Health

Coronavirus: Somaliland confirms Ethiopian Airlines it will not stop flying to Hargeisa Airport

Photo/Somali Times The Ethiopian colony says it will not stop flying Ethiopian Airlines to Hargeisa airport after it faces two cases of Coronavirus. Somaliland continues and it will not stop flights from Ethiopian Airlines where the disease is prevalent, and it is believed that it has led to cases of Coronavirus-related cases in Somaliland. Somaliland’s

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Israel’s health minister has virus, top officials to isolate

In this Monday, March 2, 2020 photo, Israel’s Health Minister Yaakov Litzman delivers a statement as he visits a makeshift tent for quarantined coronavirus voters in Tel Aviv, Israel. Litzman, who has had frequent contact with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top officials, has the new coronavirus, the Health Ministry announced Thursday. (AP Photo/Ariel

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US intelligence report said to conclude China virus numbers are fake

A man wearing a face mask as a preventive measure against the coronavirus walks past a Communist Party flag along a street in Wuhan in China’s central Hubei province on March 31, 2020. (Noel Celis/AFP) By TOI staff and AP A US intelligence report submitted last week to the White House claims that Chinese officials

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Kenya gets Sh5bn World Bank credit for coronavirus fight

Kenya is set for an additional Sh5.2 billion ($50 million) credit from the World Bank Thursday to support the fight against Covid-19 as confirmed cases rose to hit 81. Health Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said that the credit facility will increase the government’s pool of funds to finance production of sanitisers, protective gear for medical personnel

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China and Australia target Pacific with coronavirus aid

Tedros Adhanom, director general of the World Health Organization, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi jinping before a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, January 28, 2020. Naohiko Hatta/Pool via REUTERS Beijing has ramped up its diplomatic push into the Pacific, pledging coronavirus aid and medical advice, although its efforts

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Former Somali Prime Minister Nur Adde died in London of Coronavirus

Former Somali Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein Nur Adde has died in London, the capital of Britain. Nur Adde has been suffering from a rare case of Coronavirus that has spread to many countries around the world, killing thousands, including Somalis. The death of the former Prime Minister Nur Adde has been confirmed by some

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White House projects 100K to 240K US deaths from virus

President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Americans to brace for a “rough two-week period” ahead as the White House released new projections that there could

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Pressure for Turkey lockdown grows, Erdogan vows to sustain economy

A funeral vehicle stands in front of a morgue to carry a coffin of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) victim to a cemetery in Istanbul, Turkey March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Umit Bektas President Tayyip Erdogan is under growing pressure from unions and the opposition for a lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus, but insists that Turkey

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Somali government banned Lido Beach for Coronavirus prevention

Photo/Somali Times The Benadir regional administration has issued further instructions to curb the spread of the deadly disease Coronavirus. Mogadishu the regional administration for prevention and control of Mogadishu has placed heavy demands on the people of Mogadishu. The Banadir regional governor spoke to Somali Times, the governor said banned Lido Beach for Coronavirus prevention

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Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Sudan, South Sudan And Somalia Establishes Regional Scheme For Coronavirus

KDRTV has fortified that Kenya, Uganda, Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Southern Sudan, and Djibouti have agreed to establish a regional scheme to fight the coronavirus. The member states of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have held a teleconference on Monday. The head of states discussed the various challenges that are facing the management of coronavirus

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