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/ June 20, 2020

UAE aids global efforts against Covid-19 pandemic

So far, the UAE has provided 935 tons of medical and food aid, as well as 935,000 medical professionals to 65 countries and territories. While the Covid-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc globally, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has actively joined international efforts in providing humanitarian aid and other support to fight the pandemic. The UAE has actively joined international efforts in providing humanitarian aid and other support to fight the pandemic. So far, the UAE has provided 935 tons of medical and food aid, as well as 935,000 health workers to 65 countries and territories, including the UK, China, Iran and South Korea, among others, stated the UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. In China, following the initial Covid-19 outbreak, the UAE provided medical supplies, including facemasks and gloves, to China. On March 4, as part of the UAE’s Homeland of Humanity Initiative, the UAE evacuated 215 people of different nationalities from China's Hubei Province to the Emirates Humanitarian City in Abu Dhabi, where they received the necessary medical evaluation and care. In UK, the UAE turned ExCeL London, the capital’s largest venue for exhibitions and conferences, into an emergency field hospital for the treatment of patients infected with COVID-19. Named the NHS Nightingale Hospital, the new facility will have a capacity of 4,000 beds and will be able to provide a comprehensive range of medical support facilities. The UAE is covering the costs associated with the operation of this center and is providing the center rent-free. On June 5, the UAE donated 6.6 metric tons of material to the United Kingdom that will enable the country to produce millions of items of personal protective equipment (PPE). In collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), the UAE sent an aircraft carrying 7.5 metric tons of medical supplies, as well as five WHO experts, to Iran on March 3 to help 15,000 healthcare …

/ May 14, 2020

Breaking the chain of infections: Malaysia’s strategy against Covid-19

The Malaysian government’s actions are proving effective in curbing the spread and intensity of the pandemic. Malaysia, the country that was successful in tackling the first wave of the pandemic until early March, has controlled the virus thanks to its main strategy that is breaking the chain of infections. Dato’ Shariffah Norhana Syed Mustaffa, ambassador of Malaysia to Vietnam. Photo: Embassy of Malaysia in Vietnam Dato’ Shariffah Norhana Syed Mustaffa, ambassador of Malaysia to Vietnam, shared with Hanoitimes know how the country’s decisive and effective measures work. “Malaysia’s main strategy in combating this invisible enemy is by breaking the chain of infection,” the ambassador said, referring to the Movement Control Order (MCO). Malaysians are seen wearing face masks amid the Covid-19 outbreak, near Kuala Lumpur City Center (KLCC). Photo: Firdaus Latif “We had first enforced the MCO from March 18, 2020, and it has since been extended until May 12, 2020. In the early stages of the implementation of the MCO, people could not fully comprehend the logic behind such an initiative. Police and army personnel at a roadblock on the Federal Highway following the Movement Control Order (MCO) in Malaysia. Photo: The Star Before such measures came into effect, a significant number of Malaysians even traveled out of major city centers in Malaysia back to their hometowns considering that under the MCO, only essential services were allowed to be in operation, while non-essential services are barred from operating. Besides this exodus of people from major cities in Malaysia, members of the public were seen going out and about. The Malaysian authorities toiled laboriously and diligently in order to educate citizens on the MCO. Malaysia Airlines staff checking the temperature of passengers at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). Photo: AFP Nonetheless, as Malaysia enters …

/ March 22, 2021

World News in Brief: March 22

* More than 123,000,000 people have contracted the novel coronavirus and at least 2,712,980 have died, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. * AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine received a major boost after data from a large trial showed it was safe and effective, potentially paving the way for its emergency authorisation in the United States as countries in Asia accelerated its rollout. * Cuba announced on Sunday it would vaccinate 150,000 frontline workers as part of the final phase of a clinical trial of the country's leading COVID-19 vaccine candidate. * The euro zone's economic outlook is marred by uncertainty about the evolution of the pandemic and the speed of the vaccination campaign, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said. * Relations between the European Union and Russia are at a low point, with disagreement in many areas, European Council President Charles Michel told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday. * Russia has completed clinical trials for its one-shot "Sputnik-Light" version of its vaccine, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said, adding that representatives from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) will visit the country next month. * Boris Johnson warned that the third wave sweeping across Europe could be heading towards Britain. One of his spokesmen said Britain does not want to see other countries placing export restrictions on COVID-19 vaccinations. * The European Union has not formally blocked the shipment of Astrazeneca vaccines from a Netherlands factory to Britain because no export request has been made but such a request would not be approved, an EU official said. * French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke on the phone on Sunday about vaccine supplies, at Johnson's request, a French official said on Monday. * The number of US air passengers screened topped 1.5 million Sunday for the first time since March 2020, as air travel continues to rebound from …