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Race to prevent coronavirus ‘nightmare’ in Rohingya camps

2020-05-18 | Health

Emergency teams raced Friday to prevent a coronavirus “nightmare” in the world’s largest refugee settlement after the first confirmed cases in a...

Pandemic hampers Philippines mass evacuation as typhoon hits

2020-05-18 | Health

Residents try to salvage belongings amongst their houses destroyed at the height of Typhoon Vongfong in San Policarpo town (AFP) MANILA REUTERS May 14...

‘Major’ mental health crisis looming from pandemic: UN

2020-05-14 | Health

The coronavirus outbreak risks sparking a major global mental health crisis, the United Nations warned on Thursday, calling for urgent action to addre...

The lonely last journey of husband and wife who both died of coronavirus

2020-05-14 | Health

A sombre image in a funeral hall of the coffins of an elderly husband and wife who both died from Covid-19 captures the tragic reality of the pa...

COVID-19 recovered patients rise to 382

2020-05-14 | Health

Sixteen more COVID-19 infected patients were recovered and discharged from the hospital today, the Health Ministry said. They said that the total numb...

China pressured WHO to downplay risk of coronavirus: CIA

2020-05-14 | Health

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is seen in January. Multiple intelligence reports have called into question his administration’s transparency during the e...

Russia records more than 10,000 new virus cases

2020-05-14 | Health

MOSCOW AFP May13, 2020 - Russia reported more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, continuing a grim trend that has seen the country reg...

Coronavirus adds huge flywheel to Lankan banks’ digitisation drive

2020-05-13 | Health

Sri Lanka’s banks have seen a massive upsurge in their digital transaction volumes as the COVID-19 pandemic has upended how banking should be done a...

22 more COVID-19 patients recover

2020-05-12 | Health

Twenty-two COVID-19 infected patients recovered and were discharged from the hospital today increasing the total number of recovered cases to 343, the...

South Korea warns of second wave of virus infections

2020-05-11 | Health

South Korea’s capital has ordered the closure of all clubs and bars after a burst of new cases sparked fears of a second coronavirus wave, and Presi...