The Lebanese Ministry of Interior is reversing its decision to relax the daily curfew “due to the failure of many citizens to adhere to the measures of prevention and public safety, and because of selfishness, recklessness and indifference to their health and…
A photography ban created to ensure flower lovers keep their distance has been reversed in Ottawa after public outcry, marking the latest retreat on physical-distancing rules from officials in the national capital. Late Friday, the National Capital Commission – a federally run agency – agreed its new rule, rolled out to coincide with the start…
An Post’s plans to enter the mortgage market in the first half of this year have been hit by the economic fallout from Covid-19, which has seen loan approvals slump and lenders preparing for a surge in bad debts. While the State-owned postal service operator, which first said in 2018 that it was aiming for…
An outbreak at a Northern Alberta oil sands site is now linked to more than 100 COVID-19 cases across four provinces, including a remote Dene village in Northern Saskatchewan, further raising fears that the disease could spread like wildfire through work camps that house thousands of oil and gas workers. Declared an essential service by…
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CHINA’s president personally asked the World Health Organisation to hold back coronavirus details and delay a global warning, it is claimed. The WHO has been slammed for its handling of the disease, with some accusing it of “parroting Chinese propaganda”. 
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Stay informed with the latest data on the number of COVID-19 cases. While the numbers can tell you a lot about the coronavirus, the case numbers only tell part of the story. Areas that test a high number of people will ultimately detect more cases than those that are not doing as much testing. There…
The number of people who travelled from the Western Cape to the Eastern Cape during the inter-provincial grace period that have tested positive for Covid-19, has jumped to 137 from 80.Eastern Cape Health MEC Sindiswa Gomba announced the 57 new cases on Sunday morning.She said the travellers had entered the provincial borders through Tsitsikamma and…
Citing fears over a resurgence of the novel coronavirus, Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon on Saturday ordered all bars and clubs across the city to close.”Carelessness can lead to an explosion in infections,” the South Korea capital’s mayor said, asserting that the order would remain in place indefinitely, according to France 24.The decision came after the…
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