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Bhasha Mukherjee was crowned Miss England in 2019. Seeing the rapid spread of COVID-19 cases and the need for medical help, she has decided to put her crown aside, to resume her career as a junior doctor amid the coronavirus pandemic. After winning the Miss England title, Mukherjee represented England in the Miss World pageant in December 2019. That is when she had decided to take a break from her career in medicine as she was being invited by several charities to be their ambassador. Back then, she chose to do humanitarian work and planned to completely focus on it until August…

The UK official who is deputizing for Prime Minister Boris Johnson while he’s hospitalized for coronavirus will not take over the duties of briefing the Queen, the Prime Minister’s official spokesman has confirmed. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is deputizing for Johnson while he’s in hospital. But the Prime Minister’s spokesperson said Raab won’t be asked to fill in for the prime minister’s weekly meeting with the Queen during this time. Instead, the Palace is being regularly updated on Johnson’s condition. “The Cabinet Secretary and the Prime Minister’s principal private secretary will continue their contacts with the Royal Household on the Prime Minister’s…

Egypt will suspend all Ramadan activities and group iftars due to the spread of the deadly coronavirus, the Ministry of Endowments announced on Tuesday. The ministry also noted it had previously decided to prohibit the establishment of iftar tables, a tradition Muslims take part in to provide food for the poor during the holy month in the vicinity of mosques or their surrounding space. The traditions of Ramadan, estimated to begin on April 23 this year, are centered on group gatherings: communal Taraweeh prayers, the evening meal of iftar in which Muslims break their fast together, shared food and shisha…

Even as the cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been rising across the country, six patients admitted to Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Bhagalpur has been completely cured of the disease. The second report of these patients has tested negative. Staff at the hospital clapped and cheered the patients as they provided them with a certificate of fitness.

Coronavirus or COVID-19 is rapidly spreading in India and this has caused unrest in the country. The first confirmed positive case of the infection was reported on 30th January in Kerala to the government by the National Institute of Virology. Gradually the deadly Coronavirus infection expanded its trace in the country, affecting over 4,300 people. While the impact of the novel Coronavirus has been the greatest in China and Italy, India also now within its grip. After making its presence in Kerala first, COVID-19 infection has reached other cities/regions including Maharashtra, Bengaluru, Pune, Delhi, Jaipur, Agra, Hyderabad, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar…

Michigan’s largest health care system has about 1,500 staff members staying home because they have symptoms consistent with COVID-19. “We are following CDC guidelines and asking staff to stay home when they are sick and/or have COVID-19 symptoms,” Media Relations Director Beaumont Health Mark Geary told. Meanwhile, Henry Ford Health System reports more than 700 staff members have tested positive for coronavirus, according to reporting from the Detroit Free Press. Henry Ford’s Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Adnan Munkarah told the Detroit Free Press that 734 employees — 2.1% of the health system’s workforce — tested positive for the novel coronavirus since…

The coronavirus pandemic is overwhelming, and one of the most excruciating parts for many people is the feeling of utter helplessness in the face of widespread suffering and hardship. Here’s how to help seniors and people with disabilities in your community during the coronavirus pandemic. Deliver food: Help a senior citizen in your community by delivering a meal. Write a letter: Search for a senior center, memory care center or nursing home in your area and e-mail or call them to let them know you’d like to write some letters. They can let you know any specific requests, and where to send the finished product. (This…

Formula One has placed 50% of its staff into temporary furlough whilst the sport’s Chief Executive, Chase Carey, will take a significant voluntary salary cut as part of measures to reduce costs during the coronavirus crisis. Also, Formula One directors and executives have voluntarily agreed to take a 20% pay cut. The furloughing of staff will be in place to the end of May. Staff will use the UK Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, which pays those placed on temporary leave 80% of their wages, to a maximum of £2,500 a month, in a bid to help companies retain their…

The COVID-19 pandemic underscores the urgent need to strengthen the global health workforce. A new report, The State of the World’s Nursing 2020, provides an in-depth look at the largest component of the health workforce. ‘Nurses are the backbone of any health system. Today, many nurses find themselves on the frontline in the battle against COVID-19,’ said Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. ‘This report is a stark reminder of the unique role they play and a wakeup call to ensure they get the support they need to keep the world healthy’. The reports, by the World Health Organization (WHO)…

Bahrain will decide on July 1 whether to resume its national sports competitions or cancel them. The decisions will take into considerations the positions of the continental and international federations in each of the sports, a meeting of the Bahraini association, chaired by His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports and President of Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC), said. The meeting, held virtually in line with the directives of the Executive Committee to reinforce measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, reviewed the visions presented by the presidents of…