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The head of the World Health Organization warned on Monday that the new coronavirus pandemic was far from over and said that he was “deeply concerned” about the impact of the disruption of normal health services, especially on children. “The pandemic is far from over,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, adding that the body was concerned about increasing trends in Africa, eastern Europe, Latin America and some Asian countries. “We have a long road ahead of us and a lot of work to do,” he said.  He added that shortages of vaccines against other diseases were being reported in…

A further 360 people have died from COVID-19 in British hospitals, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Monday, bringing the total to 21,092. The 360 increase was the lowest daily death toll for four weeks, although weekend reporting delays can distort Monday totals. Hancock said that the deaths of 82 health service workers were included in the figures.

11 people from Indonesia linked to the Islamic sect Tablighi Jamaat have been arrested for violation of visa rules by the Mumbai Police, officials said. They had been kept in quarantine before they were arrested. One of them who had been found to be infected with COVID-19 has recovered, the officials said. They will be produced in a city court on Tuesday as their police custody will end the same day. They were a part of a group of from Indonesia who were staying at an apartment in Bandra (West) since March 29 after they returned from Delhi. Over a…

KHK Heroes called on the nation for a united cause, helping those most vulnerable during the Coronavirus Pandemic. The campaign received not only national attention but also global attention with people taking on the challenge and resources and donations being added to the campaign on a daily basis. Under the vision of His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, KHK Heroes Board of Directors initiated campaigns to support the vision HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander, and First Deputy Premier and HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, His Majesty the King’s…

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun told shareholders Monday that air travel could take two to three years to recover from the current situation, another challenge for the manufacturer that was reeling from the 737 Max grounding before the coronavirus pandemic. Investors approved the company’s board. Boeing is scrambling to cut costs to meet the weak demand for new jetliners. Air travel in the U.S. is about 5% of what it was a year ago and airlines have parked more than a third of the country’s fleet and some are planning to defer orders of new planes. “When it does recover, the commercial market will…

With soccer facing a congested program of games caused by the coronavirus pandemic, FIFA wants to let teams use five substitutes. FIFA detailed a temporary plan Monday to help prevent more injuries due to “potential player overload” as soccer competitions catch up with a backlog, according to AP. The proposal gives competition organizers the option of letting teams use five substitutes instead of three in 90 minutes, and a sixth in knockout games that go to extra time. “One concern in this regard is that the higher-than-normal frequency of matches may increase the risk of potential injuries due to a…

Al Mabarrah Al Khalifia Foundation (AAF) has received the second batch of 60 laptops that were donated by Southern Governor HH Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa in response to an initiative by AAF to support students. The donation is an assertion of the role of community partnership in boosting positive cooperation with the non-government organisations (NGOs). AAF extended sincerest congratulations to the Southern Governor for his kind gesture and unlimited support to social and humanitarian initiatives. This came in the presence of AAF Chief Executive Saba Siyadi, Social Programmes Director at the Southern Governorate Mohammed Hassan Al-Faw, Shaikh…

Data suggest U.S. industries appear to be adapting to business amid the nation’s coronavirus outbreak, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Monday, repeating his expectation that while U.S. growth will likely fall to Great Depression-era levels this quarter, it should rebound in the third quarter. “At the beginning of this, there was rapid, rapid spread sadly in the places where there are a lot of essential workers. But the variance has really, really declined over time suggesting people have learned … about safe practices,” he told CNBC, without offering any specific data.

NHS doctors have been warned to look out for a rare but dangerous reaction in children that may be linked to coronavirus infection. An urgent alert sent out to GPs said that intensive care departments in London and other parts of the UK have been treating severely sick children with unusual symptoms. This includes “multi-system inflammation” with flu-like symptoms. Some, but not all, tested positive for coronavirus. It is unclear how many children have been diagnosed with the new syndrome, although the numbers will be low. The alert, which was issued to GPs in North London by their clinical commissioning…

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday said former prime minister Manmohan Singh has accepted his request for guiding a group of experts formed to come out with a post-COVID-19 revival strategy for the state, reported Indian Express. “I had written to Dr Manmohan Singh Ji to guide us along with the group of experts headed by Montek Singh Ahluwalia & I am grateful to him for accepting. We have been working hard to steer Punjab to the path of economic growth & post-COVID-19 we will again focus on same,” he tweeted. On April 25, the state government had constituted…