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Libyan Rivals Declare Ceasefire

Surging COVID-19 Deepening Libya Crisis – Red Cross

August 20, 2020 5:26 pm

Coronavirus cases have skyrocketed 15-fold in Libya since June, the Red Cross said Thursday, warning this was further deepening the dire humanitarian crisis in the conflict-ravaged country.

The International Committee of the Red Cross said known COVID-19 cases in Libya had soared from 571 in June to more than 9,000 on Thursday.

“There is a continuous degradation of the humanitarian situation in Libya,” ICRC president Peter Maurer told reporters, pointing out that after nine years of violent conflict, many families have seen any reserves they once had fully depleted.

Maurer, who travelled to Libya earlier this week, said the number …

Brazil Surpasses One Million Coronavirus Cases

Brazil Surpasses One Million Coronavirus Cases

June 20, 2020 5:20 pm

Brazil passed the bleak milestone of one million coronavirus cases Friday, reporting a new one-day record number of infections as the pandemic continues to surge in Latin America’s largest country.

The health ministry said it had recorded 54,771 new infections, a jump it said was largely due to “instability” in its reporting system, which meant some states were reporting figures from multiple days.That brought the total number of infections in Brazil to 1,032,913, with 48,954 deaths — second only to the United States worldwide.Experts say under-testing means the real numbers are probably much higher.

Despite the grim figures, the infection

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Second wave fears as China reports most new cases in months

Second Wave Fears As China Reports Most New Cases In Months

June 14, 2020 4:02 pm

China reported its highest daily number of new coronavirus cases in months on Sunday, triggering fears of a second wave of infections as more European countries prepare to reopen their borders.

The shock resurgence in domestic infections has rattled China where the disease emerged late last year but had largely been tamed through severe restrictions on movement that were later emulated across the globe.

It also gives a bleak insight into the difficulties the world will face in conquering COVID-19, coming as many hard-hit European countries have seen an encouraging drop in contagion and prepare to welcome visitors from elsewhere …

Coronavirus Cases Top 3.5 Million Worldwide

Coronavirus Cases Top 3.5 Million Worldwide

May 4, 2020 6:20 am

Global coronavirus cases surpassed 3.5 million on Monday, with deaths nearing a quarter of a million.

There was a silver lining though: the rates of fatalities and new cases have slowed from peaks reached last month.

North America and European countries accounted for most of the new cases reported in recent days, but numbers were rising from smaller bases in Latin America, Africa and Russia.

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Globally, there were 84,004 new cases over the past 24 hours, according to the Reuters tally that is based on official government data, taking total cases …

Video Sparks Outrage As Discrimination in China Grows

Video Sparks Outrage As Discrimination in China Grows

April 25, 2020 3:44 pm

Amidst increasing calls for justice for minorities in China, especially blacks being a subject to increased scrutiny and racial attacks for the recent flare-up in coronavirus cases, an Ethiopian diplomat based in China was denied access to a public shop area sparking outrage on social media.

In a video post, Tseday Getachew Girmaye, previously stationed in Jakarta, now a consul with the Ethiopian consulate in Guangzhou, can be seen as she is denied access while others, locals and a white lady were given access to the shopping area.

When asked for a comment, Ethiopian ambassador to China, Teshome Toga Chanaka …

Coronavirus - Mitigating Africa’s Imminent Food Crisis

Coronavirus: Mitigating Africa’s Imminent Food Crisis

April 17, 2020 7:50 am

We are facing great uncertainty on the African continent. The global spread of COVID-19 and the rising number of coronavirus cases in Africa are fueling anxiety about negative economic growth, failing healthcare and collapsing food systems. We are already grappling with a locust outbreak in the Horn of Africa, drought and flood extremes due to climate change and increasing food importation costs of more than $47 billion in 2019. The convergence of all these sets the stage for an imminent food crisis – unless measures are taken to mitigate the impact of the pandemic.

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Fears In China Over New Cases, Weeks After Slow Down

Fears In China Over New Cases, Weeks After Slow Down

April 13, 2020 2:00 pm

China on Monday reported the highest number of new Coronavirus cases in nearly six weeks.

This occurred as the country battles to prevent more COVID-19 infections, weeks after containing the pandemic.

No fewer than 108 people tested positive in the past 24 hours, Dpa reports.

The figure includes 98 travellers returning from abroad, according to the National Health Commission.

There are concerns about a resurgence of the disease since March 6, when authorities counted 143 new cases.

China now focuses on citizens returning from abroad.

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The government had on March 28

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Coronavirus - Spain's Coronavirus Outbreak 'Slowing Down'

Coronavirus: Spain’s Coronavirus Outbreak ‘Slowing Down’

March 30, 2020 12:08 pm

The growth in coronavirus cases in hard-hit Spain appears to be slowing, the country’s foreign minister has told the BBC.

Another 6,400 cases were confirmed on Monday, the lowest increase in new cases for a week. The total of deaths reached 7,340 after 812 new fatalities.

It comes as a national lockdown expanded to instruct non-essential workers to stay home for two weeks.

Meanwhile, the doctor leading the country’s response has tested positive.

Spain’s latest national figures show that the virus’ upwards curve appears to be flattening out, Foreign Minister Arancha González says.

Officials are hoping that the peak of …

Coronavirus Cases Jump By 2,500 In One Day In Italy

Italy: Coronavirus Cases Jump By 2,500 In One Day

March 26, 2020 1:10 pm
The number of coronavirus cases in the northern region of Lombardy, which includes Italy’s financial capital, Milan, increased by some 2,500 on Thursday, regional Governor Attilio Fontana said.

“Today’s coronavirus cases are not good, unfortunately. There has been a steeper increase compared with previous days,” Fontana told reporters. The governor went into self-isolation last month, long before Italy’s lockdown, after an aide tested positive for the virus.

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The number of cases in the region, which has borne the brunt of Italy’s contagion, increased by some 1,643 to roughly 32,346 on

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Man Planning To Bomb Missouri Hospital Killed By FBI

Man Planning To Bomb Missouri Hospital Killed By FBI

March 26, 2020 1:05 pm

A man suspected of planning to attack a hospital treating coronavirus cases in the US state of Missouri died after a shootout with the FBI, officials say.

The confrontation happened as agents tried to arrest the 36-year-old in the city of Belton as part of a domestic terrorism investigation, the FBI said.

Officials said the man was motivated by racist and anti-government beliefs.

He had allegedly considered a range of targets before settling on the hospital because of the current outbreak.

The suspect, identified by authorities as Timothy R Wilson, had been under surveillance for months, which revealed him to …

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US Secretary Of State Pompeo Visits Kabul Amid Crises

March 23, 2020 4:10 pm

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday, a pool report said, amid an ongoing political crisis, a raging Taliban insurgency and rising coronavirus cases.

Pompeo was set to meet with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani along with his archrival Abdullah Abdullah, who also claims the presidency, following a contested election last year.

The visit comes just a day after the Afghan government and the Taliban held their first discussion on arranging prisoner exchanges — a key step in a broader push for peace following a withdrawal deal signed between Washington and the militants last …

Fatoyinbo’s COZA Dragged For Defying Coronavirus Warning

Fatoyinbo’s COZA Dragged For Defying Coronavirus Warning

March 22, 2020 6:52 am

Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo and his Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) faced a barrage of attacks on Saturday over the planned Sunday service of the church in Abuja after reports that the city has three coronavirus cases.

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In an Instagram post, the church, taking into consideration the signs of the times announced:

“Following a directive from the FCT Administration, please be informed that service would hold tomorrow, 22nd March, 2020 by 7:30am @Evelyn Centre and 9am at The COZA AUDITORIUM, Guzape Hills , Asokoro Extension, Abuja

“Electronic thermometers will

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