News 18 Mar 2020 Coronavirus: Labor and Social Welfare Ministry gives hot meal to elderly Elderly people are among those most vulnerable to the coronavirus. 30,000 elderly people across Israel will receive hot meals, weekly visits and daily phone calls.; Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article:… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Mar 2020 Its Coronavirus Cases Dwindling, China Turns Focus Outward Beijing is mounting a humanitarian aid blitz in countries struggling with their own outbreaks. In doing so, it’s stepping into a role the West once dominated.. Source: Albawaba Full Article:… Meet the Middle East
News 19 Mar 2020 Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia gives out sanitizer, steps up health measures in Riyadh Authorities in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh are giving out sanitizer and sterilizing public places in increased measures to combat the spread of coronavirus, which continues to spread across the world.Saudi… Meet the Middle East
News 19 Mar 2020 Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia’s ‘Jeddah Season’ festival canceled Saudi Arabia canceled “Jeddah Season”, a weeks-long entertainment and cultural festival in the Red Sea port city, as part of measures to curb the coronavirus outbreak, state television reported on… Meet the Middle East
News 19 Mar 2020 BR Shetty flies to India as legal problems mount in the UAE Problems pile up as founder of NMC Health and UAE Exchange faces at least five cases in the UAE Source: Arabian Business Full Article: BR Shetty flies to India as… Meet the Middle East
News 19 Mar 2020 Covid-19 impact: up to 25m jobs, $3.4trn wages could be lost International Labour Organisation reveals extent of the economic and labour crisis created by the Covid-19 pandemic Source: Arabian Business Full Article: Covid-19 impact: up to 25m jobs, .4trn wages could… Meet the Middle East
News 19 Mar 2020 Covid-19 disruptions to cost Gulf airlines up to $7bn, 346,900 jobs International Air Transport Association delivers bleak forecast for regional aviation industry as the coronavirus continues to hit hard Source: Arabian Business Full Article: Covid-19 disruptions to cost Gulf airlines up… Meet the Middle East
News 19 Mar 2020 UAE entrepreneur invests $5m in search for Covid-19 vaccine Khurram Shroff has announced that he has joined Vaxbio, a biotechnology company based in England, as its strategic advisor Source: Arabian Business Full Article: UAE entrepreneur invests m in search… Meet the Middle East
News 19 Mar 2020 Coronavirus death toll in Iran jumps again to nearly 1,300 Health Ministry announces a further 149 deaths related to Covid-19 as total infections soar to over 18,400 Source: Arabian Business Full Article: Coronavirus death toll in Iran jumps again to… Meet the Middle East
News 19 Mar 2020 Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia confirms eight recoveries Saudi Arabia confirmed two new coronavirus recoveries on Thursday, bringing the total number to eight, according to the health ministry.All 238 confirmed coronavirus cases are receiving appropriate medical care with… Meet the Middle East
