Health

France sees ‘exponential rise’ in coronavirus cases

French President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he speaks to the media during a visit to a site of pharmaceutical group Seqens, in Villeneuve-la-Garenne, near Paris, August 28, 2020. France has recorded its biggest daily rise in coronavirus infections since March but President Emmanuel Macron remains cautious about another nationwide lockdown considering the harm it may

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Birmingham Covid-19 enforcement powers to shut pubs and close parks unveiled

© Jacob King People in Birmingham city centre after it was announced on Friday that the city has been added to a watch list as an “area of enhanced support”, moving it closer to localised lockdown-style restrictions if the rise in cornavirus cases continues to rise. (Jacob King/PA) By Richard Vernalls New enforcement measures allowing

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Trump announces plasma treatment authorized for COVID-19

President Donald Trump speaks, accompanied by Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn, center, during a media briefing in the James Brady Briefing Room of the White House, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020, in Washington.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Donald Trump announced Sunday the emergency authorization of convalescent plasma for COVID-19 patients, in a move he

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Istanbul Airport 1st to get global health accreditation

International trade body accreditation recognizes commitment to health and welfare of travelers, public amid virus pandemic Istanbul Airport on Wednesday became the first worldwide to receive a new health accreditation from the Airports Council International (ACI). “We congratulate Istanbul for being the first airport to be accredited through our new Airport Health Accreditation programme which

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5 Super Foods to Better Your Brain Health

Photo: Credit Pexels You’d be surprised to know that the brain can generate about 23 watts of electricity when active! In fact, it is the most versatile organ and the foundation of support and stability. Therefore, to keep it running in top form, certain dietary changes are absolutely necessary. In addition, to help regulate the

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The Latest: Britain records more than 1,000 new infections

Photo: Credit Reuters/A general view of ambulances and staff outside the NHS Nightingale Hospital at the Excel Centre, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 5, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley LONDON — Britain has recorded more than 1,000 new coronavirus infections in a day for the first time since late June. Government

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A Somali woman has given birth to quintuplets in Mogadishu

Photo: Credit Twitter Health workers who helped deliver the baby. Doctors, nurses celebrate after woman gives birth to five kids A woman in Somalia has delivered five children at once at the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Hospital – The hospital announced the good news on Twitter on Monday, August 3, saying the woman and her five

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‘Losing battle’: Philippine doctors, nurses urge new COVID-19 lockdowns

Photo: Credit Reuters/ELOISA LOPEZ Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manila MANILA (Reuters) – More than a million Philippine doctors and nurses, saying the country was losing the fight against COVID-19, urged President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday to reimpose strict lockdown in and around Manila. In the largest call yet from medical experts to

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Kuwait emir, 91, flies to US for medical care after surgery

In this March 31, 2019 file photo, Kuwait’s ruling emir, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, attends the opening of the 30th Arab Summit, in Tunis, Tunisia. Kuwait said its 91-year-old ruling emir, who recently underwent surgery, will travel to the U.S. on Thursday for further medical care. That’s according to a report late Wednesday,

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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman admitted to hospital for tests

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has been admitted to a hospital in the capital, Riyadh, for medical tests due to inflammation of the gallbladder, the kingdom’s Royal Court said Monday in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency. The statement said the 84-year-old monarch is being tested at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital. The

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