Authorities in East Turkestan have collected the bodies of Uyghur residents in the northeastern city of Ghulja who died during a strict coronavirus lockdown. The Chinese government refers to the region as Xinjiang. However, they did not inform the families of the deceased about whether their loved ones’ remains were handled according to...
GENEVA (AA) – Communities living in Syria and Lebanon, already struggling with violence and an economic crash, have been hit by cholera, the International Committee of the Red Cross has said. Cases of cholera and acute watery diarrhea gripping Syria and Lebanon add to the suffering of the people in the two neighboring countries, said […...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Bangladesh has removed the mandatory health declaration form for incoming air passengers in order to ease travel restrictions as the COVID-19 situation improves. The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) made the decision to lift the mandatory online submission titled “Health Declaration Form” with ...
Mogadishu, Somalia (AFP): Somalia’s president has issued an urgent plea for international help for wounded victims of devastating car bombings at the weekend that claimed the lives of 100 people. Bulldozers were still clearing the blast site in the capital Mogadishu on Monday. Saturday’s attack, which also wounded more than 300 peo...
UNITED NATIONS (AA) – The UN has warned that cholera is rapidly spreading throughout Syria and asked for $34.4 million for a three-month response plan. The money is needed to assist more than 160,000 people with health services and 5 million with water, sanitation, and hygiene assistance. “More than 24,000 suspected cholera cases have be...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA) – One in nine children under 5 years of age admitted to health facilities in Pakistan’s flood-battered areas are found to be suffering from “severe acute” malnutrition, according to a UN report. The report released by UNICEF warned that the health facilities are reporting alarming levels of seve...
ANKARA (AA) – Taiwan has reported nearly 40,000 COVID-19 cases and over 90 deaths in the past 24 hours, health authorities have announced. Of the total 39,808 new cases, 39,763 are domestic and 45 are foreign, the Central Epidemic Command Center said in a statement. With 92 deaths due to COVID-19 in the last 24 […]
NABLUS, Palestine (AA) – A Palestinian medic was detained by Israeli forces near the West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society. A statement by the Society said Fawwaz al-Bitar was taken into custody at the Za’tara checkpoint. No reason was provided for the detention. A video circulated online [&he...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Lebanon has reported an outbreak of cholera among Syrian refugees in the country. Health Minister Firas Abiad said 80 new cases of cholera were recorded in Lebanon, taking the nationwide tally to 169. “Five people have so far died from the illness,” he added at a press conference in the capital […]
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Drought-ravaged Somalia could soon see “the death of children on a scale not seen in half a century,” the UN has warned, calling for greater action and funding from the international community. “Today in Somalia, every single minute of every single day, a child is admitted to a health facility for […]
