OPEC ministers and allies discuss ‘dramatic’ oil situation

VIENNA, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The OPEC alliance of oil producers said “several” member states, and some of its allies in the OPEC+ grouping, held a teleconference Tuesday to discuss the plunge in oil prices caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The organisation tweeted that ministers held an “informal teleconference to…

Covid-19: 259 Bangladeshis returns, 719 foreigners leave by special flights

DHAKA, April 22 (NNN-BSS) — Five special flights including one from Bangladesh Air Force bring back 259 Bangladeshis and taking away 719 foreigners from here amid ongoing flight suspension due to COVID-19 pandemic. Of the Bangladeshi nationals, 169 arrived here from India, 70 from the Maldives and 20 from Turkey…

Covid-19: Latin America, Caribbean economies poised for worst economic crisis – UN agency

UN says economies of Latin America and the Caribbean will suffer as the coronavirus ravages SANTIAGO, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The economies of Latin America and the Caribbean will contract by a record 5.3% in 2020 as the coronavirus outbreak ravages the region, unleashing the worst social and economic crisis…

Covid-19: US green cards to be halted for 60 days, Pres Trump says

Donald Trump, US president WASHINGTON, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump has said his plan to ban immigration into the US will last for 60 days and apply only to those seeking permanent residence.Speaking a day after he announced the move in an ambiguous tweet, Trump said the measure…

Covid-19: Italy’s daily death toll climbs, new cases also up

ROME, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 534 on Tuesday, up from 454 the day before and the largest daily tally since Friday, the Civil Protection Agency said. The number of new infections also increased to 2,729 from 2,256 on Monday. The total death toll…

Covid-19: British PM Johnson speaks to US Pres Trump as recovery continues

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has spoken to US President Donald Trump LONDON, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has spoken on the phone to US President Donald Trump, as his recovery from coronavirus continues. The prime minister, who is recuperating at his official country residence, Chequers in…

Covid-19: UK death toll is far higher than daily figure, data suggests

LONDON, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The true extent of Britain’s COVID-19 death toll was more than 40% higher than the government’s daily figures indicated as of April 10, according to data that put the country on track to become among the worst-hit in Europe. The Office for National Statistics said…

Covid-19: Moscow opens hospital it built in one month as cases jump

A new infectious hospital for patients infected with the coronavirus disease on the outskirts of Moscow MOSCOW, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A new Moscow hospital built in just over a month began admitting patients infected with the new coronavirus on Tuesday to help the Russian capital cope with a growing…

Covid-19: Tests at Abu Dhabi hospital draw hundreds to queue in sun

People wearing protective face masks wait to be tested at the Cleveland Clinic hospital in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  ABU DHABI, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A queue outside an Abu Dhabi emergency department stretches across a road as hundreds of mostly low-income migrant workers wait, two meters apart, to…

Covid-19: 3-year-old toddler beats virus

ISTANBUL, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 3-year-old toddler in Turkey has beaten the novel coronavirus. He was discharged from hospital on Tuesday in the southern province of Hatay after 15 days of treatment. He was admitted to Hatay Mustafa Kemal Research and Training University Hospital with symptoms of high fever…