The International Monetary Fund has revised its growth forecast upward for the Middle East and North Africa region, as countries recover from the coronavirus crisis that began in 2020. Real GDP in the MENA region is now expected to grow 4% in 2021, up from the fund’s October projection of 3.2%. However, the outlook will… Read More: IMF hikes growth forecast for the Middle East, says recovery… »
Search for England’s missing Brazil coronavirus variant case has narrowed to just 379 households in the South East, Matt Hancock reveals Officials have identified the batch of home test kits the person’s swab came from Their positive test was done on February 12 or 13 and they never got the result It now turns out… Read More: Coronavirus: UK narrows search for missing Brazil variant case to… »
An east Sydney council has reopened its beaches and harbour pools to the public for “swim and go” or exercise purposes. Woollahra Council on Wednesday opened a string of beaches at Rose Bay, Watsons Bay and Double Bay, as well as Redleaf pool and the Watsons Bay Baths. Access is only permitted for the sole… Read More: East Sydney council re-opens beaches »
Malaria parasites resistant to several drugs are spreading rapidly in South East Asia, scientists have warned. A new report in The Lancet Infectious Diseases examined samples collected from patients with malaria from Cambodia, Laos, north-eastern Thailand and Vietnam, between 2007 and 2018. From 1,673 whole genome sequences, researchers found the new resistant type of parasite… Read More: Malaria parasites that are resistant to drugs ‘spreading rapidly in… »