UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson Tests Positive | Covid-19 Updates

UK's Prime Minister Boris Johnson Tests Positive

UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson Tests Positive – In a video tweet ashort while back, UK’s Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, confirmed he had developed mild symptoms – “a persistent cough and temperature” – over the last twenty four hours and, on the advice of the (CMO) chief medical officer, he took a test which came back positive for coronavirus. Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus. I am now self-isolating, but I will continue to lead the government’s response via video-conference as…

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When Will Coronavirus Pandemic End?

When Will Coronavirus Pandemic End

When Will Coronavirus Pandemic End – here are the views of Dr. Bruce Aylward, team lead with the WHO iin the Covid-19 fight. WHO Top Expert involved in COVID-19 Fight Dr. Bruce Aylward has almost 3 decades experience in combating Ebola, Polio and other diseases, and now, he’s turned his focus to stopping the spread of the current strain of Coronavirus – COVID-19. Aylward, the senior consultant to the Director-General of the WHO (World Health Organization), is one of the world’s top officials in charge of spearheading the coronavirus pandemic…

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First Positive COVID-19 Case in Rwanda is an Indian National

First Positive COVID-19 Case in Rwanda

First Positive COVID-19 Case in Rwanda is an Indian National – An Indian in Kigali has been tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the 1st confirmed case of Coronavirus in the east African country of Rwanda. The Rwandan health ministry, in a statement, said that the Indian national arrived in Kigali from Mumbai on the 8th of March. The patient was asymptomatic upon arrival in Rwanda. However he reported himself to a health facility 5 days later on March 13, where he was immediately tested. #Rwanda has confirmed its first case…

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Kidnapped Edith Blais and Boyfriend Freed | Couple Released to UN Peacekeepers in Mali

Kidnapped Edith Blais and Boyfriend Freed

Kidnapped Edith Blais and Boyfriend Freed – It is not clear who was responsible for the kidnapping of Blais and her Italian boyfriend Luca Tacchetto, who went missing while traveling to a location where jihadist groups have kidnapped Westerners in the past. A Canadian Italian couple were kidnapped in Burkina Faso in December 2018 have been released in Mali to the United Nations peacekeeping mission. Both of them appear to be in good health, a mission spokesman said on Saturday. Canadian Edith Blais and Italian Luca Tacchetto were reported missing…

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Philadelphia Police SWAT Officer Shot Dead | RIP James O’Connor

Philadelphia Police SWAT Officer Shot Dead

Philadelphia Police SWAT Officer Shot Dead – Veteran SWAT Cpl. James O’Connor was shot dead while serving a warrant to a homicide suspect on Friday morning in Philadelphia’s Frankford neighborhood. O’Connor had served as a Philadelphia police officer for 23-years and was a respected veteran of the force. He is survived by his wife and 2 children, including a son who is an acting Philadelphia police officer. The incident occurred when SWAT Cpl. James O’Connor alongwith a team arrived at a home on Bridge Street near Duffield Street to serve…

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Earthquake rocks Italy | Tremors send Residents Running into Streets Amid COVID-19 Lockdown

Earthquake rocks Italy | Tremors send Residents Running into Streets Amid COVID-19 Lockdown

Earthquake rocks Italy – Italy felt the tremors of a 2.6 magnitude earthquake today as residents came to terms with their first full day under quarantine. Lucca residents reported feeling the ground shaking beneath them Italians poured out of their homes in the country’s north this afternoon after an earthquake shook Tuscany amid the nation’s growing coronavirus outbreak. The 2.6-magnitude quake, which struck around a mile north of Camaiore, was recorded by the Italian Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology at 2.17pm local time. It had an epicenter in the Lucca…

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UK Stocking up on Body Bags | 200 Mobile Morgues Being Set Up

UK Stocking up on Body Bags | 200 Mobile Morgues Being Set Up

UK Stocking up on Body Bags – The UK government plans to stock up on body bags as the coronavirus continues to rip through the country, according to a leaked confidential memo. UK braces itself to face COVID-19 onslaught Clinical waste containers, aprons, face masks, testing kits and hand soap were also among the essential items listed on the ‘high importance’ email to local resilence forums – partnerships bringing local authorities and public services together. Eye protectors, detergent, gloves and alcohol hand rub are also on the ‘stockpiling exercise’ list…

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Will Covid-19 Perish in Summer? Should we be Optimistic About the Summer?

Will Covid-19 Perish in Summer? Should we be Optimistic About the Summer?

Will Covid-19 Perish in Summer? Covid-19 may have a temperature sweet spot at which it spreads fastest but it may not react to heat the same way other pathogens do. Covid-19 sensitivity to temperature Coronavirus’ (Covid-19) sensitivity to temperature has many people looking at summers with high hopes as the outbreak continues to rage on. Recent studies, however, are not as optimistic.Research by a team from south China’s Sun Yat-sen University, sought to determine how the spread of the virus might be affected by changes in season and temperature, according…

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Coronavirus Travel Ban | Qatar Bans Travel From India

COVID-19 Cases on the Rise in India

Coronavirus Travel Ban – Qatar has banned passengers from India, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria and Thailand from entering the country. Qatar Bans Travellers From 13 Countries Qatar has temporarily banned the entry of people coming from India and 13 other countries in the wake of coronavirus outbreak. The temporary ban would also be applicable to people coming from Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria and Thailand. “This decision comes as a preventive…

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COVID-19 Cases on the Rise in India

COVID-19 Cases on the Rise in India

COVID-19 Cases on the Rise in India – The number of coronavirus cases in India rose to 40 as a 3-year-old from Kerala tested positive on 9th March. COVID-19 spreads from Italy The COVID-19 victim in Kerala is a child with travel history from Italy and was screened and isolated at the Kochi airport. The child and their parents — who have now been quarantined — landed in Kochi on a flight from Dubai on March 7. #BREAKING | Covid-19 Outbreak: 40th case of coronavirus detected in India. Another patient…

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Coronavirus Treatments and Cure | Treatments adopted in India and More

Coronavirus Treatments and Cure | Treatments adopted in India and More

Coronavirus Treatments and Cure – The novel coronavirus, which has infected more than 110,041, and killed more than 3,800 worldwide, is making world governments to try and develop proper cures for it. Treatments adopted in India for Coronavirus India is treating the virus symptomatically. This means, that just like other virus-caused diseases — such as Dengue — coronavirus is being treated by attempting to rid the patient’s body from the disease’s symptoms. Coronavirus vaccine being developed in Scotland Scottish Scientist Dr Kate Broderick has informed that they are very close…

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Coronavirus Situation in Italy is Alarming | 16 Million Italians Under Lockdown

Coronavirus Situation in Italy is Alarming | 16 Million Italians Under Lockdown

Coronavirus Situation in Italy is Alarming – Italy’s coronavirus death toll rose to 366 on Sunday after authorities announced another 133 deaths, the largest daily rise in reported fatalities in the country since the outbreak began. Italy hardest hit by Coronavirus in Europe The total number of cases in Italy, the European country hardest hit by the virus in Europe, jumped 25% to 7,375 from 5,883 on Saturday, another record jump. At least 622 people have have recovered from COVID-19, the disease associated with coronavirus, according to Angelo Borrelli, head…

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Filipino President Declares Public Health Emergency | Coronavirus Outbreak Philippines

Filipino President Declares Public Health Emergency | Coronavirus Outbreak Philippines

Filipino President Declares Public Health Emergency – The declaration comes as the health officials count 10 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, including the first case of local transmission in the Philippines State of emergency in Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte declared a state of public health emergency on Monday, March 9, after health officials recorded additional cases of the 2019 novel coronavirus, including the first case of local transmission in the Philippines. In Proclamation No. 922 signed on Sunday, March 8, and released to media on Monday, Duterte ordered all government…

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Nathaniel Woods Was Executed Today | Is this Justice Served or an Innocent Man Executed?

Nathaniel Woods Was Executed Today

Attorney General Steve Marshall Statement on the Execution of Cop-Killer Nathaniel Woods https://t.co/j5ZHSMgHJ0 pic.twitter.com/HnIdZ83cOh — AG Steve Marshall (@AGSteveMarshall) March 6, 2020 Nathaniel Woods Was Executed Today – almost 16 years after officers Carlos Owen, Harley A. Chisholm III, and Charles R. Bennett of Birmingham police department were slain. This ill fated day was coined as the “Deadliest Day” in the history of the Birmingham Police Department. Nathaniel Woods, one of the convicted killers, was executed on Thursday night (5th March 2020) despite outcries from celebrities and groups that he…

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