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Northern Chinese Region Eases Covid-19 Restrictions

Indonesia reports 11 new deaths, Singapore drone delivers vitamins to ship; S. Korea downplays concerns that patients could get reinfected after fully recovering.

Recoveries Rise To 2,329, 549 Test Positive For Virus

The UAE Government announced that 148 patients had fully recovered from COVID-19 after receiving the necessary medical care

Trump Hails US Virus Testing As Infections Cross A Million

America closer to testing international air travellers, says president; New York police break up massive crowd at rabbi’s funeral that defied virus shutdown

UK Has Europe's Second Highest Covid-19 Death Toll

‘These more complete data will give us a fuller and more up to date picture of deaths in England and will inform the government’s approach as we continue to protect the public’

Australia ‘Winning' Virus Fight; Luxembourg To Test All Citizens

France will begin to ease lockdown from May 11 to avoid an economic meltdown: PM; Austria loosens lockdown further, allowing events of up to 10 people

AMAF, MBRU Launch Fund To Combat Diseases, Aid Research

Core aim is to contribute to fighting health challenges resulting from COVID-19 pandemic, support efforts to eradicate diseases and epidemics, and aid health-focused studies and research.

WHO Warns Of Coronavirus Impact In Mideast War Zones

Conflict and disaster forced over 33m people to flee within their own countries in 2019, putting them at greater risk amid COVID-19, bringing the total number of IDPs to a record 50.8m, say monitors

Lughati Offers Sharjah Centre 25 Smart Tablets

Lughati supports the pupils of Sharjah Center for Learning Difficulties in line with UAE’s distance learning initiative launched in the wake of COVID-19

New York Doctor Who Treated Covid-19 Patients Kills Herself

While it is not clear why Breen took her own life, her family, police and doctors suggested stress caused by the outbreak had contributed to her death

Food Prices Across Syria Double In A Year: WFP

More than four million students in Syria confined at home due to the coronavirus will not resume classes this year but will advance to the next grade, government said

DOH Further Strengthens Response To COVID-19

Malaffi’s extended solution offers urgent access to the Abu Dhabi providers that are not yet connected to Malaffi and are part of Abu Dhabi’s COVID-19 response

Jawaher's Drive To Protect Marginalised Across World

UAE announces 490 new cases, 6 deaths; global cases pass 3m as lockdowns begin to ease; Saudi signs SR955m contract with China to test 9m; New Zealand free of coronavirus, says PM; 200,000 Keralites register to return home.

More US States Prepare To Ease Covid-19 Restrictions

Colorado, Mississippi, Minnesota, Montana and Tennessee are set to join several other states in reopening businesses despite experts warning there is still too little diagnostic testing

Tens Of Thousands Of Students Return To School In China Cities

Shanghai students in their final year of middle and high school return to classrooms, while high school seniors in Beijing were allowed back on campus to prepare for the university entrance exam

Dubai Foundation Issues Report On Life After Covid-19

‘Life After COVID-19: Innovation and Entrepreneurship’ is part of a series of forward-looking reports to tackle the different challenges that UAE and Arab world will face once pandemic subsides

Dubai Eases Restrictions In Naif And Al Ras Areas

Both Dubai areas record zero cases; 5 deaths, 536 cases in UAE; Indian states debate lockdown extension; Saudi eases curfew, but 24-hour restrictions remain in Makkah; Air Arabia operates repatriation flights; Spanish children allowed to move out.

Mindy Kaling Proves Her Talent In Netflix's ‘Never Have I Ever'

Kaling hasn’t dethroned Aaron Sorkin as the sassiest scriptwriter in Hollywood, but she’s getting closer with her latest work

MoHAP Announces 536 New Cases, 91 Recoveries, Five Deaths

UAE has conducted over 35,000 additional COVID-19 tests among UAE citizens and residents over the past few days in line with the MoHaP plans to intensify screening of virus.

Russia To Cut Oil Exports From Its Baltic And Black Sea Ports

Russian exports next month from its two Baltic ports and Novorossiisk in the Black Sea will total 1.3 million bpd...

‘Wounded In Action' Persona May Save Johnson

Johnson and his lieutenants gained power by exaggerating or inventing threats to UK when it came to Brexit, but now they are facing an all too real pandemic catastrophe they do not know what to do

Iran's Virus Death Toll Rises By 76 To 5,650: Ministry

Deputy Health Minister said the country’s daily death tally had fallen by about 70% from its peak, while the number of virus patients in hospital had fallen by about half

UAE Players Leave Lasting Mark On Asian Champions League

The frizzy-haired playmaker, Omar Abdulrahman, missed last season’s title winning campaign with Al Hilal through injury and his current side, Al Jazira, have not qualified for the 2020 edition

UN Pushes For Vaccine As World Toll Crosses 200,000

Residents stand in front of a mural picturing first responders with masks on and a ‘thank you’ message in the Harlem neighbourhood of Manhattan in New York City on Saturday.

Emirates Diplomatic Academy gauges climate change impact

Bernardino León, Director General of the EDA, said: ‘Many forward thinking nations, such as the UAE, are making immense contributions towards sustainable development and helping protect our resilient planet’

DCT AD's ‘Poetry Encyclopedia' Hosts Virtual Session

Titled, ‘In Times of Corona,’ the session featured a group of leading poets and intellectuals from UAE, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Germany and highlighted roles of poetry and culture in times of crisis

Faithful Across World Begin Ramadan On A Sombre Note

525 new cases, 8 deaths in UAE; AD CP wishes residents a peaceful Ramadan; doctors urge people not to drink or inject disinfectant after Trump suggested scientists should investigate inserting the cleaning agent into the body as a way to cure COVID-19; Pak extends lockdown.

Global Stock Markets Struggle As Hopes For Quick Rebound Fade

Investors looked past new economic relief measures in the United States and Europe to focus on the likelihood that reopening economies might take longer than expected

Mobile Lab To Conduct Covid-19 Tests For Senior Citizens

MLU plays key role in reducing pressure on hospitals amidst COVID-19 crisis; MLU ambulance vehicles are fitted with equipment to welcome individuals and conduct COVID-19 testing

United We Can Fight This Virus, Says The WHO Chief

UN joined forces with world leaders and the private sector on an initiative to speed up development of COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, and ensure equal access for all

Kerala To Begin Registration For Expats Who Want To Come Back

Vijayan had said Kerala had made quarantine facilities for 200,000 people expecting more than half a million expatriates to return