Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and Taiwan Adventist Hospital held a videoconference on May 6, 2020 to share Taiwan’s response to the COVID-19. Guam Governor Lou Leon Guerrero and CNMI Governor Ralph Torres together with more than 100 health experts and medical personnel from Guam, CNMI, Hawaii, California, Washington State, […]
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Global health experts advise WHO to identify animal source of COVID-19 virus
GENEVA, 04 MAY 2020 (UN NEWS CENTRE)—International experts have advised the World Health Organisation (WHO) to work to identify the animal origins of the virus behind the COVID-19 pandemic and its transmission to humans, the UN agency said on Friday. The recommendation was among the outcomes of the latest meeting of the Emergency Committee on […]
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WHO declines comment on remdesivir in COVID-19, hopes for best
GENEVA, 30 APRIL 2020(REUTERS/THE GUARDIAN)— A top World Health Organisation official declined comment on Wednesday on reports that Gilead Science’s remdesivir could help treat COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, but said that further data was needed. “I wouldn’t like to make any specific comment on that, because I haven’t read those […]
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150,000 Fijians affected by COVID-19
SUVA, 30 APRIL 2020 (FBC NEWS)—Around 40,000 people have been directly affected by the impact COVID-19 on tourism, while its broader flow-on effect spreads to over 150,000 Fijians. These workers are either on reduced hours, reduced salaries, or rotational shifts. Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association Chief Executive Officer, Fantasha Lockington said the visitor arrivals between […]
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The Latest: Over 1 million Australians download virus app
CANBERRA, Australia — Australian officials are pleased that more than 1 million people have downloaded an app designed to accelerate contact tracing for coronavirus despite some privacy concerns. Within 12 hours of the Australian-developed COVIDsafe app becoming available late Sunday, 1.13 million of Australia’s 26 million population had downloaded it onto their smart phones. Chief […]
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‘No time to blame the messenger’ warns UN rights chief, amidst media clampdowns surrounding COVID-19
GENEVA, 27 APRIL 2020 (UN NEWS CENTRE) —The coronavirus pandemic has spawned new threats to press freedom in some countries, according to the UN human rights chief, who declared on Friday that “credible, accurate reporting is a lifeline for all of us”. Against the backdrop of restrictive measures against independent media imposed by several States, […]