Health
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COVID-19: Ensuring income and investment in local service provision is critical for global recovery
The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting local service provision throughout the world. The Live Learning Session on local finance highlighted how…
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WHO warns; ‘No evidence’ that recovered COVID-19 patients cannot be reinfected
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that there is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from…
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Latin America: Deaths and desperation rises in Ecuador, death toll of Ecuador due to coronavirus is worst among the World
Dead bodies are lying at home and in the streets of Guayaquil, Ecuador, a city so hard-hit by coronavirus that overfilled…
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CEPR launches COVID-19 data tracker for Latin America and the Caribbean
Washington, DC ― The Center for Economic and Policy Research has launched a new COVID-19 data tracker on its Americas Blog, providing maps…
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Why do some people with coronavirus get symptoms while others don’t?
SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus which causes COVID-19, has infected almost 2.5 million people around the world and claimed 170,000 lives. But some people…
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Indian PM Modi: India and Afghanistan will combat COVID-19 together, with solidarity and shared resolve
Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today said India and Afghanistan will combat COVID-19 together, with solidarity and shared resolve.…
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PCB donates in excess of PKR10million in PM’s relief fund
Lahore, 18 April 2020: The Pakistan Cricket Board deposited PKR10,536,500 (approximately one crore and five lakh Pakistani rupees) in Prime Minister’s Covid-19…
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Dry, wet, barking, hacking: a guide to coughs in the time of coronavirus
cc Coughs are a valuable diagnostic tool, but how do you know if you’ve got a relatively harmless cough, a…
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Lady Gaga promises star-studded ‘love letter to the world’ amidst global pain of COVID-19 pandemic
This weekend’s “One World: Together At Home” virtual global special will be a “love letter to the world” and a…
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More testing will give us a better picture of the coronavirus spread and its slowdown
Many states are now ramping up the number of tests by relaxing the criteria for who can get tested for COVID-19. This should give…
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