Mylab Discovery Solutions develops India’s first self-use rapid test for Covid19. In what can be a paradigm shift in the way Indians test themselves for Covid-19, the Indian Council…
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Coronavirus: UAE reports 2,959 Covid-19 cases, 1,901 recoveries, 14 deaths
Coronavirus: UAE reports 2,959 Covid-19 cases, 1,901 recoveries, 14 deaths The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention on Saturday reported 2,959 cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, along with 1,901…
Daily News Briefing: Royal Mail to cut 2,000 jobs as pandemic adds to ‘challenges’
Thursday 25 June coronavirus updates BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING Thursday 25 June 2020 News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated by the global Coronavirus Pandemic. As of 6:30 am…
India devastated - Cyclone rips through Kolkata killing & displacing hundreds
The eastern Indian city of Kolkata has been devastated by a powerful cyclone which has killed at least 22 people across India and Bangladesh. Rescue teams searched for survivors a…
Trump gives WHO ultimatum over Covid-19 handling
US President Donald Trump has sent a letter to the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) threatening to pull US funding permanently over COVID19. The letter outlines a 30-day…
PM Boris Johnson accepts 'frustration' over lockdown rules
The prime minister has admitted his government’s plans for easing the Coronavirus lockdown is causing “frustration”, as he faces a growing revolt from doctors, nurses, teachers and regional councils. Boris Johnson…
Iran lockdown: All mosques in Iran to re-open temporarily today
All mosques in Iran will reopen temporarily this week, a further step in the government’s plans to ease restrictions that aimed to contain the spread of the new Coronavirus. The…
Class sizes limited to 15 and staggered drop-off times for England schools
Children returning to schools in England next month will be taught in “protective bubbles” of no more than 15 and kept apart from others in order to minimise risk and…
Covid-19 can infect organs - Lungs, intestines and kidneys
According to two separate reports, Covid-19 can infect other organs. The reports suggest the virus goes far beyond the lungs and can attack various organs. The findings can help explain…
Maria Branyas: 'Oldest woman in Spain' recovers from coronavirus at 113
A 113-year-old woman, believed to be the oldest living person in Spain, survived the Coronavirus and is “doing fine,” according to her nursing home. Maria Branyas was apparently “bored” while…
Coronavirus Pandemic stoking the fires in Middle East
The Middle East has many reasons to fear the coronavirus pandemic, but it has one big advantage when it comes to resisting it. Most people in the region are young.…
Egypt cancels COVID procurement fee for medical supplies, & rations expenditure
The Government procurement budget of medical equipment and drugs used in treating Covid19 has been cancelled. Government departments will now have to set an expenditure rationing to plan and offset…
Breaking: Overloaded ventilator fire kills five 5 Covid-19 patients in Russia
A fire apparently started by an overloaded ventilator killed five novel coronavirus patients in an intensive care unit in St Petersburg hospital, Russia, on Tuesday. “Ventilators are being used to…
Coronavirus: Brazil records highest daily rise in deaths
Brazil has recorded its highest daily death toll from Coronavirus, with 881 deaths over the past 24 hours to become the sixth-worst affected country in terms of recorded deaths. Brazil,…
Coronavirus: Which countries could become the next COVID-19 hotspots?
The number of coronavirus cases and deaths have reached their peak in many European and North American countries, but analysis suggests some developing nations are yet to have experienced the worst…
Daily News Briefing - US blocks Iran's $5bn IMF loan, continues to ignore calls to lift sanctions
Thursday, April 9 BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING Thursday 9 April 2020 News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated by the global Coronavirus Pandemic. As of 6:30 am (GMT), these…
Sunday Papers - Over-70s told to self-isolate & Remembering the NZ mosque attacks
Brief. BRIEF.Me During a week that has been dominated by the outbreak of Coronavirus, the Sunday papers are all focussed on the government’s plan and response to the coronavirus outbreak.…
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