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Nationwide demonstrations in France demanding better pay and resources for health workers have been marred by violence in the capital, Paris. Police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of masked protesters who threw stones and other projectiles and overturned a car. Officials said they have 19 officers injured, furthermore, they made more than 30 arrests. Across France, hospital staff have been demanding government action on pay, recruitment and more beds in hospitals. https://twitter.com/EuropeanUnionC/status/1273203149046759424 President Emmanuel Macron’s government has announced bonuses for healthcare staff who have worked through the coronavirus crisis. But unions say the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed weaknesses in…

Oman reported Wednesday 810 new cases of the novel CORONAVIRUS, bringing to 26,079 the country’s overall infections. The newly diagnosed cases include 468 Omanis and 342 foreign residents, the Health Ministry said. The ministry announced two more deaths from COVID-19 over the previous day, making Oman’s total of such fatalities to 116. https://twitter.com/OmanVSCovid19/status/1273175032064335875 The country’s overall recoveries from the disease have reached 11,797, the ministry said. There are 102 patients receiving intensive care treatment. https://twitter.com/Shamalsharji14/status/1272053952801050624 Oman has conducted 2,797 coronavirus tests over the past 24 hours, the ministry added. Earlier this week, Omani authorities have enforced a lockdown on the Governorate…

INDIA impatiently awaited Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s response on Wednesday to the death of at least 20 soldiers in a border clash with Chinese troops as the country’s media vented its fury and political rivals goaded Modi over his silence. Modi, in a Twitter message, called for an all-party meeting on Friday to discuss the situation but did not make any other comment on the confrontation between the nuclear-armed neighbours. CHINA said it does not want to see any more clashes on the border with India following Monday’s violence. Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian repeated that China was not to…

Wednesday 17 June coronavirus updates BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING Wednesday 17 June 2020 News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated by the global Coronavirus Pandemic. As of 6:30 am (GMT), these are the global active numbers. Global COVID-19 UPDATE Coronavirus Cases: 8,264,468 Deaths: 446,135 Recovered: 4,321,998 Premier League to restart, what you need to know US reports another 24,000 coronavirus cases UK expert finds cheap, life-saving coronavirus drug – ‘major breakthrough’ Previous Next Headlines: What the papers say? The US reports 24,000 new cases. Cheap, life-saving coronavirus drug ‘major breakthrough.’ Don’t blame the public for Covid-19…

The conflict between India and China erupted last night as Chinese and Indian forces clashed at the border where India lost 20 soldiers. It has now been reported that the Chinese side also suffered casualties in the Galwan Valley. “Based on what I know, the Chinese side also suffered casualties in the Galwan Valley physical clash. I want to tell the Indian side, don’t be arrogant and misread China’s restraint as being weak. China doesn’t want to have a clash with India, but we don’t fear it,” he tweeted. China suffers casualties Tensions between India and China have been mounting…

20 Indian soldiers killed in ‘violent face-off’ with Chinese army at Ladakh 32 captured and 4 missing A total of 20 Indian soldiers died on Tuesday as a result of border clashes with Chinese troops in the northern Himalayan region of Ladakh, according to a statement by the Indian military. “Indian and Chinese troops have disengaged at the Galwan area where they had earlier clashed on the night of 15/16 June 2020,” said the Army’s statement. 32 Indian soldiers captured, 4 missing According to local Indian army sources, WTX News learned that four soldiers are currently missing and a further 32…

The Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing has issued a circular to allow the reopening of water parks in the emirate of DUBAIas of Thursday, June 18. Showers and locker rooms will also reopen. https://twitter.com/tirsa_zel/status/1272829544320270337 The circular was also issued to hotels and recreational facilities. It stated that eight other types of activities will also reopen according to the revised regulations, including desert safari trips, dune bashing, dhow sailing, kayaking, helicopter rides and jet skiing. The guidelines further stated that water parks will operate at 50 percent capacity, and stressed that staff requires to follow safety guidelines, including temperature checks, masks…

There could be as many as 1.2 million foreign workers leaving the Saudi Arabian labour market in 2020, a report from Jadwa Investment Company found. Hospitality, food services, administrative and support activities, which include rent and lease activities, travel agencies, security and building services, will be the most affected and will see the highest exit of foreigners, Jadwa said. However, despite the expat exodus, the unemployment rate among Saudi nationals will remain unchanged by the end of 2020, at 12 percent, it added. https://twitter.com/Zuby215/status/1272840748476633089 Expectations show that these conditions will hard-hit travel, hotels, restaurants, tourism and environment sectors, with a…

The number of workers on UK payrolls dived more than 600,000 between March and May, official figures suggest. Meanwhile, the number of people claiming work-related benefits – which includes the unemployed – was up 126% to 2.8 million. The early estimates reflect the impact of around six weeks of lockdown in which large parts of the UK were shut. But economists say the full effect on employment will not be felt until wage support schemes end in October. https://twitter.com/philipproudfoot/status/1272828650946269184 “The slowdown in the economy is now visibly hitting the labour market, especially in terms of hours worked,” said Jonathan Athow,…

An estimated 1.7 billion people — more than 20% of the world’s population — risk becoming severely infected with the new CORONAVIRUSdue to underlying health problems such as obesity and heart disease, a study showed on Tuesday. The novel coronavirus, which has killed more than 420,000 people globally during the first wave of the pandemic, adversely affects patients suffering from co-morbidities. People with health problems, 350 million will likely get sick A team of experts from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine analysed global data sets of illnesses including diabetes, lung disease and HIV used these to estimate how…