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Russia to begin COVID-19 vaccine trials on 40,000 people next week
Aug 20, 2020 11:14Mass testing of Russia's first potential COVID-19 vaccine to get domestic regulatory approval will involve more than 40,000 people and will be overseen by a foreign research body when it starts next week, backers of the project said on Thursday.
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American children will bear the brunt of a looming eviction crisis
Aug 20, 2020 06:00A model created by the COVID-19 Eviction Defense Project, a coalition of economic researchers and legal experts, estimates that roughly 20 percent of the 110 million Americans who live in rented homes risk displacement by September 30 unless policymakers enact aggressive relief measures.
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Coronavirus updates in Iran: 302,500 patients recover from infection
Aug 20, 2020 02:43The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus in Iran has surpassed 350,000, the Health Ministry said.
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Turkey resumes flights to Iran
Aug 20, 2020 02:07Turkey’s flag carrier Turkish Airlines (THY), which had suspended its international flights due to the coronavirus outbreak, announced its new flight schedule for September.
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Iranian capital renews restrictions to curb COVID-19
Aug 20, 2020 01:31Authorities in the Iranian capital say restrictions meant to curb the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coroanvius pandemic, have been extended in the city and surrounding towns for another week.
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US racist neoliberal response to Hurricane Katrina foreshadowed response to COVID
Aug 19, 2020 10:01In a post-9/11 world, the neoliberal project has accelerated the consolidation of wealth and power in the hands of a small few through measures that include military interventions in the West Asia region, structural adjustment programs imposed upon the countries of the Global South, and austerity measures that have reduced worker and environmental protections as well as defunded public education, health care, and other vital social programs.
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Iran prepares to mark Muharram amid anti-virus precautions
Aug 18, 2020 14:33Iranians are to set to mark the mourning month of Muharram while strictly observing the health protocols issued by government officials to prevent the new coronavirus from spreading further.
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Millions in India face eviction amid coronavirus recovery push
Aug 18, 2020 14:30Thousands of people were evicted across India during lockdowns to contain the coronavirus pandemic, with millions more at risk of being uprooted as authorities push infrastructure projects to spur economic growth, housing rights campaigners said.
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First into the virus slump, China is proving the fastest out
Aug 18, 2020 04:30Tommy Wu, senior economist at Oxford Economics Ltd in Hong Kong said “China’s coronavirus recovery is largely on track,” adding, “Investment plays a bigger role, where as in the rest of the world fiscal policy support is mainly on the employment and the smaller enterprise front.
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China grants COVID-19 vaccine patent to CanSino; UK seeks volunteers for vaccine trials
Aug 17, 2020 11:06China’s vaccine specialist CanSino Biologics Inc has won a patent approval from Beijing for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate Ad5-nCOV, state media reported, citing documents from the country’s intellectual property regulator.