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The Oman Ministry of Health has announced on Friday the death of a resident aged 43, who had been suffering from coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. This brings the total number of COVID-19 death cases in the Sultanate to 20. The Ministry extended its condolences to the bereaved’s family. [bkinfobox textcolor=”#000000″ backgroundcolor=”#ffffff” title=”” infobox_align=”aligncenter”] [/bkinfobox]

Lionel Messi believes Barcelona could have a better chance of winning the Champions League than before football’s coronavirus-provoked break, providing the competition can restart. Speaking to Catalonia’s leading sports papers El Mundo Deportivo and Sport, Messi said on Friday: “It may be that this break benefits us [Barcelona], let’s see if the competitions return and we can find out.”, said dpa international. Messi surprised everyone in Spain earlier this year when he said that the current Barcelona side did not have what it takes to win the Champions League. “I never doubted the squad we had and I have no doubt…

The Google Pixel 4a launch is just around the corner, with the device expected to be made official sometime in June. Ahead of its launch, the phone’s specs and features have been leaked quite a few times, and now, a new leak has taken the lid off the pricing of the device too. The Google Pixel 4a has long been rumoured to come bearing a price tag that’s similar to last year’s Pixel 3a. However, new information has emerged which claims the device could start retail for much less, with a $299 price tag now being tipped for the Pixel…

The Kuwait Ministry of Health announced 885 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 12,860 The ministry also reported the death of 8 people from coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the fatalities toll to 96. In the daily press briefing, Health Ministry spokesperson Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad said that 190 patients were in intensive care, 100 of them are in critical condition. Moreover, the Ministry announced the recovery of 189 patients, bringing the total to 3,640 recoveries. [bkinfobox textcolor=”#000000″ backgroundcolor=”#ffffff” title=”” infobox_align=”aligncenter”] [/bkinfobox]

The criminal security department has been assigned to take legal measures against a former Kuwait governor, who reportedly visited another person in his Diwaniya violating the decisions of the Cabinet and health authorities concerning the total curfew imposed across the country, the General Administration of Relations and Security Media at the Kuwait Ministry of Interior said Friday. The governor’s visit was posted on social media. Kuwait enacted a total curfew from 4 pm on Sunday until May 30 to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. The General Department of Relations and Security Media at the Ministry of Interior called…

Russia reported 10,598 new cases of coronavirus on Friday from the past 24 hours, as the country struggles to rein in the pandemic. It has consistently reported more than 10,000 new cases a day for the past two weeks, only dipping below once in the past 13 days — and, even then, only by a small margin. It reported 9,974 new cases yesterday. Friday’s numbers bring the nationwide total to 262,843 confirmed cases, according to Russian officials. Only the United States has reported more coronavirus cases than Russia, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Around 148,000 people in England had COVID-19 at any point over the two weeks ending May 10, or 0.27% of the population, an official survey showed on Thursday. The estimate was based on swab tests performed on 10,705 people across 5,276 households, rather than in hospitals or care homes, the Office for National Statistics said. [bkinfobox textcolor=”#000000″ backgroundcolor=”#ffffff” title=”” infobox_align=”aligncenter”] [/bkinfobox]

President Donald Trump is mobilizing the U.S. military to distribute a novel coronavirus vaccine when one becomes available and will focus first on older Americans, Reuters reported. “You know it’s a massive job to give this vaccine,” Trump said in an interview broadcast Thursday on Fox Business Network. “Our military is now being mobilized so at the end of the year, we’re going to be able to give it to a lot of people very, very rapidly.” He said he believes there will be a vaccine by the end of the year and the United States is mobilizing “our military…

Oman’s Ministry of Health today announced the death of a resident aged 31, who had been suffering from coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. This brings the total number of COVID-19 related death cases in the Sultanate to 18. The Ministry extended its condolences to the bereaved’s family, praying to the Almighty Allah to have mercy on the deceased’s soul. Earlier today, the Ministry announced the registration of 322 new positive cases with Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Sultanate. 80 of the new cases are for Omanis and (242) cases for non-Omanis. [bkinfobox textcolor=”#000000″ backgroundcolor=”#ffffff” title=”” infobox_align=”aligncenter”] [/bkinfobox]

The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) has urged the public not to be swayed by such rumours, especially those circulating on social media about highly demanded products during the holy month of Ramadan, reported Khaleej Times. It may lead to changes in the nutritional habits of consumers due to misunderstandings and lead them to make erroneous nutrition-related decisions, the authority clarified. Furthermore, the ADAFSA has warned the public about the negative impact of circulating food-related rumours, and urged people to contact the authority to verify any information with regard to food safety. The authority indicated that traders…