Doctor’s Note: Why are more men dying from coronavirus? A doctor explains some of the reasons why men appear to be more likely to die when they catch COVID-19.
5 April, 2020 Comments Off on Doctor’s Note: Why are more men dying from coronavirus? A doctor explains some of the reasons why men appear to be more likely to die when they catch COVID-19.
The discrepancy was first noted in China but has been repeated elsewhere [Getty Images] Is COVID-19 a sexist disease? It appears that it may well be, as more men than women are being reported as victims of the virus. The discrepancy was first noted in China, where the death rates revealed that 2.8 percent of men who […]
Continue reading …Putin likely to work remotely for at least another week The Kremlin spokesman noted that the president and everyone working with him are regularly tested for the coronavirus
5 April, 2020 Comments Off on Putin likely to work remotely for at least another week The Kremlin spokesman noted that the president and everyone working with him are regularly tested for the coronavirus
© Alexey Druzhinin/Russia’s presidential press service/TASS MOSCOW, April 5. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to continue working remotely for at least one more week, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin” TV program on Rossiya-1 TV channel. “A week has passed and I dare suggest that for at least a […]
Continue reading …Coronavirus: In Germany, medical students step up to fight COVID-19 Thousands of medical students across Germany have volunteered their services to support the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Hospitals appreciate the extra helping hands.
5 April, 2020 Comments Off on Coronavirus: In Germany, medical students step up to fight COVID-19 Thousands of medical students across Germany have volunteered their services to support the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Hospitals appreciate the extra helping hands.
Charlotte Dubral, a 24-year-old medical student, was halfway through her Erasmus year abroad in Poland when the coronavirus pandemic struck. Dubral returned to Germany in mid-March. Now, instead of attending lectures in Krakow, she is working for the Department of Preventive Medicine and Infectious Diseases at the University of Cologne, where some 200 to […]
Continue reading …Red Cross concerned about impact of COVID-19 in Somalia Immediate action in Somalia can curb spread of COVID-19 where displacement, malnutrition, disease are already widespread
5 April, 2020 Comments Off on Red Cross concerned about impact of COVID-19 in Somalia Immediate action in Somalia can curb spread of COVID-19 where displacement, malnutrition, disease are already widespread
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Saturday said it is deeply concerned about the impact that COVID-19 could have on Somalian communities weakened by violence and conflict. Somalia is at a critical juncture where immediate action can still curb the spread of COVID-19 and save lives, ICRC said in a statement. Somalia […]
Continue reading …$100m donation to Spain’s King Juan Carlos According to a Swiss public prosecutor, the government minister met on two occasions with the manager of one of the former monarch’s bank accounts
5 April, 2020 Comments Off on $100m donation to Spain’s King Juan Carlos According to a Swiss public prosecutor, the government minister met on two occasions with the manager of one of the former monarch’s bank accounts
Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir, in Madrid.VÍCTOR SAINZ Adel al-Jubeir, 58, the current Saudi minister of state for foreign affairs, was the authority who allegedly endorsed the origin of the $100 million that was transferred to an account linked to Spain’s then-King Juan Carlos I in Swiss private bank Mirabaud. That’s […]
Continue reading …Significant jump in recoveries from COVID-19 in Turkey, death toll rises to 501
5 April, 2020 Comments Off on Significant jump in recoveries from COVID-19 in Turkey, death toll rises to 501
IHA Photo The number of people recovered from the COVID-19 virus in Turkey has jumped to 786 from 464 in the last 24 hours, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced Saturday. In a Tweet shared on his official account, he said that Turkey’s death toll rose by 76 in the last 24 hours to a total […]
Continue reading …Coronavirus in Italy: Number of patients in intensive care decreases for the first time
5 April, 2020 Comments Off on Coronavirus in Italy: Number of patients in intensive care decreases for the first time
Today is the first day in which figures register a drop in the number of patients hospitalized in Intesive Care Units since the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic in Italy. A total of 3,994 Covid-19 patients have been hospitalized in intensive care in the last 24 hours, 74 people less than yesterday. Also read: Coronavirus in Italy Italy […]
Continue reading …Countries choose different approaches to fight the coronavirus and limit the spread of Covid-19. Here’s a brief summary of how Sweden handles the pandemic.
4 April, 2020 Comments Off on Countries choose different approaches to fight the coronavirus and limit the spread of Covid-19. Here’s a brief summary of how Sweden handles the pandemic.
From left, Swedish Minister for Home Affairs Mikael Damberg, Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, Minister for Health and Social Affairs Lena Hallengren and Director-General of the Public Health Agency of Sweden, Johan Carlson. Photo: Magnus Sandberg/Aftonbladet Expert advice, government decisions The Swedish government has presented many different measures in several areas to fight the coronavirus. Independent […]
Continue reading …New York state virus death toll spikes by record 630 in single day
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In this file photo taken on April 02, 2020, refrigerated trailers are parked outside of the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn on April 02, 2020, in New York. (AFP Photo) New York state’s coronavirus toll rose at a devastating pace to 3,565 deaths Saturday, the governor said, up from 2,935 the previous day, the […]
Continue reading …South Africa:Cigarette ban could force 11 million smokers to seek illicit traders, industry warns
4 April, 2020 Comments Off on South Africa:Cigarette ban could force 11 million smokers to seek illicit traders, industry warns
Government’s decision to ban cigarette sales during the coronavirus lockdown period will unintentionally give rise to illicit trade in tobacco as smokers are highly likely to end up buying from underground traders selling illicit products, SA tobacco manufacturer British American Tobacco South Africa (BATSA) warned on Saturday. In its view, this would result in a […]
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