Annual Martyrs Day Celebrations Cancelled Citing Corona Fears

The Catholic Church has cancelled the annual Martyrs Day celebrations at Namugongo in Uganda which falls on June 3, citing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic challenges. According to a letter dated April 29, 2020, signed by Rt. Rev. Joseph Antony Zziwa, the Chairman of the Uganda Episcopal Conference (UEC), an umbrella body of all Bishops in Uganda, […]

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Air France to Mauritius: Flights Resume June 15

Air France plans to resume most of its flights to Africa from July 3. However. some destinations will be served earlier. This is the case for the Air France to Mauritius flights for which operations could start as early as June 15, 2020. At the Air France level, we are talking about 3 flights per […]

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CDC launched a consortium on national viral genomics

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, launched a consortium to kick off a national network of sequencing laboratories which will speed the release of SARS-CoV-2 sequence data into the public domain. Rapid release of open coronavirus sequence data will help guide COVID-19 public health response, drive innovation and discovery, and advance understanding […]

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Part of California opens again for tourism and business

A remote county in Northern California, which borders Oregon and Nevada, has become the first in the state to defy California Governor Gavin Newsom’s statewide COVID-19 shutdown orders on Friday. Rural California Modoc County, which has fewer than 9,000 residents and is one of four California counties with zero COVID-19 cases reported, allowed diners to […]

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