As countries of the world battle the COVID-19 pandemic and its huge disruption to livelihood, economy and health systems, the Developing 8 Organizations for Economic Cooperation has moved for solidarity among member states. The D-8 today announced a commitment to strengthen solidarity among member countries in efforts to enhance cooperation, identify constraints and bottlenecks in tackling the COVID-19pandemic as well as support countries to build post-pandemic resilient health systems. The Secretary-General of the D-8, Ambassador...

India will permit several activities in rural areas starting next week, including manufacturing and infrastructure building, to provide relief to workers impacted by the COVID-19 lockdown, the government said on Wednesday. The Home Ministry guidelines came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended a nationwide lockdown to May 3. The easing of the lockdown would start next Monday and take place only in those rural areas where there were no COVID-19 containment zones or...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Coronavirus (COVID-19) is 10 times deadlier than swine flu which caused a global pandemic in 2009. WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, stated this at a virtual news conference in Geneva on Monday. He said that the virus could spread more easily in crowded environments like nursing homes. “We know that early case-finding, testing, isolating caring for every case and tracing every contact is essential for stopping transmission. “We know...

China reported the highest number of new coronavirus cases in nearly six weeks on Monday, as the country tries to prevent a second wave of COVIS-19 infections. Authorities counted 108 new coronavirus infections over the past day, including 98 cases among travelers returning from abroad, according to the National Health Commission. This is the highest number of reported infections since March 6, when authorities counted 143 new cases. China is focusing its efforts on preventing...