Aid groups slam U.N. council failure to take coronavirus action
Several aid groups criticized the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday for being unable to agree on a resolution backing U.N. chief Antonio Guterres’ call for a global ceasefire so the world can focus on combating the coronavirus pandemic.
Bolivian city gives out free doses of de-worming drug in bid to combat coronavirus
Officials in the Bolivian city of Trinidad launched a campaign on Monday to give out free doses of the anti-parasite drug ivermectin in a bid to combat the coronavirus in the country’s hard-hit eastern region.
French health chief: Air the house and disinfect after friends visit
People who invite friends to their home over the upcoming long Ascension weekend should wear masks, air out the house after their friends leave and disinfect contact surfaces such as doorknobs, France’s health ministry chief said.
Afghan mosque attack kills eight worshippers breaking fast: officials
Gunmen opened fire in a mosque in central Afghanistan on Tuesday evening, killing eight worshippers breaking their Ramadan fast and wounding five others, officials said.
WHO chief for the Americas voices hope for continued U.S. support as virus surges
The World Health Organization’s director for the Americas warned on Tuesday of a coronavirus surge across the region and voiced hope for continuing U.S. help to tackle the outbreak, despite President Donald Trump’s threat to permanently halt WHO fundin…
U.S. ‘likely’ to extend travel restrictions on Canada, Mexico: Homeland Security’s Wolf
Acting U.S. Department of Homeland Security chief Chad Wolf said Tuesday the Trump administration is “likely” to extend non-essential travel restrictions at U.S. land borders with Mexico and Canada that are set to expire on Wednesday.
Hundreds of thousands evacuated as India, Bangladesh brace for super cyclone
India and Bangladesh evacuated around half a million people out of the way of the most powerful storm in a decade ahead of its landfall on Wednesday amid fears of heavy damage to houses and crops and disruption of road, rail and power links.
Egypt registers 720 new coronavirus cases in one day
Egypt on Tuesday registered 720 new coronavirus cases, the health ministry said in a statement, its highest daily toll since detecting the first confirmed case in February.
South Africa to start phased school re-opening on June 1
South Africa will resume classes for all grade 7 and 12 pupils on June 1, after a nationwide school closure of more than two months due to the coronavirus outbreak.
France revises COVID-19 toll slightly downwards to 28,022
France has revised the total death toll from coronavirus infection downwards by 217 or 0.8% to 28,022, the health ministry said in a statement on its website on Tuesday.
