Praying in time of COVID-19: How world’s largest mosques adapted
For weeks now, mosques worldwide have taken a series of measures aimed at curbing the spread of the new coronavirus. As an increasing number of countries announced lockdowns, so did mosques, with many closing their door completely and others banning congregations and using their speakers to remind people to stay at home. With the global death […]
Pakistan quarantines 20,000 following Tabligh gathering in Lahore
Pakistan has quarantined 20,000 people and is still searching for thousands more who attended a Muslim group’s gathering in the city of Lahore last month despite the worsening coronavirus pandemic, officials said on Sunday. Authorities said they want to test or quarantine those who congregated at the event held by the missionary movement, Tablighi Jamaat, […]
Coronavirus Can Last On Face Masks For One Week, On Banknotes For Days: Study
The novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 can remain infectious on face masks for up to a week, and last on banknotes, stainless steel and plastic surfaces for days, according to a study. However, the virus can be killed by household disinfectants, bleach or frequent hand washing with soap and water, said the researchers from the […]
COVID-19 pandemic: UN biodiversity chief calls for ban on wildlife market
United Nations’ biodiversity chief Elizabeth Maruma Mrema has called for a global ban on wildlife markets, including the one in Wuhan, China, in order to prevent future pandemics. “The message we are getting is if we don’t take care of nature, it will take care of us,” she told The Guardian. The wildlife market is reported […]
Italy, France record lower coronavirus deaths
France and Italy have recorded their lowest death toll from the coronavirus in one and two weeks, respectively. Meanwhile, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was taken to a hospital for tests after showing persistent symptoms of coronavirus 10 days after testing positive for the virus. After President Donald Trump warned the United States is entering what […]
Turkey to minimise troop movements to lower coronavirus risks
Turkey has said it would minimise its troop movements in operation zones in neighbouring Syria as part of the measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic, as the Turkish death toll and infections continue to rise. The country’s death toll from the COVID-19 disease has risen by 73 to 574 in the last 24 hours, with new confirmed cases […]
Former Libya Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril dies from coronavirus
Mahmoud Jibril, the former head of the Libyan rebel government that overthrew longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, has died from the coronavirus, his party said. Jibril, 68, died on Sunday in Cairo where he had been hospitalised for two weeks, said Khaled al-Mrimi, secretary of the National Forces Alliance, founded by Jibril in 2012. He had […]
UK PM Boris Johnson Hospitalised As COVID-19 Symptoms Persist
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital for tests, 10 days after testing positive for coronavirus. Johnson, 55, “continues to have persistent symptoms of coronavirus”, a Downing Street spokesperson said on Sunday. His hospitalisation was described as a “precautionary step” taken on the advice of his doctor. “On the advice of his […]
Wuhan, once epicentre of Covid-19, gets ready for life after lockdown
China reported 30 new cases of coronavirus disease Covid-19 on Sunday, including five locally transmitted infections, even as nine of the 13 administrative districts of virus-hit Wuhan city were declared ‘low-risk areas’ signifying a gradual return to normalcy, officials said. China’s National Health Commission (NHC) in its daily report said other than the 30 new confirmed Covid-19 […]
Singer Kanika Kapoor Discharged From Hospital After Second Coronavirus Negative Test
Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor has finally been discharged from the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) after her second report for Coronavirus also tested negative. SGPGIMS PRO Kusum Yadav said that Kanika has been allowed to go home. Kanika was admitted on March 20 when her tests revealed that she was Coronavirus […]
