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Brazil's Bolsonaro fined for maskless motorcyle rally
AFP, Published on 13/06/2021
» SAO PAULO - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was fined $100 Saturday for violating Covid-19 containment measures in Sao Paulo state by failing to wear a face mask and provoking huge crowds at a motorcycle rally for supporters.
Drug-resistant malaria gaining foothold in Africa: study
AFP, Published on 15/04/2021
» PARIS - Researchers on Thursday reported the first clinical evidence that drug-resistant mutations of the parasite responsible for malaria are gaining ground in Africa.
Lives at risk as trafficking in faulty masks surges: UN
AFP, Published on 08/07/2020
» VIENNA: Lives are at risk as the new coronavirus pandemic has led to a surge in the trafficking of substandard masks, sanitisers and other medical products, the UN warned Wednesday.
Brazil's Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus
AFP, Published on 08/07/2020
» BRASíLIA - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro announced on Tuesday he had tested positive for the coronavirus but said he was feeling "perfectly well" and had only mild symptoms.
Brazil surpasses one million cases
AFP, Published on 20/06/2020
» RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil passed the bleak milestone of one million coronavirus cases Friday, reporting a new one-day record number of infections as the pandemic continues to surge in Latin America's largest country.
Europe reopens borders but China battles new virus outbreak
AFP, Published on 16/06/2020
» BRUSSELS - A raft of EU nations reopened their borders to fellow Europeans on Monday after months of coronavirus curbs, but China locked down parts of Beijing to battle a new outbreak that has stoked fears of a second wave of infections.
Scientists fight online virus misinformation war
AFP, Published on 26/05/2020
» PARIS: With cat photos and sometimes scathing irony, Mathieu Rebeaud, a Swiss-based researcher in biochemistry, has nearly tripled his Twitter following since the coronavirus pandemic began.
South America 'a new epicentre' of Covid-19: WHO
AFP, Published on 23/05/2020
» GENEVA: South America has become "a new epicentre" of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization said Friday, following a surge in the number of Covid-19 infections.
Hydroxychloroquine shows no coronavirus benefit, raises death risk: study
AFP, Published on 22/05/2020
» PARIS - A study of nearly 100,000 coronavirus patients has shown no benefit in treating them with anti-viral drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine and even increased the likelihood of them dying in hospital.
Brazil jumps to third in Covid-19 cases worldwide
AFP, Published on 19/05/2020
» SAO PAULO: Brazil has the third-highest number of novel coronavirus cases in the world, according to official figures released Monday, a troubling surge for a country struggling to respond to the pandemic.