is getting worse because of malnutrition, lack of sun, and fresh air. I have no other choice, but to go public please share with news agencies.’
 

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Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for coronavirus.

He took the test, his fourth, on Monday after developing symptoms, including a high temperature.

Mr Bolsonaro has repeatedly played down the risks posed by the virus, calling it "a little flu" and saying that he would not be seriously affected by it.

He has also urged regional governors to ease lockdowns, which he says hurt the economy, and on Monday he watered down regulations on wearing face masks.

Mr Bolsonaro made the announcement in a TV interview on Tuesday. He said the fever he had been experiencing had gone down and that he felt "very well".

Back in April, he said that even if he were to be infected with the virus, he would "not have to worry as I wouldn't feel anything, at most it would be like a little flu or a little cold".

When he made the remark, the number of Covid-19-related deaths was still under 3,000 and the number of infections was around 40,000.

But the numbers have skyrocketed since then. As of Monday, the number of deaths was over 65,000 and infections were over 1.6m, second only to the United States.

Despite the rising numbers, President Bolsonaro has argued that regional lockdowns are having a more damaging effect than the virus itself, and accused the media of spreading panic and paranoia.

Jair Bolsonaro on coronavirus:

"From what I have seen until now, there are other kinds of flu which have killed more people than that [coronavirus] one" (11 March)

"Today we have information, that because we have a more tropical climate [in Brazil] we've almost reached the end [of the pandemic], or it's already over (...) the virus doesn't spread as fast in warm climates like ours" (18 March)

"After being stabbed, I'm not going to be brought down by a little flu" (20 March)

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Two-year-old girl 'raped while in Coronavirus isolation ward' at South African hospital













A two-year-old girl was allegedly raped while in a Coronavirus isolation ward at a hospital in South Africa. 


The alleged incident happened at the Dr. George Mukhari Academic Hospital in Pretoria. 


The toddler's aunt, who chose to remain anonymous to protect the identity of the child, said that the girl was sexually abused while admitted at the hospital 

 

She said the hospital told to the child's mother that her daughter needed to be placed on an isolation ward after she developed symptoms of Covid-19. After the mother went home, she was contacted later that evening and told the child was crying and appeared to be in serious pain. 

 

The aunt said that after the child had been picked up from the hospital, she appeared to be struggling to walk.


After the mother closely inspected her child she discovered that there had been 'penetration', according to the aunt. 

 

Narrating the ordeal, the aunt told News24: 'The mother and child were referred to the George Mukhari Hospital by the KT Motubatse clinic in Soshanguve on June 15,' told News24. 


'The nurses at the clinic said since the child was struggling to breathe, she should be taken to George Mukhari Hospital to be tested for coronavirus.


'The hospital called in the evening and told the mother that the child was crying and in pain. They later called around 11pm and said the child was now sleeping. The hospital staff called again in the morning and told my sister to come and pick up her child because she had been discharged. The hospital said the child had tested negative for Covid-19.' 


'I saw that there was something wrong with the child. As the mother was changing the nappy, she discovered some white fluid on her private parts. 


'She initially thought it was medication as the child had been in hospital. But the following day, that same whitish fluid was still coming out,' the aunt told local media. 


The girl was taken back to the hospital where a nurse reportedly confirmed that there was an indication that the child had been raped at the isolation ward.

 
Provincial police spokesperson Brigadier Mathapelo Peters told News24 that a rape case has been opened, with the hospital also conducting its own investigation into the incident. 




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Brazil’s media community to sue President Bolsonaro after he stood close to reporters and removed his mask while announcing he tested positive for COVID-19







Brazil's media association said President Bolsonaro knowingly put reporters who stood disturbingly close to him at risk when he removed his face mask as he told them he has tested positive for Covid-19.
 
The group is set to take him to court for the "criminal" act, they announced.
 
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a staunch coronavirus skeptic, announced to a group of journalists on Tuesday, July 7, that he has Coronavirus.
 
Wearing a simple white mask, Bolsonaro told reporters that his symptoms weren’t severe and "there’s no reason to fear."
 
At one point, the president told them to take a few steps back and removed his mask to speak. "Just look at my face. I’m well, fine, thank God," he said. He then put the mask on again.
 
Reacting to Bolsonaro's action, ABI President Paulo Jeronimo de Sousa said on Wednesday, July 8: "Despite knowing he was infected with Covid-19, President Jair Bolsonaro continues to act in a criminal manner and endanger the lives of others."
 
 

 
He added that Bolsonaro broke "the isolation recommended by the doctors" and put at risk the lives of journalists "he considers being supportive" of his policies.
 
According to the ABI head, the President breached Article 131 of Brazil’s Criminal Code which covers transmitting a serious disease to others or acting in a way that may cause contagion. The clause, carrying a fine or a jail sentence of up to four years, will be used in ABI’s lawsuit against the president, de Sousa said.

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Coronavirus cases in the US hit three million as President Trump pushes for schools to reopen







The United States has surpassed 3 million confirmed Coronavirus cases with Trump administration pushing to reopen schools in the fall.
 
The Coronavirus is surging in at least 40 states in the US including Texas, Florida, Louisiana, and Arizona. Some public health officials have warned that the country is on track to start recording 100,000 new cases a day if the virus is not controlled.
 
The U.S. also leads the world in COVID-19 deaths, with over 131,000.
 
"At this point, we have tested more than 39 million Americans," US Vice President Mike Pence told reporters.
 
"Among those, more than three million Americans have tested positive and more than 1.3 million Americans have recovered."
 
The U.S. hit the milestone after President Donald Trump formally submitted the U.S. notice of withdrawal to the World Health Organization (WHO) over the body's handling of the pandemic. 

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COVID-19 In Nigeria: Inside A Lagos Coronavirus Ward (Video) 


Despite the cases of coronavirus being on a rise across Africa, in some countries people don’t believe the pandemic is real. Fake news and mistrust in the government mean a lot of Nigeria's population thinks the pandemic is a hoax but the hospitals in the capital Lagos tell a different story.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX3Bb8_m-iY

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-53333056/coronavirus-in-nigeria-inside-a-lagos-coronavirus-ward

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8th July 2020


NEWS /HEALTH
Coronavirus: Which countries have confirmed cases?
More than 12 million infections confirmed in 188 countries and territories, including more than 549,000 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 549,000 people have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, while more than 12 million infections have been confirmed in at least 188 countries and territories. More than 6.5 million people have recovered to date.

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Here are the countries that have so far confirmed coronavirus cases:

United States - 2,996,098 cases, 131,480 deaths  
Brazil - 1,668,589 cases, 66,741 deaths
India - 742,417 cases, 20,642 deaths
Russia - 699,749 cases, 10,650 deaths 
Peru - 309,278 cases, 10,925 deaths
Chile - 301,019 cases, 6,434 deaths
United Kingdom - 287,880 cases, 44,476 deaths
Mexico - 268,008 cases, 32,014 deaths
Spain - 252,130 cases, 28,392 deaths
Iran - 245,688 cases, 11,931 deaths
Italy - 241,956 cases, 34,899 deaths
Pakistan - 237,489 cases, 4,922 deaths
Saudi Arabia - 217,108 cases, 2,017 deaths
South Africa - 215,855 cases, 3,502 deaths 
Turkey - 207,897 cases, 5,260 deaths
France - 206,072 cases, 29,936  deaths
Germany - 198,407 cases, 9,040 deaths 
Bangladesh - 168,645 cases, 2,197 deaths
Colombia - 120,281 cases, 4,452 deaths
Canada - 108,023 cases, 8,765 deaths 

Qatar - 100,945 cases, 134 deaths
China - 84,917 cases, 4,641 deaths
Argentina - 83,426 cases, 1,644 deaths
Egypt - 77,279 cases, 3,489 deaths
Sweden - 73,344 cases, 5,447 deaths
Indonesia - 66,226 cases, 3,309 deaths
Iraq - 64,701 cases, 2,685 deaths
Belarus - 64,003 cases, 436 deaths
Ecuador - 63,245 cases, 4,873 deaths  
Belgium - 62,123 cases, 9,776 deaths
United Arab Emirates - 52,600 cases, 326 deaths
Ukraine -  51,457 cases, 1,323 deaths 
Kuwait - 51,245 cases, 377 deaths
Kazakhstan - 51,059 cases, 264 deaths
Netherlands - 50,907 cases, 6,151 deaths 
Oman - 48,997 cases, 233 deaths 
Philippines - 47,873 cases, 1,309 deaths 
Singapore -  45,298 cases, 26 deaths
Portugal - 44,416 cases, 1,629 deaths
Bolivia - 41,545 cases, 1,530 deaths
Panama - 40,291 cases, 799 deaths 
Dominican Republic - 38,430 cases, 821 deaths
Poland - 36,412 cases, 1,541 deaths
Afghanistan - 33,594 cases, 936 deaths
Israel - 32,714 cases, 343 deaths 
Switzerland - 32,369 cases, 1,966 deaths
Bahrain - 30,321 cases, 98 deaths
Armenia - 29,820 cases, 521 deaths
Nigeria -  29,789 cases, 669 deaths 
Romania - 29,620 cases, 1,799 deaths 
Ireland - 25,538 cases, 1,742 deaths

Honduras - 25,428 cases, 677 deaths
Guatemala - 24,787 cases, 1,004 deaths
Ghana - 21,968 cases, 129 deaths 
Azerbaijan - 21,374 cases, 265 deaths  
Japan - 20,196 cases, 982 deaths
Austria - 18,421 cases, 706 deaths
Moldova - 18,141 cases, 603 deaths
Algeria - 16,879 cases, 968 deaths
Serbia - 16,719 cases, 330 deaths
Nepal - 16,168 cases, 35 deaths 
Cameroon - 14,916 cases, 359 deaths
Morocco - 14,607 cases, 240 deaths 
South Korea - 13,244 cases, 285 deaths
Denmark - 13,089 cases, 609 deaths
Czech Republic - 12,685 cases, 351 deaths
Ivory Coast - 11,194 cases, 76 deaths 
Uzbekistan - 10,838 cases, 41 deaths
Sudan - 9,997 cases, 622 deaths
Norway - 8,947 cases, 251 deaths

Australia - 8,866 cases, 106 deaths
Malaysia - 8,674 cases, 121 deaths
El Salvador - 8,566 cases, 235 deaths  
Kyrgystan - 8,486 cases, 112 deaths
Kenya - 8,250 cases, 167 deaths
Venezuela - 7,692 cases, 71 deaths
Senegal - 7,547 cases, 137 deaths  
Democratic Republic of the Congo - 7,432 cases, 182 deaths 
Finland - 7,265 cases, 329 deaths 
North Macedonia - 7,244 cases, 351 deaths
Haiti - 6,432 cases, 117 deaths 
Tajikistan - 6,315 cases, 53 deaths
Bulgaria - 6,102 cases, 254 deaths 
Ethiopia - 5,846 cases, 103 deaths 
Gabon - 5,743 cases, 46 deaths
Guinea - 5,636 cases, 34 deaths 
Bosnia and Herzegovina - 5,621 cases, 207 deaths
Costa Rica - 5,486 cases, 23 deaths 
Mauritania - 5,024 cases, 135 deaths
Djibouti - 4,878 cases, 55 deaths
Occupied Palestinian Territories - 4,647 cases, 19 deaths
Luxembourg - 4,603 cases, 11 deaths  
Hungary - 4,210 cases, 589 deaths  
Central African Republic - 4,071 cases, 52 deaths
Kosovo - 3,703 cases, 79 deaths 
Greece - 3,589 cases, 193 deaths
Madagascar - 3,472 cases, 33 deaths
Croatia - 3,272 cases, 113 deaths 
Thailand - 3,197 cases, 58 deaths 



Equatorial Guinea - 3,071 cases, 51 deaths
Somalia - 3,015 cases, 92 deaths  
Albania - 3,038 cases, 81 deaths
Nicaragua - 2,846 cases, 91 death
Paraguay - 2,502 cases, 20 deaths 
Maldives - 2,501 cases, 12 deaths 
Cuba - 2,395 cases, 86 deaths 
Mali - 2,348 cases, 119 deaths 
Sri Lanka - 2,081 cases, 11 deaths
South Sudan - 2,021 cases, 38 deaths
Estonia - 2,003 cases, 69 deaths 
Lebanon - 1,907 cases, 36 deaths
Zambia - 1,895 cases, 42 deaths   
Iceland - 1,873 cases, 10 deaths
Lithuania - 1,854 cases, 79 deaths 
Malawi - 1,818 cases, 19 deaths
Slovakia - 1,798 cases, 28 deaths
Guinea-Bissau - 1,790 cases, 25 deaths  
Slovenia - 1,739 cases, 111 deaths
Sierra Leone - 1,572 cases, 63 deaths   
Republic of the Congo - 1,557 cases, 44 deaths
New Zealand - 1,537 cases, 22 deaths
Cape Verde - 1,499 cases, 18 deaths
Yemen - 1,297 cases, 348 deaths


Tunisia - 1,205 cases, 50 deaths
Benin -  1,199 cases, 21 deaths
Libya - 1,182 cases, 35 deaths
Rwanda - 1,172 cases, 3 deaths   
Jordan - 1,169 cases, 10 deaths
Latvia - 1,141 cases, 30 deaths    
Niger - 1,094 cases, 68 deaths
Eswatini - 1,056 cases, 14 deaths
Mozambique -  1,040 cases, 8 deaths 
Cyprus - 1,005 cases, 19 deaths  
Burkina Faso - 1,003 cases, 53 deaths
Uganda - 971 cases 
Uruguay - 965 cases, 29 deaths
Georgia - 963 cases, 15 deaths
Liberia - 917 cases, 41 deaths
Montenegro - 907 cases, 17 deaths 
Chad - 873 cases, 74 deaths
Andorra - 855 cases, 52 deaths 


Zimbabwe - 787 cases, 9 deaths 
Jamaica - 745 cases, 10 deaths
Sao Tome and Principe -  724 cases, 13 deaths
San Marino - 698 cases, 42 deaths   
Togo - 689 cases, 15 deaths
Malta - 673 cases, 9 deaths
Suriname - 634 cases, 15 deaths
Namibia - 539 cases  
Tanzania - 509 cases, 21 deaths
Taiwan - 449 cases, 7 deaths
Angola - 386 cases, 21 deaths 
Syria - 372 cases, 9 deaths
Vietnam - 369 cases    
Mauritius - 342 cases, 10 deaths




Myanmar - 316 cases, 6 deaths
Comoros - 311 cases, 7 deaths 
Botsawana - 314 cases, 1 death 
Guyana - 284 cases, 16 deaths
Mongolia - 227 cases
Eritrea - 215 cases 
Burundi - 191 cases, 1 death 
Brunei - 141 cases, 3 deaths  
Cambodia - 141 cases
Trinidad and Tobago - 133 cases, 8 deaths
Monaco - 108 cases, 4 deaths
Bahamas - 104 cases, 11 deaths
Barbados - 98 cases, 7 deaths

Liechtenstein - 84 cases, 1 death
Seychelles - 81 cases 
Bhutan - 80 cases
Lesotho - 91 cases 
Antigua and Barbuda - 70 cases, 3 deaths
Gambia - 61 cases, 2 deaths
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - 29 cases
East Timor - 24 cases
Belize - 28 cases, 2 deaths
Grenada - 23 cases
Saint Lucia - 22 cases
Laos - 19 cases
Fiji - 19 cases
Dominica - 18 cases


Saint Kitts and Nevis - 16 cases
Vatican - 12 cases
Papua New Guinea - 11 cases
Western Sahara - 10 cases, 1 death