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    Saudi Arabia imposes 24-hour virus curfew in Makkah and Madina

    02 Apr 2020

    The announcement comes amid uncertainty over the Hajj which is due to take place at the end of July, after authorities this week urged Muslims to temporarily defer preparations for the annual pilgrimage.

    Worldwide coronavirus deaths cross 42,000

    01 Apr 2020

    The tallies, using data collected by the media offices from national authorities and information from the World Health Organization (WHO), probably reflect only a fraction of the actual number of infections.

    Saudi Arabia advises Muslims to defer Hajj plans this year over virus

    01 Apr 2020

    The state-run Saudi Press Agency cited Saleh Bin Taher Banten's remarks in stories early on Wednesday, saying that Muslims should "be patient” in making their plans for the Hajj. The pilgrimage was expected to begin in late July this year.

    First baby born to COVID-19 positive mother at hospital in Dubai

    07 May 2020

    The mother was admitted to Al Zahra Hospital Dubai on May 2, with a positive COVID-19 diagnosis and 37 weeks pregnant. The mother is expected to be discharged after the 3rd negative test result for COVID-19. The baby has also been tested for the virus and the results are awaited.

    Europe prepares for more lockdown easing as coronavirus hopes rise

    03 May 2020

    More than 242,000 people have been killed and 3.4 million infected worldwide by the virus, which has left half of humanity under some form of lockdown and pushed the global economy towards its worst downturn since the Great Depression.

    UAE announces 564 new coronavirus cases and 7 deaths

    03 May 2020

    The Health Ministry also announced the death of seven people of different nationalities who were infected with the virus, and as a result of complications associated with other diseases. This brings the number of deaths in the country to 126.
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    Egypt’s dynasty of big cat trainers takes the show home amid coronavirus

    01 May 2020

    The family’s big cats are kept on El Helw's farm an hour outside of Cairo, and El Helw says he brings them into the city for the shoots.

    Saudi Arabia opens Holy Kaaba for non-Umrah performers

    07 Mar 2020

    The General President of the Grand Mosque and Prophet's Mosque Affairs Sheikh Dr Abdurrahman Bin Abdulaziz Al Sudais said the decision came following a royal order by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

    Global coronavirus death toll hits 38,000

    31 Mar 2020

    Worldwide, more than 788,000 people have been infected and 166,000 have recovered, according to Johns Hopkins University. Italy's death toll rose to nearly 11,600 — the highest in the world by far — but its rates of new infections were slowing.

    Global coronavirus death toll rises to 109,307

    12 Apr 2020

    More than 1,780,750 declared cases have been registered in 193 countries and territories since the epidemic first emerged in China in December. Of these cases, at least 359,200 are now considered recovered.

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