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South America is a 'new epicenter' of the coronavirus pandemic, WHO says
Date: 2020-05-22 19:43:00 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:63 - ID:8442808
GENEVA, May 22 (MENA) - The epicenter of the global Covid-19 pandemic has shifted to South America as cases in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo explode six months after the new coronavirus emerged on the other side of the world in Wuhan, China, the ....
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80 mln children at risk as Covid-19 pandemic disrupts routine vaccinations - WHO
Date: 2020-05-22 19:42:45 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:62 - ID:8442809
GENEVA, May 22 (MENA) - Some 80 million babies around the world are at higher risk of diseases like diphtheria, measles, and polio as the coronavirus pandemic hinders routine vaccination programs, STAT reported Friday. Vaccine campaigns have been ....
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At least 38 dead in Pakistan plane crash
Date: 2020-05-22 19:42:32 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:61 - ID:8442815
ISLAMABAD, May 22 (MENA) - At least 38 people have died after Pakistan International Airline flight 8303 crashed in Karachi Friday, according to Health Minister Azra Fazal Pechuho. Pakistan's Aviation Ministry said the flight from Lahore was ....
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Malaysia reports 78 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2020-05-22 19:42:19 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:60 - ID:8442789
KUALA LUMPUR, May 33 (MENA) - Malaysian health authorities on Friday reported 78 new coronavirus cases, raising the cumulative total to 7,137 cases. The health ministry also reported one new death, bringing up the total fatalities to 115. ....
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531 new COVID-19 cases reported in Afghanistan
Date: 2020-05-22 19:42:05 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:59 - ID:8442803
KABUL, May 22 (MENA) - The Afghan Ministry of Public Health on Friday said it registered 531 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total positive cases to 8,676. According to the health ministry, six people lost their ....
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Pakistan PM orders investigation into Karachi plane crash
Date: 2020-05-22 19:41:36 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:57 - ID:8442788
ISLAMABAD, May 22 (MENA) - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has promised an investigation after a passenger plane with 98 people on board crashed near Karachi, with dozens believed to have been killed, The Independent reported. The Pakistan ....
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Spain's coronavirus death toll rises by 56 to 28,628 on Friday
Date: 2020-05-22 19:39:46 GMT - Spain - World - SN:52 - ID:8442699
MADRID, May 22 (MENA) - Spain’s overnight death toll from the new coronavirus rose by 56 on Friday to a total of 28,628, the health ministry said. The number of diagnosed cases rose to 234,824 cases from 233,037 on Thursday, The New York Times ....
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Japan more likely to completely end virus emergency Monday
Date: 2020-05-22 19:39:25 GMT - Japan - World - SN:51 - ID:8442702
TOKYO, May 22 (MENA) - The possibility of Japan's government lifting a state of emergency in Tokyo and nearby prefectures, as well as Hokkaido, altogether next Monday is rising, as the number of new coronavirus cases has been declining, Kyodo quoted ....
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Trudeau expresses sorrow over Pakistan International Airlines crash
Date: 2020-05-22 19:39:09 GMT - Canada - World - SN:50 - ID:8442696
OTTAWA, May 22 (MENA) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau began this morning’s daily briefing in Canada by expressing condolences to the families of victims in the Pakistan International Airlines flight PK 8303 plane crash in ....
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Greece: 16 new coronavirus infections reported at Larissa Roma camp
Date: 2020-05-22 19:38:53 GMT - Greece - World - SN:49 - ID:8442681
ATHENS, May 22 (MENA) - Greek health authorities recorded 16 new coronavirus infections in a Roma settlement in Nea Smyrni, Larissa, central Greece, on Friday. Ten of the cases were among the last 107 tests conducted in the camp in recent days, ....
