Gaza factories roar back to life to make protective wear

For the first time in years, sewing factories in the Gaza Strip are back to working at full capacity — producing masks, gloves and protective gowns, some of which are bound for Israel. It’s a rare economic lifeline in the coastal territory, which has been blockaded by Israel and Egypt since...



WHO warns against idea of ‘immunity passports’

The World Health Organisation is cautioning against the idea of “ immunity passports.”  It says there is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have antibodies are protected against a second infection. The concept of “ immunity passports”  or “ risk-free certificates”  has been floated as a...

White House could alter virus briefings to limit Trump role

Sunday, 26 April 2020 | AP | Washington
For the first time, President Donald Trump cut off his daily coronavirus task force briefing on Friday without taking any questions from reporters. It may not be the last time. There have been discussions within the White House about changing the format of the briefings to curtail the president’s role, according...

‘Injecting disinfectants’ was sarcasm, says Trump

Sunday, 26 April 2020 | PTI | Washington
Trying to wriggle out of the backlash he received for his outlandish suggestions, US President Donald Trump has said that he was being “ sarcastic”  when he told his medical experts that they should consider using UV light, heat, or injecting disinfectants into the COVID-19 patients as a potential treatment. Trump...

Nikki Haley launches ‘Stop Communist China’ campaign

Sunday, 26 April 2020 | PTI | Washington
Asserting that China’s Communist Government needs to be held accountable for “ lying”  about the coronavirus pandemic, top Indian-American Republican politician Nikki Haley has launched an online petition urging the US Congress to act. More than 40,000 people have signed the ‘Stop Communist China’ petition by Friday night, hours after being...

UK hospital deaths from virus cross grim 20,000 milestone

Sunday, 26 April 2020 | PTI | London
The number of deaths in the UK hospitals from the novel coronavirus crossed the grim milestone of 20,000 on Saturday, up by 813 over the previous day – among the highest daily death tolls recorded this week. These official figures released daily by the UK’s Department of Health and Social Care...

GLOBAL DEATH TOLL TOPS 200K

Sunday, 26 April 2020 | AFP | Washington
The global coronavirus has claimed at least 200,568 on Saturday as the United Nations launched an international push for a vaccine to defeat the pandemic. Governments around the world are struggling to limit the economic devastation unleashed by the virus, which has infected nearly 2.8 million people and left half...

Pompeo: China knew about virus in Dec ‘19

Sunday, 26 April 2020 | PTI | Washington
The United States is working with other countries  to make sure they understand that coronavirus originated in Wuhan, China, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said. Stressing that the burden is on Beijing to explain where the virus came from, Pompeo told The Ben Shapiro Show in an interview on Friday...