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According to a communique released by Amnesty International, Anastasia Vasilyeva, her colleagues from the Alliance of Doctors union, and accompanying journalists were detained at the entrance to Okulovka, a village in Novgorod region (western Russia) on 2 April. The volunteers had brought masks and other protective equipment for medics at the local hospital
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Philippine prosecution to drop all charges against journalists on the grounds of an article of law which, under the guise of fighting “false information” linked to Covid-19, constitutes serious violation of press freedom
Observers are concerned that some of these returnees might be asymptomatic carriers of the virus and therefore unwittingly spread it all throughout the country on their way back to their homes in both the country’s urban and rural areas
The Cameroonian regulator of the drug is concerned that ” the prescription or use for therapeutic purposes of this chloroquine not containing active ingredient can be dangerous for patients’ health after an alert from the World Health Organization (WHO) regarding the circulation of falsified anti-malarials in Cameroon, Chad and Nigeria
As worldwide efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus continue, the virus has turned nations into isolated communities as lockdown restrictions become more widespread. In London, Amy Tan, a worship pastor at a local church in Ealing is fighting this isolation with the gift of song-
While most people with the coronavirus have only mild or moderate symptoms, it can cause more severe illness in some, including pneumonia — an infection that can cause the lungs to fill with fluid, making it difficult to breathe. That’s where the ventilators come in
As the coronavirus quickly spreads across America, frontline health care workers are facing critical shortages of surgical masks and respirators. To help tackle the problem, more Americans are sourcing a huge number of masks from overseas
COVID-19 is disrupting Christian preparations for Easter as well as the religious observances of Jews and Muslims. While most churches, synagogues and mosques have suspended in-person services, several religious leaders in America are under fire for violating bans on public gatherings
Scientists say COVID-19 likely originated through ‘animal to human’ transmission at a wild animal market in Wuhan, China. New studies by the Global Virome Project, a worldwide effort to increase preparedness for pandemics, indicate the world can expect about five new animal-borne pathogens to infect humans each year, creating a sense of urgency to curb the wild animal tradeable Life
Eid al-Fitr, a Muslim festival marking the end of the Ramadan, Islam’s holy month of fasting, is expected to fall on May 24, subject to the sighting of the new moon. Last year, almost 15 million people traveled from the greater Jakarta region to their hometowns across the world’s largest Muslim-majority country