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While China moved closer to containing a fresh outbreak in Beijing, the coronavirus took a stronger hold elsewhere, including the United States, where surging infections across southern states have highlighted the risks of reopening economies without effective treatment or vaccines. Another record daily increase in India on Friday pushed the country’s caseload toward half a million, and other countries with large populations like Indonesia, Pakistan and Mexico grappled with large caseloads and strained health care systems. South Africa, which accounts for about half of the infections on the African continent with 118,375, reported a record 6,579 new cases, as transmissions…

Oman has registered 9 deaths and 1,132 new cases of coronavirus, most of the new cases are from citizens by 639 and the rest 493 from foreigners, taking the total cases to 36,034. The death toll reached 153 after reporting the new deaths. Meanwhile, 962 new recoveries were announced, bringing the total to 19,482. 4,013 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, across the sultanate. https://twitter.com/OmaniMOH/status/1276440574065860608?s=20

Bahrain has reported 511 new cases of coronavirus, among 320 expatriate workers, 190 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 1 is travel-related, after conducting over 8,600 additional COVID-19 tests on Thursday. The death toll stands at 71, as 3 new deaths were reported in the kingdom. Meanwhile, 524 additional recoveries from COVID-19 were reported. ♦ About half of the population tested, confirms Jameela Al-Salman ♦ Bahrain gives utmost safety for health workers ♦ Making the COVID-19 cases zero is not a miracle, but an achievement: Al-Qahtani The total cases have driven to 24,081 of which 18,501 have recovered, which means that over…

A judge on Thursday dismissed an attempt by President Trump’s younger brother to block the publication of a forthcoming unflattering tell-all book by Mary L. Trump, the President’s niece. Judge Peter J. Kelly of the Queens County Surrogate Court in New York, where a motion to obtain a temporary restraining order was filed Tuesday by Robert S. Trump, dismissed the case citing a lack of jurisdiction. Ted Boutrous, the renowned First Amendment attorney who represented Mary Trump, lauded the court’s decision in a statement. “The court has promptly and correctly held that it lacks jurisdiction to grant the Trump family’s baseless request to suppress…

Bahrain has announced the death of a 72-year-old male citizen from coronavirus, the total death toll reached 71. It’s the third death recorded on Thursday. The MOH expressed its condolences to the family of the deceased. ♦ About half of the population tested, confirms Jameela Al-Salman ♦ Bahrain gives utmost safety for health workers ♦ Making the COVID-19 cases zero is not a miracle, but an achievement: Al-Qahtani The total cases have driven to 23,570 of which 17,977 have recovered, which means that over 76 percent of the confirmed cases have recovered from the virus. Currently, there are 5,522 active cases. Also, there are…

Gulf airline Emirates needs to redefine its strategy after the coronavirus pandemic brought global aviation to a near halt, its chief operating officer said on Thursday, flagging an increased focus on bringing more visitors to Dubai. The group is one of the world’s biggest long-haul carriers and has over the past 35 years transformed Dubai into a major gateway for international travellers, most of whom connect onto flights to elsewhere. “We will need to redefine some of the operating model… because surely what used to work for us in the past is not going to work for us going forward,”…

Consumer products giant Unilever said Thursday it is aiming for a “more inclusive vision of beauty” in its skin care products and will remove words such as “fair,” “whitening” and “lightening” from its products, a move that comes amid intense global debate about race sparked by the Black Lives Matter movement. As part of the shift, Unilever will in coming months change the name of its “Fair & Lovely” product that is used for skin-lightening and sold in Asia, the company said. “We are fully committed to having a global portfolio of skin care brands that is inclusive and cares…

The second-largest Ebola outbreak on record is over after nearly two years and more than 2,200 deaths, Democratic Republic of Congo said on Thursday, even as a separate flare-up of the virus continued on the other side of the country. Despite effective vaccines and treatments that dramatically boosted survival rates, the outbreak dragged on as first responders struggled to gain access to virus hotspots in Congo’s restive east. “Compared to previous outbreaks, this last one was the longest, the most complex and the deadliest,” Health Minister Eteni Longondo told reporters. Congo has suffered 11 Ebola outbreaks since the virus was…

The Eiffel Tower on Thursday welcomed its first visitors for three months – but with elevators still off-limits, they faced a long climb to sample its breathtaking views. Shut down in mid-March due to the coronavirus outbreak – its longest period out of action since World War Two – Paris’s most famous landmark re-opened under strict hygiene and safety controls. All wearing face masks as directed on a hot and sunny day, tourists queued up for security checks at the entrance, where hand gel dispensers have been installed, before setting off up the 674 steps to the tower’s second floor.…

Saudi Arabia has reported 3,372 new cases and 41 deaths from coronavirus, taking the total cases to 170,639. The death toll raised to 1,428 after reporting the new deaths. Meanwhile, 5,085 patients fully recovered from the virus, bringing the total recoveries to 117,882. In line with recent trends, the majority of the new cases were in Dammam (333), followed by Mecca (331) and Al Hofuf (304). ♦ Saudi Arabia limits the number of Hajj pilgrims amid COVID-19 https://twitter.com/media_ksa/status/1276133516724617216?s=20