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World Health Day Theme: support nurses and midwives 07 Apr 2020

World Health Day Theme: support nurses and midwives

WHO named the theme of this year’s World Health Day as “Support nurses and midwives”.

Boris Johnson in intensive care 07 Apr 2020

Boris Johnson in intensive care

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spent the night in intensive care at a central London hospital after his coronavirus symptoms worsened.

UN Security Council to hold first meeting on pandemic 07 Apr 2020

UN Security Council to hold first meeting on pandemic

The UN Security Council will hold its first meeting on the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday.

Over 1.3mn people infected, with over 74,000 deaths; Coronavirus 07 Apr 2020

Over 1.3mn people infected, with over 74,000 deaths; Coronavirus

As of Tuesday, 1,347,235 people across the world have been infected by the novel coronavirus, with some 74,767 deaths.

Boris Johnson Admitted to Hospital 06 Apr 2020

Boris Johnson Admitted to Hospital

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was undergoing tests in hospital on Monday as he is still suffering coronavirus symptoms.

Bronx Zoo Has First Human-Animal COVID-19 Transmission 06 Apr 2020

Bronx Zoo Has First Human-Animal COVID-19 Transmission

 A four-year-old Malayan tiger named Nadia tested positive for the novel coronavirus at Bronx Zoo in New York on Sunday.

Libya downs rebel cargo plane near Tripoli 06 Apr 2020

Libya downs rebel cargo plane near Tripoli

Libya government forces have shot down a cargo plane operated by rebel forces near the capital, Tripoli.

Spike in New Cases of COVID-19 in Russia 06 Apr 2020

Spike in New Cases of COVID-19 in Russia

Russia has registered almost 100 new cases of COVID-19, the largest one-day increase of reported infections to date.

Asymptomatic Coronavirus Cases Rises in China 06 Apr 2020

Asymptomatic Coronavirus Cases Rises in China

The number of asymptomatic cases in China surged, as Beijing continued to struggle to extinguish the outbreak despite drastic containment efforts.

Abe to Declare State of Emergency Due to COVID-19 Outbreak 06 Apr 2020

Abe to Declare State of Emergency Due to COVID-19 Outbreak

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to declare a state of emergency within days, after COVID-19 cases in Tokyo jumped over the weekend to top 1,000 for the first time.