COVID-19

WHO warns about dangers of premature lifting of COVID-19 restrictions

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The World Health Organization warned countries to be cautious about lifting restrictions introduced to curb the spread of the new ...

What’s it like to be a courier during the coronavirus pandemic

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Couriers or delivery drivers are essential workers during the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. They help us receive goods and ...

New Ebola case confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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A new case of Ebola virus disease was confirmed today in the city of Beni in the Democratic Republic of ...

Victorian COVID-19 death toll rises to 14

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NYC subway riders take life and death gamble

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They let trains that look too crowded pass by. Powered by WPeMatico

Depression-era recipe melting down the internet

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It was the foodie hit of the Great Depression and now, thanks to life under COVID-19, it’s back: peanut butter ...

No New Emoji in 2021 as Pandemic Is Also Delaying the Release of Emoji 14.0

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After disrupting just about everything, the ongoing pandemic has managed to affect even emoji… The Unicode Consortium has issued a statement ...

Apple and Google Partner to Launch a Joint COVID-19 Contact Tracing Framework

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As per the latest, Apple and Google announced today a joint initiative to help government and health agencies reduce the ...

Final Fantasy XIV Update Schedule Will be “Significantly” Impacted by COVID-19

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The COVID-19 pandemic is having a major effect on video game development around the world, with games like Wasteland 3 ...

War-torn Yemen braces for possible coronavirus outbreak after reporting first case

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Yemen has reported its first case of coronavirus, sparking fear about a possible outbreak in a country where war has ...

NSW Arts Minister Don Harwin resigns after breach of coronavirus lockdown rules

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NSW Arts Minister Don Harwin has resigned after he was fined for breaching a coronavirus public health order. Powered by ...

#UnityOverFear: High-profile Asian-Australians start petition to fight coronavirus-fuelled racism

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Sixteen prominent Asian-Australians have put their names to a #UnityOverFear campaign aimed at stopping coronavirus-fuelled racism. Powered by WPeMatico

New York buries coronavirus dead in mass graves as fatalities continue rising

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New York City’s coronavirus death toll has exceeded that of the 9/11 attacks, with a dramatic increase over the past ...

Australia’s coronavirus death toll rises to 54 as authorities warn restrictions are here to stay

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Australia’s coronavirus death toll continues to rise, with authorities warning it is too early to think about lifting social distancing ...

Medical Product Alert N°4/2020

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This Medical Product Alert relates to a number of confirmed falsified chloroquine products circulating in the WHO region of Africa. ...

Children’s story book released to help children and young people cope with COVID-19

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<p><span style="background-color:transparent;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;white-space:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;">A new story book that aims to help children understand and come to terms with COVID-19 has been produced ...

Strengthening accountability to end TB

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WHO today released a Checklist to enable Member States and their partners to assess the status of work at the ...

A meeting on digital innovations, TB and implementation research organised by WHO and the European Respiratory Society

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WHO’s Global Tuberculosis Programme (WHO/GTB) and the European Respiratory Society convened a technical meeting on digital innovations, TB and implementation ...

WHO public consultation on draft Target Product Profiles for Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment

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Tuberculosis (TB) is a major yet preventable global health problem, with an estimated 10 million new cases worldwide in 2018, ...

Aussie tales of life in lockdown around the world

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Australians have found themselves stranded and facing extraordinary circumstances all over the world. Powered by WPeMatico

Parents call for pause in homework

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Exclusive: COVID-19 could sideline homework for students, with experts calling for a homework amnesty through the period of at-home learning. ...

How Labour Day weekend changed Victoria’s virus fight

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Among the dozens of places visited by one of Victoria’s latest COVID-19 patients, one venue sticks out. Powered by WPeMatico

Victorian super spreader linked to dozens of infections

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115 vaccines in the works for COVID-19

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There are now 115 vaccines under development to prevent COVID-19, according to a wide-ranging worldwide review by the journal Nature. ...