Category: News in English
Ankara: Online education starts amid COVID-19 outbreak
Ankara(ANN)-Turkey began airing broadcast school lessons on Monday as part of distance learning measures to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus, Anadolu reports. National Education Minister Ziya Selcuk taught the first class for millions of students at 09.00 a.m. local
Somalia: Puntland VP Tours Frontline Army Positions at Tukaraq
Hargeisa(ANN)-Apparently following up on a recent go-ahead call to militarily engage the Republic of Somaliland which the federal government of Somalia at Villa Somalia gave the federal state, Vice President Ahmed Elmi Osman ‘Crash’, toured army positions at Tukaraq, Somaliland,
‘Help us get supplies,’ Americans desperate for COVID-19 help
New York(ANN)-America cities and states are desperate for help from the federal government over the coronavirus pandemic. “Anyone out there who can help us get these supplies, we have only days to get them in place. That is the reality,”
US surgeon general says coronavirus outbreak ‘to get bad’ this week
New York(ANN)-The US surgeon general issued his starkest warning to date on Monday about the health risk posed by the coronavirus outbreak, warning Americans that the crisis was “going to get bad” this week. The country’s top public health official, Surgeon
Saudi airlifted critical supplies to Yemen to fight coronavirus
Riyadh(ANN)-Saudi Arabia has airlifted critical supplies to Yemen to assist in the country’s fight against the coronavirus outbreak. Announcing details of the airlift, the World Health Organisation (WHO) thanked the Kingdom in a tweet. Special thanks to Saudi Arabia who
US Treasury secretary announces $4 trillion liquidity for the Federal Reserve
#Coronavirus: 26,000 confirmed cases in the US and the disease has, so far, killed more than 326 people. New York(ANN)-US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has announced that the Federal Reserve will be allowed to leverage up to $4 trillion of
#Coronavirus – #WhatsApp: World Health Organization (WHO) Health Alert brings COVID-19 facts to billions via #WhatsApp
PRESS RELEASE #Coronavirus – #WhatsApp: World Health Organization (WHO) Health Alert brings COVID-19 facts to billions via #WhatsApp /Facebook This easy-to-use messaging service has the potential to reach 2 billion people and enables WHO to get information directly into the
US poll shows growing worries about coronavirus; drop in confidence in government
New York(ANN)-US poll shows growing worries about coronavirus; drop in confidence in government. The US death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has reached 200 and the number of cases surged past 14,000, forcing the state of California to order a
UK deaths rise to 137, PM says 12 weeks needed to beat coronavirus
London(ANN)-British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says that the country can “turn the tide” in fight against the coronavirus in 12 weeks as another 33 more people have died across the UK. Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday, Johnson said,
How China’s “Bat Woman” Hunted Down Viruses from SARS to the New Coronavirus
By Jane Qiu – Scientificamerican BEIJING (ANN)—The mysterious patient samples arrived at Wuhan Institute of Virology at 7 P.M. on December 30, 2019. Moments later, Shi Zhengli’s cell phone rang. It was her boss, the institute’s director.The Wuhan Center for