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As many as 98.9 million (98,938,849) people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 2,121,322 have died.
Global coronavirus cases hits 98.9m; death toll crosses 2.1m
LONDON — As many as 98.9 million (98,938,849) people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 2,121,322 have died, according to a worldodometer tally. It reported that there have been 71,100,956 cases of global recoveries.Coronavirus is continuing its spread across the world with over 98 million confirmed cases in 218 countries and more than 2.12 million deaths. The virus is surging in many regions and countries that had apparent success in suppressing initial outbreaks are also seeing infections rise again.The US recorded Friday 188,952 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours as the confirmed cases nation-wide crossed 24 million. It also recorded 3,955 virus-related deaths according to Johns Hopkins University.The tally showed that the confirmed cases...
January 23, 2021

Global coronavirus cases hits 98.9m; death toll crosses 2.1m

Yulia Navalnaya posted this picture of herself at the rally in Moscow.
Navalny’s wife detained at Moscow protest; hundreds others arrested across Russia
MOSCOW — Russian police have detained the wife of opposition leader Alexei Navalny during one of dozens of protests across Russia calling for her husband's release.Yulia Navalnaya posted a selfie to Instagram on Saturday afternoon, apologizing for the poor quality due to "bad lighting in the paddy wagon". She had previously posted a picture of herself at the rally in Moscow.Navalnaya is one of hundreds of protesters who have so far been arrested at the nationwide demonstrations in temperatures as low as -50 degrees Celsius. They were planned earlier this week in response to Navalny's own arrest last Sunday.The Kremlin critic was met by police as he arrived in Russia after spending the previous five months in Germany, where he was recovering from being poisoned. He had...
January 23, 2021

Navalny’s wife detained at Moscow protest; hundreds others arrested across Russia

Dr. Anthony Fauci (on screen) and Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the WHO Executive Board Meeting. — courtesy WHO
Fauci announces US intention to resume major role in global health
GENEVA — The United States’ top medical official said on Thursday that the US will now join the World Health Organization’s global initiative to help poorer nations overcome COVID-19, in addition to a raft of new measures in support of access to universal healthcare, such as abortion services.Addressing the WHO’s Executive Board Meeting, Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to the new US President, said that Biden intended to issue a directive within hours so that the country can become part of the COVAX platform to advance multilateral efforts to distribute coronavirus vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics.Speaking one year ago “to the day” since the United States confirmed its first case of COVID-19 infection, Dr. Fauci noted that global infections had now surpassed 90...
January 23, 2021

Fauci announces US intention to resume major role in global health

The candidate vaccine being developed at Oxford University in the UK is part of the COVAX initiative. — courtesy University of Oxford/John Cairns
Healthier world means ‘safer America’, Tedros stresses
GENEVA — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday announced the signing of an advance purchase agreement securing up to 40 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine, under the UN-led COVAX equitable vaccine supply program.Commenting on the deal at the regular end-of-week press conference in Geneva, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said pending emergency authorization, close to 150 million doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine should also be available for COVAX to distribute, up to the end of March.February delivery date “Together, these announcements mean COVAX could begin delivering doses in February, provided we can finalize a supply agreement,” he said, noting that the deal “also opens the door” for countries with spare doses, to donate them.In a press...
January 23, 2021

Healthier world means ‘safer America’, Tedros stresses

The new COVID-19 variant first detected in the United Kingdom may be more lethal than previous strains, according to the country's Prime Minister Boris Johnson. — Courtesy photo
Coronavirus variant found in UK may be more deadly than others: Boris Johnson
LONDON — The new COVID-19 variant first detected in the United Kingdom may be more lethal than previous strains, according to the country's Prime Minister Boris Johnson."We've been informed that in addition to spreading more quickly... there is some evidence that the new variant... may be more associated with a higher degree of mortality," Johnson said at a news conference on Friday. "Both the vaccines we're currently using remain effective both against the old variant and this new variant," he added. The UK's chief scientific adviser, Patrick Vallance, elaborated on the evidence.Vallance said patients who were hospitalized with the new variant did not appear to have a higher risk of dying compared to those hospitalized with the original form of...
January 22, 2021

Coronavirus variant found in UK may be more deadly than others: Boris Johnson

Four members of a people-smuggling gang have been jailed for a total of 78 years over the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants, whose bodies were found in the back of a refrigerated lorry in the United Kingdom. — Courtesy photo
4 men jailed in UK for total of 78 years over deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants
LONDON — Four members of a people-smuggling gang have been jailed for a total of 78 years over the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants, whose bodies were found in the back of a refrigerated lorry in the United Kingdom. The four men, Maurice Robinson, Ronan Hughes, Gheorghe Nica, and Eamonn Harrison, received their sentences on Friday for 39 counts of manslaughter and people smuggling. Robinson and Hughes, both from Northern Ireland, were jailed for 13 years and four months and 20 years respectively after admitting guilt. Nica, from England, and Harrison, also from Northern Ireland, were sentenced to 27 years and 18 years respectively after being found guilty by a jury.The sentencing on Friday marked the final chapter for some in the high-profile tragedy, which brought a spotlight to the...
January 22, 2021

4 men jailed in UK for total of 78 years over deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants

A further lockdown in France
France mulls third national lockdown as cases of COVID-19 variant increase
PARIS — A further lockdown in France "would probably become an absolute necessity" if the circulation of the English coronavirus variant increases "significantly", French Health Minister Olivier Véran warned on Thursday. He added that the spread of the variant on French territory may be a determining factor in the strategy the government employs to combat the virus in the coming days and weeks. Citizens in metropolitan France must currently abide by a strict nationwide curfew from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. every day, and must only leave their residence between these times for a valid reason and with an exemption certificate. Shops and services, including public libraries, are open but must be closed at 6 pm, but bars, restaurants, cinemas, theaters, museums, and gyms...
January 22, 2021

France mulls third national lockdown as cases of COVID-19 variant increase

European leaders have expressed hope that
European leaders congratulate US President Joe Biden after inauguration ceremony
BRUSSELS — European leaders have expressed hope that "conviction and common sense" will restore their relationship with the United States under new President Joe Biden. European Council President Charles Michel tweeted a congratulatory video soon after Biden had been inaugurated as the 46th US president. "I wish President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris my very best, as they strive to heal their country and lead the American people out of the pandemic," said Michel. "It’s time to bring back conviction and common sense and rejuvenate our EU-US relationship." The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, described President Biden's inauguration speech as "inspiring". "Europe is ready for a fresh...
January 21, 2021

European leaders congratulate US President Joe Biden after inauguration ceremony

The United Kingdom on Wednesday logged a new daily record of the number of people who have died within 28 days of testing positive for COVID-19 at 1,820, according to Public Health England. — Courtesy photo
UK registers new record of 1,820 COVID-19 deaths in one day
LONDON — The United Kingdom on Wednesday logged a new daily record of the number of people who have died within 28 days of testing positive for COVID-19 at 1,820, according to Public Health England. Another 38,905 new cases were also reported across the UK on Wednesday, the public health authority said.The country also reported a record number of deaths on Tuesday, with 1,610 people dying within 28 days of a positive test. "The NHS is under significant pressure in all parts of the country," health secretary Matt Hancock said on Monday, explaining that hospitalizations were at the highest level at any time during the pandemic.A person is admitted to hospital in the UK every 30 seconds, UK officials have said. The country has approved three vaccines for use including those...
January 21, 2021

UK registers new record of 1,820 COVID-19 deaths in one day

At least three people have died and 11 have been injured in a gas explosion that ripped the facade off a building in central Madrid on Wednesday, according to the city's mayor, José Luis Martínez-Almeida. — Courtesy photo
3 killed, several injured in Madrid as explosion rocks Spanish capital
WASHINGTON — At least three people have died and 11 have been injured in a gas explosion that ripped the facade off a building in central Madrid on Wednesday, according to the city's mayor, José Luis Martínez-Almeida. The building is flanked by a school and a nursing home. There were no injuries reported among the residents of the latter, who were evacuated shortly after the blast. Martínez-Almeida said the residents were being taken to a hotel across the street. None of the students in the school nearby, which has been slightly damaged, were seriously injured, the country's education minister Enrique Ossorio said. "Fortunately, when the event occurred there were no students in the courtyard," he wrote on Twitter. The explosion took place on Toledo Street in the...
January 21, 2021

3 killed, several injured in Madrid as explosion rocks Spanish capital

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