Kate and Prince William ‘extremely concerned’ about ‘horrendous’ revelationBy: Web Desk on April 4, 2020Before the UK was plunged into lockdown, Kate and Prince William reportedly visited an NHS centre in south London to show their support for frontline workers. However, when confronted with the horrendous reality of the coronavirus crisis, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were left feeling extremely concerned. On April 1, William and Kate spoke […]
Hungary is no longer a contestable democracy amid COVID-19By: Web Desk on April 4, 2020Governments across the world are assuming emergency powers to contain the coronavirus pandemic. An exceptional danger to the public requires exceptional measures that inevitably impinge on individual freedoms and normal democratic processes. Such steps are legitimate if proportionate and temporary. Unfortunately, some strongmen leaders have spotted an opportunity, under the cover of a crisis, to […]
Coronavirus: Tunisia deploys ‘police robot’ amid lockdownBy: Web Desk on April 4, 2020Interior Ministry of Tunisia has deployed a police robot to patrol areas of the capital – Tunis – to ensure that people are observing the coronavirus lockdown. The police robot is known as PGuard. The ‘robocop’ is remotely operated and equipped with infrared and thermal imaging cameras, in addition to a sound and light alarm […]
Don’t rush to remove lockdown: WHO warns leaders globallyBy: Web Desk on April 4, 2020Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned nations not to rush in removing the lockdowns as it will increase the global spread of coronavirus. DG WHO said that lifting bans could make coronavirus spread again and its economic effects could be even longer. The WHO recommends that all countries should completely […]
Virus fear stalks Nigeria displaced campsBy: Agencies on April 4, 2020Men and women cluster around plastic wash basins hastily set up outside one of northeast Nigeria’s sprawling displaced persons’ camps, lathering their hands with soap under the gaze of security personnel. The makeshift hygiene facilities are among urgent efforts aimed at warding off the spread of coronavirus among the 1.8 million people displaced across the […]
South Korean ex-presidential candidate on virus frontlineBy: Agencies on April 4, 2020When hospitals in the South Korean city of Daegu were overwhelmed by coronavirus patients, officials appealed for doctors to help, and among the volunteers was multi-millionaire and former presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-soo. The South was one of the first countries hit by the virus outside China, where it initially emerged, and for a time had […]
As coronavirus cases rise, Japan urges hospital beds be saved for the severely illBy: Agencies on April 4, 2020The Japanese government said on Friday it has told regions that have suffered the most serious outbreaks of coronavirus to save hospitals beds for severely ill patients, while keeping others with milder or no symptoms at home or in hotels. The move, the latest sign of concern about the growing strain on Japan’s healthcare system, […]
Malaysia’s indigenous people flee into forests to escape coronavirusBy: Agencies on April 4, 2020After blocking the entrance to their village with logs, half the people of Jemeri fled into the surrounding forest in fear as the coronavirus spread in Malaysia, infecting the first indigenous ‘Orang Asli’ person. “We are going back into the forest, to isolate ourselves and find food for ourselves,” villager and activist Bedul Chemai told […]
US Navy relieves aircraft carrier commander who wrote letter urging coronavirus actionBy: Agencies on April 4, 2020The US Navy on Thursday relieved the commander of the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, who wrote a scathing letter that leaked to the public asking for stronger measures to control a coronavirus outbreak onboard his warship. The removal of Captain Brett Crozier from command of the 5,000-person vessel, which was first reported by Reuters, was […]
Australians rally on social media to help virus healthcare workersBy: Agencies on April 4, 2020While social media has been widely blamed for spreading dangerous coronavirus misinformation, tens of thousands of Australians are using their networks to support the healthcare workers risking their lives on the front lines of the pandemic. When Chris Nicholas launched the Facebook group Adopta Healthcare Worker in Perth on March 14, he expected a handful […]