Author: News Desk

Kerala on Sunday reported no new case of COVID-19. According to sources, one person recovered on Sunday. With this, 401 people have been cured so far in the state. The total number of active cases in Kerala now stands at 95. The state has only reported 4 deaths from COVID-19 so far.

In comparison with five other countries that conducted at least 1 million COVID-19 tests, India has the least number of positive cases while Spain had recorded the highest, according to the PIB. Data sourced from three databases were used to compare case figures in six countries — India, USA, Germany, Spain, Turkey, Italy — when they crossed the million mark. However, it must be noted that the testing criteria differ from country to country and it is unclear whether the total number of tests includes retests on the same patients. While India had largely limited its testing initially to foreign travellers and their contacts and…

Shifa Al Jazeera Medical Centre, one of the leading private medical facilities in the Kingdom, has launched telehealth services, where patients can talk to doctors either audio or video from home or office. The teleconsultation service allows people to remotely consult qualified and specialist doctors in the medical centre. The facility also offers appointments with pediatricians. The individual may log on to www.telehealth.shifaaljazeera.com to book a remote consultation with a physician. Once all the relevant details are filled in, the patient can select the doctor and pay the normal fee. Subsequently, the patient will be given a time slot for the teleconsultation…

South Korea announced it will loosen social distancing rules this week to allow gatherings and events to take place after the number of new coronavirus cases dropped significantly in recent days. The country endured one of the worst early outbreaks of the disease outside China and strict social distancing has been widely observed since March. South Korea reported its death toll is around 250 – vastly lower than that of Italy, Britain, Spain and France, which have each recorded at least 24,000 fatalities. South Korea was expected to have more COVID-19 cases as it is near to China. “South Korea…

Bahrain MOH has announced 72 new active cases of COVID-19 of which 67 are expatriate workers and 5 are contacts of active cases. 149 new recoveries from COVID-19 have been announced by the MOH. 211 individuals have been discharged from quarantine centres after completing the necessary quarantine period and undergoing testing to ensure they are free of COVID-19. To date, 2040 individuals have been discharged from quarantine centres. Bahrain tested a total of 143,030 until now. There are 1,631 active cases. These include 1,630 stable cases and 1 critical case. 1,717 people have been discharged. Only 8 deaths have been…

Algerian singer Hamid Cheriet (also known as Idir) has died at the age of 70. The tireless champion of the Kabyle and Berber cultures died of pulmonary disease. The family said that the singer and musician died on Saturday in a Paris hospital from a long illness. Idir became internationally famous with his lullaby “Vava Inouva” in the 1970s and made a comeback in 1993. In a tribute to the singer, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune called him an icon of Algerian art and said: “Algeria loses one of its monuments”. Idir grew up surrounded by the songs and rhythms of…

The United States just had its deadliest day on record due to the coronavirus as states across the country begin to ease restrictions meant to curb the spread of the virus, according to data published by the WHO. The US saw about 2,900 people die of COVID-19 in 24 hours, according to the data, which was published on Friday. That’s the highest daily COVID-19 death toll in the US. Before May 1, the next highest U.S. daily death toll was 2,471 reported on April 23, according to the WHO. State officials have previously warned that data on Covid-19 deaths are difficult to…

Saudi Arabia registers 1,362 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in the Kingdom to 25,459, including 21,518 active cases and 139 critical cases. 2% of the new COVID-19 cases are elderly people, 3% of children and the other 95% of adults. 9% of the infected are Saudis and the other 91% are non-Saudis. 11% of the infected are females while the other 89% are males. The spokesperson of the Saudi Health Ministry announced 210 new recoveries, bringing the total number of recovered cases to 3,765.

Scores of people are expected to participate in a free webinar titled ‘Elevating mental, physical health and wellbeing in coping with COVID-19′. Organised by The Nine Training Center, professionals such as psychologists, life coaches and counsellors will be speaking during the webinar. The Webinar is set to take place on 5th May (Tuesday) from 11 am to 1 pm. The session will be addressed by prominent personalities from the field; Mental Health Consultant H.H Sayyida Basma Al Said from Oman, Psychologist Arti Razdan from India, Motivational Speaker Kamlesh Jain from Nigeria and Wellness coach Ahmed Al Nooh from Bahrain. The…

Sharjah Islamic Bank, in cooperation with Sharjah Charity International, launched a Ramadan Community Initiative “Mirk at the door of your home”, distributing meals to approximately 4,000 families affected by COVID-19. The initiative was launched on the first day of the holy month and involved the distribution of the Ramadan Mir boxes to affected families. Each box is filled with basic necessities including rice, sugar, salt, oil, flour, milk, wheat, lentils and other items. Each year, during the holy month of Ramadan Sharjah Islamic Bank, collaborates with several charitable organisations, as part of its corporate social responsibility to serve members of…