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Global CIO Forum, Bahrain’s AI Society host Session 2 of BotTalk on AI and Covid-19

On June 28 Global CIO Forum, in partnership with Bahrain’s Artificial Intelligence Society, hosted the second session, in Arabic, of the BotTalk AI Virtual Conference. The topics discussed included AI Ethics, R...

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Global partners require $31 billion to speed up COVID-19 medicines for all

Ahead of a major pledging summit, they updated journalists on a recently announced initiative to speed up production of these treatments, known as the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator. “It’s clear tha...

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IOC joins forces with WHO and the United Nations to fight COVID-19

On Olympic Day, 23 June 2020, the International Olympic Committee and WHO together with the United Nations launch a partnership to encourage individuals and communities around the world to be #HEALTHYTogether. ...

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WHO: 10 million infections milestone looms 

Addressing journalists from Geneva during the agency’s regular press briefing, WHO Director General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that more than 9.1 million cases of COVID-19 have been reported thus far, an...

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Global CIO Forum, Bahrain’s AI Society host BotTalk on AI and Covid-19

On June 21, Global CIO Forum in partnership with Bahrain’s Artificial Intelligence Society, hosted the region’s first BotTalk, titled AI in Navigating the Pandemic. The virtual event was held under the patronag...

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UNDP, MCIT Egypt and Avaya collaborate on AI-powered Covid-19 diagnosis bot

As further demonstration of its commitment to deliver equality of experience for all segments of society, Egypt’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, MCIT, has joined forces with United Natio...

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WHO reports largest single day increase in COVID-19 cases

“It seems that almost every day we reach a new and grim record”, said Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, addressing journalists on Monday at the UN health agency’s latest media briefing. Some countrie...

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On International Yoga Day, UN spotlights power of ancient practice to help ease COVID stress

Yoga is an ancient physical, mental and spiritual practice that originated in India and is now practiced in various forms around the world. The word “yoga” derives from Sanskrit and means “to join or unite”, sy...

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UN health agency warns of ‘new and dangerous phase’ as cases mount

More than 150,000 new cases of the disease were reported on Thursday: the highest single daily total so far. Most were in the Americas, though “large numbers” came from South Asia and the Middle East. “The worl...

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John Hopkins: Urban Density Not Linked to Higher Coronavirus Infection Rates

A new study suggests that denser places, assumed by many to be more conducive to the spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, are not linked to higher infection rates. The study, led by a researcher at t...