‘Smokers more vulnerable to coronavirus’
ANKARA: Smokers are more vulnerable to Covid-19 than non-smokers, according to a review of studies by public health experts convened by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The review found that smokers are at a higher risk of contracting fatal diseases, Anadolu Agency reported. “Covid-19 is an infectious disease that primarily attacks the lungs,” the WHO said in a […]
Slow, steady lifting of lockdowns key to lifting economy, control of virus
GENEVA: While countries have started lifting stay-at-home orders and other restrictions, the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday stressed that a slow, steady lifting of Covid-19 lockdowns is the key to economies and control of the virus, reported Xinhua news agency. “A slow, steady lifting of lockdowns is key to both stimulating […]
‘Funding of WHO, humanitarians should not be cut amid Covid-19’
MOSCOW: The coronavirus pandemic requires an unprecedented global response, and reducing the funding of the World Health Organisation, which champions that response, is untimely, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told RIA Novosti, according to Sputnik News Agency. In April, US President Donald Trump ordered that his country’s funding be halted for the […]
‘Hand hygiene is life saver’
ROME: “Hand hygiene is one of the most effective actions you can take to reduce the spread of pathogens and prevent infections, including the Covid-19 virus,” the World Health Organisation says on its website on the occasion of the World Hand Hygiene Day which is celebrated on May 5. According to The Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata (Ansa), a leading wire […]
Coronavirus ‘is natural in origin’
GENEVA: The World Health Organisation (WHO) said it is assured that Covid-19 is natural in origin, and it is vital to establish the natural host for the virus, after the US president said he had seen evidence it originated in a laboratory in Wuhan, China, reported Anadolu Agency. Dr Mike Ryan, executive director of the […]
Malaysia’s economy to recover with gradual reopening of sectors
KUALA LUMPUR: The gradual reopening of various sectors of the economy, with companies and organisations strictly adhering to the standard operating procedures (SOP) under the conditional movement control order (CMCO), is important to enable Malaysia recovers positively, said economists. They believed the government decision to allow the resumption of certain sectors, with the CMCO enforced […]
No evidence Covid-19 antibodies protection from second infection
GENEVA: There is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from Covid-19 and have antibodies are protected from a second infection, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in a daily situation report on Saturday, reported Xinhua News Agency. Although many studies show that people who recovered from Covid-19 have antibodies to the novel coronavirus, […]
MOH draws up post-MCO mitigation plan
PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health (MOH) is looking into a mitigation plan to ensure that the Covid-19 chain is broken after the movement control order (MCO) is lifted. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the mitigation plan also included a policy change that outlined the practice of the new normal. “Definitely, we are looking into the exit […]
UN chief pledges to defeat Covid-19, rebuild fairer world
NEW YORK: United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres pledged on Saturday night that all human beings should unite as one to combat the common enemy of coronavirus and rebuild a fairer world, reported Xinhua news agency. “Together, we will defeat this virus and rebuild a fairer world — as united global citizens and united nations,” the UN […]
Number of confirmed cases in South Korea now 10,653
SEOUL: The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in South Korea has risen by 18 to 10,653 over the past day, Sputnik news agency reporting Health Ministry’s Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) as saying on Saturday. The death toll has risen from 230 to 232 within the same period of time, according to the KCDC. […]
