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Bahrain has announced the death of a 62-year-old male citizen from coronavirus. The death toll have soared to 101. It’s the third death from COVID-19 reported today. The MOH expressed its condolences to the family of the deceased. ♦ Over 1,800 active coronavirus cases are asymptomatic ♦ BDF Hospital continues to take all precautionary measures The total cases have driven to 30,931 of which 26,073 have recovered, which means that over 84 percent of the confirmed cases have recovered from the virus. Currently, there are 4,757 active cases. Also, there are 85 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment, of which 53 are in a critical condition. So far…

Global coronavirus cases exceeded 12 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as evidence mounts of the airborne spread of the disease that has killed more than half a million people in seven months. The number of cases is triple that of severe influenza illnesses recorded annually, according to the World Health Organization. Many hard-hit countries are easing lockdowns put in place to slow the spread of the novel virus, while others, such as China and Australia, implement another round of shutdowns in response to a resurgence in infections. Experts say alterations to work and social life could last…

‘Glee’ actress and singer Naya Rivera is missing after taking a boat ride with her 4-year-old son on Lake Piru in Southern California, officials confirmed. The actress rented the boat on Wednesday at 1 pm at Lake Piru, north-west of Los Angeles, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department says. A search was immediately initiated with the use of helicopters, divers, and drones for the 33-year-old. Officials said that Rivera’s son was wearing a life vest while she was not. Rivera shared a photo of her and her son with the caption, “just the two of us,” on Twitter. https://twitter.com/NayaRivera/status/1280626721146826752?s=20 Her son…

Bahrain’s total deaths have soared to 100 after reporting two more deaths from coronavirus, a male citizen aged 43 and a male expatriate aged 54. It’s the second death reported today. The MOH expressed its condolences to the family of the deceased. ♦ Over 1,800 active coronavirus cases are asymptomatic ♦ BDF Hospital continues to take all precautionary measures The total cases have driven to 30,931 of which 26,073 have recovered, which means that over 84 percent of the confirmed cases have recovered from the virus. Currently, there are 4,758 active cases. Also, there are 85 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment, of which 54 are in a…

The UAE Ministry of Interior (MoI) has successfully completed trials on K9 police dogs for detecting COVID-19. The new move, which comes after successful completion of practical experiments and scientific studies, will contribute to promoting the community’s safety and security. Experiments done in the UAE have relied on high speed sampling from the armpits of presumed cases. “Samples are then sniffed out by the dogs without coming in contact with the persons, while results become known on the spot. K9 police dogs are also used traditionally in securing and monitoring events and sensitive facilities,” MoI said in a statement. “It…

Canada’s budget deficit is now forecast to hit C$343.2 billion ($253.4 billion), the largest shortfall since the Second World War, amid record emergency aid spending in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada’s finance department said Wednesday. The forecast is far higher than the C$28.1 billion that Canada’s ruling Liberals had projected back in December 2019, before much of the Canadian economy was temporarily shut down to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. “This pandemic is not over,” said Finance Minister Bill Morneau said in a speech to parliamentarians that did not mention a return to balance. “With a crisis…

After a 117-day absence, international cricket returned in familiar fashion on Wednesday as rain and bad light restricted the first test between England and West Indies to 17.4 overs and the hosts closed a frustrating day on 35-1. After all the anticipation, day one of the first of three tests turned out to be a damp squib. If any fans had been allowed in they would have been jeering and complaining as the players remained in the pavilion for more than 90 minutes because of bad light, despite Southampton’s Ageas Bowl having floodlights. If that frustration, an issue administrators appear…

Cipla has priced its generic version of remdesivir, Cipremi, at 4,000 rupees ($53.34) per 100 mg vial, the Indian drugmaker said on Wednesday, making it among the lowest priced versions of the COVID-19 treatment available so far globally. Cipla had earlier said pricing would not exceed 5,000 rupees. On Tuesday, Sovereign Pharma, which is manufacturing and packaging the drug for Cipla, said it had dispatched the first batch. Cipla India business chief executive officer and executive vice president Nikhil Chopra said in an emailed statement that the company was launching Cipremi commercially on Wednesday and aims to supply over 80,000 vials…

Eight candidates from Mexico to Moldova will vie for the top job at the World Trade Organization, seeking to convince its 164 members they can steer the body through intensifying global trade tensions and rising protectionism. A final 24-hour flurry added three names to the field to replace Brazilian Roberto Azevedo, who will quit at the end of August, a year earlier than expected. With three of the six previous director-generals coming from Europe and the others from Thailand, Brazil and New Zealand, pressure has been building to choose a leader from Africa. However, the continent has not united on…

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Wednesday that U.S. and partner forces seized a boat in June carrying Iranian weapons to Houthi rebels in Yemen as he renewed his call for the U.N. Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Iran. “The Security Council must extend the arms embargo on Iran to prevent further conflict in the region,” Pompeo told a State Department news conference. “No serious person can possibly believe Iran will use any weapon it receives for peaceful ends.” ♦ Pompeo says China took ‘incredibly aggressive action’ in recent clash with India Pompeo is leading a…