The health authorities in the Gaza Strip announced the registration of two new cases of Coronavirus in a hospital in the Gaza Strip, just a day after the imposition of a complete curfew. The former Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan also announced his injury.
The following are the most prominent developments regarding the outbreak of the virus today, Wednesday, August 26, 2020, according to Makkah time:
00:50 - Germany extends measures to curb the economic repercussions of the virus
The leader of the conservative Christian Democrats, Angret Kramp-Carpenbauer, said that the ruling coalition parties in Germany agreed on Tuesday to extend measures to curb the economic fallout from the Corona virus pandemic.
After nearly seven hours of talks, Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives, and their coalition partners, the Social Democrats also reached an agreement to extend temporary aid to small and medium-sized businesses.
00:30 - Turkish opposition leader Ali Babacan is wounded
The former Economy Minister and leader of the opposition (Diva) Party, Ali Babacan, said that the tests showed that he was infected with the Coronavirus, but that he was in good health, thus becoming the highest-ranking Turkish politician to be infected with the virus.
Babacan, 53, previously also held the post of deputy prime minister, and in July of last year he resigned from the Justice and Development Party, headed by Recep Tayyip Erdogan, due to "deep differences" about the direction of the party he helped found.
"I just learned that my Covid-19 test was positive. Ahmed God, I am in good condition right now. My doctors said that I need to stay in isolation with my family for some time. I will continue my work from home, God willing," Babacan said on Twitter.
00:20 - Two new casualties in Gaza
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced the registration of two cases of Coronavirus in the Al-Shifa Medical Complex. The ministry said, in a statement, that the two injuries were for two women in the Internal Medicine Department of Al-Shifa Medical Complex.
"The complex is still operating under the state of emergency, and isolation and investigation measures are being taken.
On Monday evening, the government authorities in the Gaza Strip imposed a comprehensive curfew for two days, as part of measures to combat the virus, after the announcement of the discovery of infections in the sector.
00:15 - fraud in Brazil
Brazilian authorities on Tuesday arrested the Minister of Health in the Brazilian capital, Brasilia, in a case related to an alleged fraud related to the purchase of medical supplies to treat the Coronavirus, local media reported.
Authorities suspect Francisco Araujo was involved in purchasing low-quality tests to detect the Corona virus at great prices, causing millions of dollars in losses, according to the "G1 ″ news portal" and the daily "Folha de Sao Paulo". Six other people are also reported to have been arrested. at least.
Brazil has so far confirmed more than 3.6 million HIV infections and more than 115,000 deaths, the largest in the world after the United States.
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