Kashmir reports two additional COVID-19 cases
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-24
The Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday reported two more confirmed cases of the coronavirus, taking the tally to six.The confirmation came as the government spokesman Rohit Kansal said on Twitter two more positive cases from the region's main city Srinagar were reported.One of the patients had a travel history to Saudi Arabia while other had returned from India's capital New Delhi after participating in a religious gathering attended by people from Indonesia and Malaysia as well.Shahid Choudhary, deputy commissioner in the city, appealed to the people in the region especially travelers having travel…
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Saudi Arabia reports first coronavirus death, an Afghani resident
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-24
Saudi Arabia has recorded its first death from the coronavirus in a 51-year-old Afghani resident, Health Ministry spokesman Mohammed Abdelali told a televised news conference on Tuesday.The man's health deteriorated quickly after reporting to a hospital emergency room in the city of Medina and he died on Monday night, Abdelali said.
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With at Least Three Members of US Congress Infected With Coronavirus, Calls for Remote Voting Grow
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-03-23
"Congress should be an example, not an exception, on public health." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/rand_paul_saudi_deal_0.jpg …
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[World Report] Building bridges in Yemen
Sharmila Devi | thelancet.com | 2020-03-21
20 million Yemenis lack health care. A new air-bridge scheme won't help them all, but it could help to build trust. Sharmila Devi reports.
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From Cluster Bombs to Toxic Waste: Saudi Arabia is Creating the Next Fallujah in Yemen
Ahmed Abdulkareem | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-20
From dumping toxic waste into the sea to littering Yemen's farms with tons of unexploded cluster bombs, Saudi Arabia is creating a legacy so toxic in Yemen that experts believe it could take a century to undo.
mintpressnews.com/cluster-bombs-toxic-waste-saudi-arabia-deadly-legacy-yemen/265897/