Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize will on Tuesday shed more light on the future of the Covid-19 lockdown. Mkhizeās briefing comes after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Thursday that some of the lockdown regulations will be relaxed to allow limited economic activity. Mkhize will be joined by Deputy Minister of Health Dr Joe Phaahla, provincial MECs and experts from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD).
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The British ambassador to Portugal, who has been posting videos of himself playing the piano in honour of health workers in the UK and Portugal, has become something of an internet sensation. Chris Sainty began sharing his performances on Twitter during the Covid-19 lockdown. In a video where is he is playing the tune of Youāll Never Walk Alone, he wrote: ‘It is for the bravest of the brave: the nurses, carers and doctors of the NHS and the SNSā
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If youāre on the wrong side of U.S. President Donald Trump you certainly know about it, and right now, the focus of his fury is the World Health Organisation. He accuses the W.H.O. of being Chinaās lapdog and says itās responsible for helping the communist regime hide the true extent of the coronavirus disaster. As punishment Trump has withdrawn American funding to the organisation. Australia too has questions about the W.H.O., specifically what it did in China and when? By comparison with the U.S. leader though, our prime minister Scott Morrison is far more diplomatic. He wants a review of the W.H.Oās role, but heās also proposed the health body be given additional powers, including the right to forcibly enter countries to avoid repeating the COVID-19 disaster. Liz Hayes asks the question – who exactly is the W.H.O?
The governor of Georgia moved to allow spas, barbershops, gyms and more to open this week, and a number of other states have taken similar measures. Some Georgia business owners tell NBC Newsā Sam Brock that theyāre eager to reopen and safety is āmanageable,ā while others are choosing to remain closed.Ā» Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC
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President Trump’s musings on whether injecting disinfectants might treat COVID-19 horrified medical professionals and raised fresh concerns that his stream-of-consciousness briefings could push frightened people to poison themselves with untested treatments. Trump later said that he was being sarcastic.
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Virtual launch of a landmark collaboration to accelerate the development, production and equitable distribution of vaccines, diagnostics, and therapeutics for COVID-19.
The aim of this new collaboration is to make vaccines, diagnostics, and therapeutics for COVID-19 accessible to everyone who needs them, worldwide.
The launch of the new collaboration is being co-hosted by WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
The virtual event included senior United Nations, government and public health and industry leaders from around the world.
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Even as some countries tentatively lift coronavirus restrictions, more than half the worldās population is still subject to some form of mandatory confinement, and governments are facing pressure to ease lockdowns. Protests have erupted from Paris and Mumbai to Beirut and Baghdad, and rallies demanding the end of stay-at-home orders are spreading across the United States. Read more: https://wapo.st/3eHzfw3. SPECIAL OFFER: To thank you for your support, hereās a deal on a Washington Post digital subscription: $29 for one year http://washingtonpost.com/youtubeoffer.
Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield has confirmed nine new cases of Covid-19, bringing the national total to 1431. In addition, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said Cabinet will tomorrow make a decision on whether or not to lift the strict level 4 lockdown measures.
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Ontarioās chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams provided an update Saturday on the latest COVID-19 cases in the province and discussed the government’s ongoing response to the pandemic.
Williams reported that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ontario had surpassed 10,000 as 485 additional cases were reported Saturday morning. Thirty-six new deaths were announced, bringing the death toll in the province to 514.
He also stated that the Greater Toronto Area has over 56 per cent of the cases within the province, and that 108 long-term care homes in Ontario had COVID-19 outbreaks.
The death toll in Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak in China, was revised upward by 50 percent on Friday. The change followed widespread criticism of Chinaās data, although officials offered several reasons for the revision, including at-home deaths that were not included in earlier statistics. Read more: https://wapo.st/2KeECok. SPECIAL OFFER: To thank you for your support, hereās a deal on a Washington Post digital subscription: $29 for one year http://washingtonpost.com/youtubeoffer.
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President Donald Trump announced during a daily briefing alongside the coronavirus task force on Tuesday that the U.S. is going to be halting funding to the World Health Organization.
āToday Iām instructing my administration to halt funding of the World Health Organization while a review is conducted to assess the World Health Organizationās role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus,ā Trump said.
He criticized WHO over their opposition to his travel restrictions as the coronavirus pandemic began.
Singapore authorities have now made it mandatory to wear a mask when stepping out of the house, with immediate effect. The new requirement was announced on Tuesday (Apr 14) at a press conference given by the multi-ministry task force tackling COVID-19. “We remain in a critical situation,” Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said, noting the sharp increase in cases, in particular, among foreign workers in dormitories. This is the full news conference and Q&A session.
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Toronto Mayor John Tory, the city’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Eileen de Villa and Toronto Fire Chief Matthew Pegg, who serves as general manager of the city’s Office of Emergency Management, are expected to provide an update Tuesday on the ongoing response to COVID-19.
On Monday, another long-term care home in the Toronto-area reported 25 of its residents had died from COVID-19, with 49 confirmed cases. Earlier in the day, de Villa said that she was “very concerned” about outbreaks at the city’s long-term care facilities,
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says South Africa has recorded 99 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing the country’s total number of positive coronavirus cases to 2 272. He was speaking during a debate with medical experts, government leaders and members of the public through online video.
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Canadian health and government officials are expected to provide an update on the latest numbers of COVID-19 cases in the country and the federal government’s ongoing response to the pandemic.
Politicians returned to Ottawa over the weekend to debate the Liberal government’s emergency COVID-19 legislation which would allow companies to access a 75 percent wage subsidy for each employee.
Finance Minister Bill Morneau said on Saturday that the time frame for the payout of the wage subsidy for businesses has been moved up with the hope of occurring within two to five weeks, but are hoping to have the payout be closer to the shorter end of the time.
Director of Public Health Dr Caroline McElnay has confirmed two further deaths from Covid-19, bringing the nation’s death toll to four.
NBC Newsā Steve Patterson visited the Suicide Prevention Center to get an inside look at the work metal health professionals are doing during the coronavirus pandemic.
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President Trumpās latest target to deflect responsibility over his coronavirus response is the World Health Organization. Ron Klain and John Heilemann tell Lawrence OāDonnell it’s just the latest attempt in a pattern of āblame shifting.ā Aired on 04/09/2020.
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The federal government will release modelling scenarios for the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Trump attempts to shift blame to the World Health Organization as the coronavirus death toll rises. Aired on 4/8/2020.
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The Washington Post’s Philip Rucker looks at Trump’s new attacks on the WHO and its COVID-19 response, and what could be behind it all. Aired on 04/07/2020.
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