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COVID-19: US asks doctors, nurses around the world to apply for visas

Daily Dispatch March 27, 2020

The United States has asked medical professionals seeking to work in America to apply for a work visa at the nearest US Embassy as part of measures to strengthen the health system to contain the coronavirus pandemic in the country. The government in a statement published on www.travel.state.gov

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Morgues overwhelmed as Italy’s COVID-19 death toll tops 8,000

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2020

An overwhelmed Italian city at the heart of the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday sent more of its dead to nearby towns for cremation as the country’s world-leading toll topped 8,000. Officials in Rome reported 662 new deaths and 6,153 infections — largely in line with the figures reported throughout the week. The rise in daily deaths […]

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Prince Charles tests positive for coronavirus- Buckingham palace

Daily Dispatch March 25, 2020

Prince Charles has tested positive for coronavirus, says Buckingham Palace on Wednesday. Prince Charles, the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II, has been heir to the British throne for more than six decades. The 71-year-old is displaying mild symptoms of COVID-19 “but otherwise remains in good health”, Clarence House said in a statement. According to […]

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Priest, 72, dies after giving up ventilator to younger coronavirus patient in Italy

Daily Dispatch March 24, 2020

An Italian priest made the ultimate sacrifice, hoping to save the life of someone younger than him in a battle with the novel coronavirus. Don Giuseppe Berardelli gave up a respirator that parishioners had purchased for him in the weeks leading up to his death, according to Italian publication TgCom24. While it seems he didn’t know whom […]

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Coronavirus cases hit 554 in South Africa

Daily Dispatch March 24, 2020

South Africa on Tuesday said its coronavirus cases rose from 402  to 554 overnight. “Two patients are in intensive care, but there have been no deaths from coronavirus in the country,’’ Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said. On Monday, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a 21-day lockdown of Africa’s most advanced economy. He said the measure was […]

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Coronavirus kills two senior military officers in Egypt

Daily Dispatch March 23, 2020

A second senior military officer in Egypt has died of the new coronavirus, state television reported Monday, as the officially declared death toll stood at 14 from 327 cases recorded nationwide. Major General Shafee Dawood, head of major infrastructure projects at the military engineering authority, became the latest high-ranking figure in Egypt to die from […]