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Fueling the scramble, Britain, Australia, Canada, the United States and Taiwan have all proposed measures to help accommodate Hong Kongers.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Fearful of China's new security law, Hong Kongers scramble for safe havens

Eye witnesses claimed that they saw a car hit him and escape the area.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: 60-year-old cyclist dies after hit-and-run accident

Sweden's approach, despite seeing fewer people patients admitted to intensive-care units, also revealed a higher percentage of deaths in older patients outside ICUs.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Lack of coronavirus lockdown increased deaths in Sweden - study

In a statement, the team said the organization has held "initial discussions" with the league recently about the name.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Washington Redskins to explore future of football team's name

Comment: Khaled Sid Mohand of The Justice and Liberties for All….
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: How Abu Dhabi is helping out Damascus

Iraqi political sources and media reports revealed that Turkey obtained intelligence assistance from parties linked to the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq before launching the Claw-Tiger Operation against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in mountainous areas inside the northern region..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Is Turkey working with the KRG to further its expansionist agenda?

A new COVID-19 risk level map ranks the outbreak in Saudi Arabia at a substantially high risk and provides guidelines for government response, which the Kingdom has been largely in line with.For more coronavirus news, visit our dedicated page.The map, which was developed by teams at Harvard’s Global Health Institute and Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, determines the severity of an outbreak in a given country based on the number of new daily reported cases.The coronavirus outbreak in Saudi Arabia ranks at the orange risk level – the second highest risk category – which means it is quickly spreading, data developed by a network of health research experts showed.The new metrics suggests different responses based on the level that would help effectively contain the outbreak of COVID-19.Also read: New coronavirus mutation may make COVID-19 spread faster, says Fauci Saudi Arabia has been reporting an average of 11.1 cases for every 100,000 people, according to the data, with experts recommending increased testing, tracing programs, and lockdown measures to contain the outbreak for this risk level.The Kingdom recently lifted the nationwide curfew but has continued to enforce strict measures and conduct thousands of COVID-19 tests daily.The contact tracing app Tawakkalna was also developed to help prevent the coronavirus from spreading further.Read more:Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia says labs able to conduct 53,000 COVID-19 tests dailyCoronavirus: Saudi Arabia to produce 10 million face masks daily to fight COVID-19The different risk levels and the recommended responses for each are as follow:Countries that report less than one case per every 100,000 people are on the green risk level and are on track for containment, according to the experts. Countries with this level of risk include Canada, China, Algeria, Spain, and Italy.To ensure that the number of infections does not rise, countries at the green level must monitor cases with viral testing and contact tracing programs, they said.Governments reporting an average of one to nine cases per every 100,000 people a day fall on the yellow risk level. The United Arab Emirates, Egypt, the United Kingdom, and Russia all fall within this category.At the yellow level, community spread – when an individual picks up the virus from a person who has been infected but does not know it – is the most common cause for rising infections.The experts recommend rigorous testing and test programs to curb the spread of the coronavirus.If a country reports an average of 10-24 cases a day per every 100,000 people, that country receives an orange risk level. At this stage, the virus is spreading quickly and stay-at-home orders and ramping up testing and tracing programs are advised.Alongside Saudi Arabia, Oman, the United States, Brazil, and South Africa fall in this category.Countries that report more than 25 cases for every 100,000 people a day are at the red risk level, the most severe stage of the outbreak. There are three countries in this category, which are Qatar, Bahrain, and French Guiana.A complete lockdown is necessary at this stage to prevent the virus from spreading further, according to the experts.A unified approach for suppressing the coronavirus, with common metrics so countries can anticipate and get ahead of the virus, is necessary, the Vice President for Global Biological Policy and Programs at the Nuclear Threat Initiative Beth Cameron told Global Pandemics.Globally, there have been 11,074,878 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 525,121 virus-related deaths, according to a tally by John Hopkins University.
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Coronavirus outbreak in Saudi Arabia ranks at high risk: Expert metrics 

The UAE recorded 716 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Saturday after conducting over 71,000 COVID-19 tests, which raises the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 50,857, the Ministry of Health and Prevention said.For more coronavirus news, visit our dedicated page. Three people who had tested positive for the virus died due to complications, the ministry said. This brings the virus-related death toll in the country to 321. Meanwhile, the number of recoveries in the UAE rose to 39,857 after 704 people recovered from the coronavirus. The number of daily reported cases in the country has been rising in the last two days. On Friday, the ministry announced that the number of new infections rose by nearly 300 cases more than the previous day’s count of 402. The UAE had also announced on Friday that citizens and residents will now be allowed to travel to international destinations. Read more:Coronavirus: UAE citizens, residents allowed to travel to international destinationsCoronavirus in UAE: Abu Dhabi beaches, parks reopen with strict restrictions
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Coronavirus: UAE records 716 new COVID-19 cases after conducting over 71,000 tests

Kuwait detected 631 new coronavirus cases and five COVID19 deaths in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of cases in the country to 49,303 and the virus-related death toll to 365, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday.For more coronavirus news, visit our dedicated page.Out of the newly reported cases, 386 were of Kuwaiti citizens while 245 were of non-Kuwaiti expatriates.Meanwhile, the number of recoveries rose to 39,943 after 667 people recovered from the coronavirus.Kuwait has been ramping up its efforts to test more people and has so far tested 399,498 people.Kuwait on Tuesday allowed malls to reopen as the country begins to slowly ease its restrictions. Dozens of individuals flocked to the malls and shopping centers.The country’s national airways announced that it would be resuming commercial flights starting from August 1.Read more:Coronavirus: Kuwait shoppers flood to malls as COVID-19 lockdowns liftedKuwait Airways to restart commercial flights from August 1
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Coronavirus: Kuwait detects 631 new COVID-19 cases, five deaths in 24 hours

Community spread – when the novel coronavirus freely spreads through a population through contact with an infected person – is the most common cause for the rise of coronavirus infections in the United Arab Emirates, a new COVID-19 risk level map shows.For more coronavirus news, visit our dedicated page.The map, which was developed by teams at Harvard’s Global Health Institute and Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, determines the severity of an outbreak in a given country based on the number of new daily reported cases. The coronavirus outbreak in the UAE ranks at the yellow risk level – the third highest risk category – which means it is spreading among people who have not been following social distancing measures. The new metrics suggests different responses based on the level that would help effectively contain the outbreak of COVID-19.The UAE has been reporting an average of 4.2 cases for every 100,000 people, according to the data, with experts recommending rigorous testing and tracing programs to contain the virus. The UAE recently concluded its nationwide sanitation program and lifted the curfew across the country. Restaurants, malls, public beaches, swimming pools, and gyms have all been allowed to reopen. Citizens and residents are also now allowed to travel internationally. However, the country has imposed strict fines for individuals who do not wear a face mask in public and for those who fail to adhere to preventative measures. The different risk levels and the recommended responses for each are as follow: Countries that report less than one case per every 100,000 people are on the green risk level and are on track for containment, according to the experts. Countries with this level of risk include Canada, China, Algeria, Spain, and Italy. To ensure that the number of infections does not rise, countries at the green level must monitor cases with viral testing and contact tracing programs, they said.Governments reporting an average of one to nine cases per every 100,000 people a day fall on the yellow risk level. Egypt, the United Kingdom, and Russia all fall within this category. At the yellow level, community spread is the most common cause for rising infections.The experts recommend rigorous testing and tracing programs to curb the spread of the coronavirus. If a country reports an average of 10-24 cases a day per every 100,000 people, that country receives an orange risk level. At this stage, the virus is spreading quickly and stay-at-home orders and ramping up testing and tracing programs are advised. Saudi Arabia, Oman, the United States, Brazil, and South Africa fall in this category. Countries that report more than 25 cases for every 100,000 people a day are at the red risk level, the most severe stage of the outbreak. There are three countries in this category, which are Qatar, Bahrain, and French Guiana. A complete lockdown is necessary at this stage to prevent the virus from spreading further, according to the experts. A unified approach for suppressing the coronavirus, with common metrics so countries can anticipate and get ahead of the virus, is necessary, the Vice President for Global Biological Policy and Programs at the Nuclear Threat Initiative Beth Cameron told Global Pandemics. Globally, there have been 11,074,878 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 525,121 virus-related deaths, according to a tally by John Hopkins University.
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Coronavirus: Community spread most likely cause of UAE outbreak