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Those recovering from coronavirus may fast if they no longer have symptoms: doctor
Egypt
April 13, 2021
Those recovering from coronavirus may fast if they no longer have symptoms: doctor
Mohamed Awad Tag El Din, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s health affairs advisor, announced on Monday that fasting for Ramadan is…
India reels amid virus surge, affecting world vaccine supply
World
April 13, 2021
India reels amid virus surge, affecting world vaccine supply
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian city of Pune is running out of ventilators as gasping coronavirus patients crowd its…
Muslims open Ramadan with social distanced prayers, vaccines
Middle East
April 13, 2021
Muslims open Ramadan with social distanced prayers, vaccines
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Muslims began marking Ramadan with communal prayers Tuesday in a socially distanced contrast to the empty…
Physicians and scholars try to quell Muslim fears over vaccines and Ramadan
Health & Fitness
April 12, 2021
Physicians and scholars try to quell Muslim fears over vaccines and Ramadan
Islamic scholars and physicians in the United Kingdom have come together in an attempt to dispel fears that taking the…
Egypt begins vaccination of tourism workers in the Red Sea
Egypt
April 12, 2021
Egypt begins vaccination of tourism workers in the Red Sea
The Ministry of Health and Population announced Monday that it has begun vaccinating tourism sector workers in the South Sinai…
Small but quick: Bhutan vaccinates 93 percent of adults in 16 days
World
April 12, 2021
Small but quick: Bhutan vaccinates 93 percent of adults in 16 days
THIMPU, Bhutan (AP) — When plotted on a graph, the curve of Bhutan’s COVID-19 vaccination drive shoots upwards from the…
Chilly weather doesn’t dampen UK joy at lockdown easing
World
April 12, 2021
Chilly weather doesn’t dampen UK joy at lockdown easing
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged people to “behave responsibly” as shops, gyms, hairdressers, restaurant patios and…
The faces in the fog of ‘long COVID’
World
April 12, 2021
The faces in the fog of ‘long COVID’
MADRID (Reuters) – Teresa Dominguez, 55, was doing her weekly shopping near her home in Collado Villalba, north of Madrid,…
Huge gatherings at India’s Hindu festival as virus surges
World
April 12, 2021
Huge gatherings at India’s Hindu festival as virus surges
NEW DELHI (AP) — Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees gathered by the Ganges River for special prayers Monday, many…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 812 new cases, 40 deaths on Sunday
Egypt
April 12, 2021
COVID-19 in Egypt: 812 new cases, 40 deaths on Sunday
Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population on Sunday confirmed 812 new coronavirus cases, 40 deaths, and 445 recovered cases. The…