In an unprecedented move, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health has assigned a health leader for every 50 pilgrims during this year's exceptional Hajj to ensure the implementation of all preventive measures in the aftermath of the global outbreak of coronavirus pandemic. In a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency on Tuesday, the ministry said the health leader will be in charge of making sure that his team members are […]
Hundreds of thousands of people displaced by conflict in Myanmar face a health "catastrophe" from the coronavirus pandemic, a rights group warned, as international calls grow for an end to fighting. Overcrowded camps with an estimated 350,000 people were "Covid-19 tinderboxes," Human Rights Watch said. Myanmar has 16 confirmed infections and one death, but experts say the lack of testing and poor health infrastructure mean the true figure is likely […]
The White House on Tuesday projected 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the United States from the coronavirus pandemic even if current social distancing guidelines are maintained. The projections were presented during a White House briefing on Tuesday. They suggest that, if no social distancing measures had been put in place across the country, between 1.5 million to 2.2 million people would have died. Dr Anthony Fauci, the director of the […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
