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WHO launches international clinical trial to help find an effective treatment for COVID-19

While the research for an effective treatment continues, until there is sufficient evidence, WHO has cautioned against recommending or administering unproven treatments to patients with COVID-19 or people self-...

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UN chief renews call for COVID-19 solidarity as WHO warns majority of world still at risk

Addressing World Health Organization (WHO) Member States attending the foreshortened and virtual World Health Assembly in Geneva via videoconference, the UN chief pointed out that despite “some solidarity”, the...

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UN: Covid-19 crisis has closed 90% of museums globally, UNESCO plans for reopenings

In assessing the impact of the coronavirus on museums, two studies conducted by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Council of Museums (ICOM), confirmed that ...

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Dubai Airports’ CEO warns airfare may jump 3-4 times due to social distancing

In an interview with CNN’s John Defterios, Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths warned that airfares might have to increase by three or four times if social distancing rules are implemented on aeroplanes. He asser...

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Bahrain’s BenefitPay sees 1257% increase in remittances during March 2020

The GCC is set to experience a surge in the use of FinTech platforms as consumers turn away from physical offerings during the ongoing global Covid-19 outbreak. It comes after Bahrain’s national electronic wall...

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Sharjah’s Qatra Water copes with COVID driven 20% increase for wastewater treatment

In the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak, most industries had to take a step back and re-evaluate their response plan. On the other hand, vital sectors such as the public health service is working round the clock t...

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Five ways IT can contribute to combating Covid-19

If ever the world needed a solid and functioning healthcare system, it is now. It is being tested like never before and things are going to get worse before they get better.  But this is not the right time or p...

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UN: Decades of neglect in addressing mental health needs has been exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic

Spearheading the alert ahead of the upcoming World Health Assembly in Geneva, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged the international community to do much more to protect all those facing mounting mental ...

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UN report: Access to healthcare, now a matter of life and death

The report on Social protection responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in developing countries, describes social protection as “an indispensable mechanism for delivering support to individuals during the crisis”. I...

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UN: Presidents and prime ministers lead call for ‘people’s vaccine’, free to all

On Thursday, more than 140 world leaders and figures signed an open letter requesting Governments unite behind a “people’s vaccine” against COVID-19, marking the most ambitious position yet set out by world lea...