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Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban said Friday that small businesses should apply to multiple banks in order to boost their chances of receiving a loan through the Paycheck Protection Program. “If you’re a small business and you happen to bank at a big bank, it’s OK to go find a small community bank and apply there as well,” he said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “There’s no rules against having multiple applications. You just can’t take multiple loans.” The always-outspoken “Shark Tank” investor has been particularly vocal during the coronavirus crisis, arguing that workers must be a priority in government relief efforts. He’s also been critical of the roll-out of the Paycheck Protection…

Kuwait MOH on Friday announced 353 new cases of COVID-19, taking the total active cases to 2,745 in which 70 of them are in ICU. Most of the new cases are from Indian residents which is 103. 63 cases of Kuwait nationals have also been reported. 4 new deaths have been reported in Kuwait. The dead are 1 Kuwait national, Indian, Bangladeshi, and Egyptian resident. MOH also registered 63 new cases of recovery from the virus, the total recoveries now stand at 1602.

Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday that the government would plan for an around a one-month-long extension of a state of emergency declared amid the coronavirus pandemic. An initial one-month-long state of emergency will be declared for seven regions from April 7, later expanding it to cover the entire country. But with the measures due to expire on May 6, Abe said he had instructed his minister for the virus outbreak Yasutoshi Nishimura to plan for an extension. An expert panel advising the government is reviewing the situation in different parts of the country, Abe said. “We will…

The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention conducted additional 26,000 COVID-19 tests on Friday, which revealed 557 new cases bringing the total number of cases to 13,038. MOHAP announced that 6 people of different nationalities who tested positive for COVID-19 died due to complications. This brings the total death toll to 111. The Ministry of Health and Prevention expressed sincere condolences to the families of the deceased. The total number of recovered cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) has reached 2,543 with 114 cases fully recovered today after receiving treatment.

The Ministry of Health records 3 new cases and 5 recoveries from COVID-19, increasing total recoveries in Bahrain to 1,500. The recovered cases have been discharged from dedicated treatment centres. By Bahrain reached the 1,500 recoveries mark. Bahrain tested a total of 129,694 until now. There are 1,532 active cases. These include 1,531 stable cases and 1 critical case. 1,500 people have been discharged. Only 8 deaths have been reported until now. This takes the total cases in Bahrain to 3,040. Read the New Guidelines in Bahrain – Click Here Bahrain has announced the death of a 36-year-old expatriate male…

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin says he has been diagnosed with coronavirus. His positive test came on the same day that Russia recorded a record 7,099 cases, taking the total number of infections above 100,000. Mr. Mishustin was given the role of prime minister in January and has been actively involved in Russia’s handling of the epidemic. Russian TV showed him telling President Vladimir Putin of his diagnosis. “I have just learned that the test on the coronavirus I took was positive,” the prime minister said during the video call. Mr. Mishustin suggested that First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov…

President of the Supreme Council of Health (SCH) Lieutenant General Dr. Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, the Head of the National Taskforce to Combat Coronavirus (COVID-19), stressed Bahrain’s ongoing implementation of its strategic preemptive plans to handle COVID-19 outbreak. He pointed out continuous provision of all medical and infrastructure resources to boost capability of the health sector in the exceptional circumstances undergone by the world. He praised cooperation between all parties to curb the spread of the virus, stressing the efforts spearheaded by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First…

India has shipped 50 million tablets of hydroxychloroquine to the United States, an Indian source with direct knowledge of the exports said, although U.S. regulators warned the anti-malarial drug may have harmful side effects in the treatment of COVID-19. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the European Union’s drug regulator and the Canadian health department have cautioned against the use of hydroxychloroquine, citing side effects such as abnormal heart rhythms and a dangerously rapid heart rate. However, the health warnings have done little to deter the drug’s imports to the United States, where some doctors are continuing to prescribe the…

About 553,406 phone calls were attended during the National Sterilisation Programme by the Command and Control Centre of the Dubai Police. Around 432,477 people called on the emergency number 999, while 120,960 people called the non-emergency number 901 from March 26 to April 28. The centre received a record 52,000 phone calls in a single day immediately after the launch of the movement permit system. Colonel Turki bin Faris, Director of the centre said, “The callers could be grouped under two main types. “The first constituted employees in the public and private sectors. Key questions they asked were related to…

A large-scale new pre-print study has found that a third of coronavirus patients admitted to UK hospitals die, and fewer than half of those put on ventilators survive. The study, called ISARIC4C and led by researchers from the University of Edinburgh, University of Liverpool, and Imperial College London, analyzed data from 16,749 COVID-19 patients in 166 UK hospitals between February 6 and April 18. It found that 49% were discharged, 33% died and 17% continued to receive care at the date of reporting. The study also showed that patients put on a ventilator, 53% died, 20% were discharged, and 27%…