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Egypt reports 511 new COVID-19 infections amid decline of new cases, deaths
Also on Saturday, 933 COVID-19 patients were cured and discharged from hospitals, raising the total number of recoveries in the country to 32,903.
Reusable mask “capable of inactivating coronavirus” launched in Portugal
Named MOxAd-Tech, the textile coronavirus mask “successfully passed the tests carried out by the Joao Lobo Antunes Institute of Molecular Medicine
Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 810,000: Africa CDC
Southern Africa region is the most affected area in terms of confirmed cases, followed by Northern Africa and Western Africa, the Africa CDC said
Russia COVID-19 cases up 5,871 to 806,720
According to the statement, 597,140 people in Russia have recovered so far, including 8,366 over the past day.
Egypt records 659 COVID-19 cases as daily new infections, deaths keep dropping
It is the 16th consecutive day for Egypt’s COVID-19 daily infections to fall below 1,000, as record 1,774 infections were seen on June 19.
Japan reports 726 new COVID-19 cases, PM denies imminent state of emergency
Along with Tokyo, some other urban areas in Japan have seen sharp increases of infections since a nationwide state of emergency was lifted in late May.
Egypt sees highest COVID-19 daily recoveries amid declining fatalities
It is the 15th consecutive day for Egypt’s COVID-19 daily infections to fall below 1,000, as a record 1,774 infections were seen on June 19.
Multiple COVID-19 vaccine doses essential to protect world from pandemic
US President Donald Trump resumed his press briefing on the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, admitting that the situation in the country will “get worse
UNDP calls for temporary basic income for poorest people to slow COVID-19
A temporary basic income would give workers who are not covered by social protection the means to buy food and pay for health and education expenses
African confirmed COVID-19 cases close to 750,000: Africa CDC
Africa CDC in its latest situation update issued on Wednesday said that the number of deaths related to the pandemic rose to 15,726 as of Wednesday.
Study reveals link between sleep, Alzheimer’s
The results showed that people who sleep less than four hours or more than 10 hours at night have higher levels of amyloid-beta deposition
New study show immunity drops quickly in mild COVID-19 cases
The researchers found a rapid drop in COVID-19 antibodies – the immune system proteins that help stop viruses from infecting cells in the body
Egypt reports 47 deaths from COVID-19, lowest daily record in 5 weeks
It is also the second week in a row for Egypt’s COVID-19 daily infections to fall below 1,000, compared to the highest record of 1,774 cases on June 19.
Over 23% of Indian capital population have COVID-19 antibodies
The extensive antibodies study conducted from June 27 to July 10 in Delhi aimed to understand the proportion of population exposed to COVID-19
Africa’s COVID-19 cases surge nearly 20,000 to 720,622: Africa CDC
Number of deaths related to the pandemic rose to 15,082, 382,857 patients who tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered, Africa CDC said.
Egypt records 2-month low of 603 new COVID-19 cases
A total of 512 COVID-19 patients were cured and discharged from hospitals on the same day, increasing the total recoveries to 28,380
Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases top 700,000: Africa CDC
Africa CDC further said that 369,120 patients who tested positive for COVID-19 have so far recovered from the infectious virus
Egypt reports 698 new COVID-19 cases as daily infections keep dropping
It marked the 10th consecutive day for Egypt’s daily COVID-19 infections to be below 1,000, with a record of 1,774 infections on June 19.
Sudan food crisis worst in years: UN
Almost a quarter of the population, some 9.6 million Sudanese, are now severely food insecure and facing a food crisis
S. Africa imposes penalty for not wearing masks in public
This is necessary to achieve compliance with the wearing of masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19
Denmark announces monkey trial of coronavirus vaccine
DNA vaccine like CoVAXIX “induce cell immunity” preparing human immune system to fight coronavirus by exposing it to a small part of the virus’ surface
Eating more fruit, vegetables linked to lower risk of type 2 diabetes
Every 66-gram increase in daily fruit and vegetable intake was associated with a 25% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes
Egypt registers 912 new COVID-19 cases, tally reaches 82,070
Egypt resumed international flights on July 1 afte 3-month halt, amid a “coexistence plan” to maintain anti-COVID-19 precautionary measures while resuming economic activities
Florida sets new record for daily coronavirus cases
The U.S. state of Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases Sunday, shattering not only its own previous single-day records, but also those of any other state as the pandemic continued to rage in the country. The mind-boggling number brought the total infections to 269,811 in the Sunshine State, with the death toll reaching 4,346, according …
Teenager dies of suspected bubonic plague infection in west Mongolia
Two cases of bubonic plague have been confirmed recently in the neighboring province of Khovd.
Egypt reports 923 new COVID-19 cases, 602 recoveries
Egypt announced its first confirmed COVID-19 case on Feb. 14 and the first death from the highly infectious virus on March 8
Obese adults more likely to develop H1N1 influenza
The researchers looked at data from more than 1,500 individuals in 330 households enrolled in the Nicaraguan Household Transmission Study
World to miss 2020 targets against AIDS due to unequal progress, COVID-19: UNAIDS report
Missed targets have resulted in 3.5 million more HIV infections and 820,000 more AIDS-related deaths since 2015
Egypt sees highest daily COVID-19 recoveries, fewer infections, deaths
The country reported 1,218 new COVID-19 infections, the lowest since June 19, raising the total cases registered since mid-February to 75,253
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa top 225,000
Africa CDC said that some 102,846 people who were infected with COVID-19 had recovered across the continent so far.