Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Praying the News Summary 8

Summary: Country of the Week: Eritrea
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Summary: Injuries and deaths due to earthquake in Turkey/Iran.

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Summary: 10,000 civilians killed in Afghanistan in 2019. 100,000 civilians killed over last decade.

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Summary: Anti-govenment protests continue in Chile for 4th month.

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Summary: Increased attacks & counter-attacks between Israel and Gaza.

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Summary: Hmong communities in US fear deportation back to Laos. The immigration system doesn't erase deportation orders after a person serves their time for a crime.

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Summary: Increased military presence & influence in Latin America. Also increased protests.

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Summary: The new public charge rule allows immigration officials to deny visas and green cards based on their opinion of whether the applicant use government benefits at any point in the future. May the officials be able to see past their biases and prejudices to render true and sound judgments.

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Summary: Violence between Hindus and Muslim in Delhi, India. 189 injured and 23 dead. Protests for and against a new citizenship act that grants amnesty to non-Muslim immigrants in India illegally from Muslim-majority nations, but not to Muslims from the same nations.

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Summary: Locust swarms continue in Africa & Asia. Aid is needed.

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Summary: Humanitarian crisis in Syria. Violence and poor weather impact those fleeing violence.

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Summary: US Surpreme Court ruled that the parents of a Mexican boy (who was in Mexico when he was shot in 2010 and killed by a US border agent on US soil) did not have the right to sue the agent.

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Summary: Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Update: 600 infected and 6 dead in South Korea from the virus.

100 cases and 2 dead in Italy from the virus. Around 50,000 people on lock-down in 2 cities.
43 cases and 8 dead in Iran from the virus.
76,000 cases and 2,442 deaths in China from the virus.
Israel didn't allow non-Israelis to disembark from a plane & has banned travelers from South Korea and Japan.
Pray for countries with weaker health systems as the risk of a pandemic rises.
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Summary: Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Update: Praise: 18 people have recovered from the virus in South Korea.

Israel also banning foreign visitors who visited Thailand, Singapore, China, Hong Kong and Macau in the last 2 weeks.
Nearly 79,000 cases worldwide.
229 cases in Italy.
The virus has spread to Austria, Croatia and Switzerland.
61 cases and 12 dead in Iran.
Praise: 80% of cases are mild and people recover from it. 
20% of severe cases.
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Summary: Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Update: 77,000+ cases including 2,600+ dead in China.

1,200 cases including 20 dead in 30 other countries worldwide.
7 dead in Italy.
1-2% of people infected die.
First cases in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain.
380 foreigners quarantined in North Korea.
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Summary: Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Update: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Turkey, Pakistan and Afghanistan imposing travel restrictions from Iran.

78,800+ cases worldwide (all but 1,769 cases in China) including 2,400+ deaths (all but 17 in China).
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Summary: Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Update: 35 cases in US (half from repatriated cruise ship passengers)

11 cities on lockdown in Italy.
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Summary: Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Update: 70 cases and 12,000 people confined to their homes in Hong Kong.

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Summary: Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Update: Hotel on lock-down in Spain after virus case there.

80,000+ cases world-wide.
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Summary: Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Update: 763 cases in South Korea.

43 cases in Iran.
124 cases in Italy.
(As a comparison, the last pandemic sickened 60 million world-wide and killed half a million people)
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Summary: Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Update: 229 cases in Italy.

126 cases in Japan.
977 cases in South Korea.
Fatality rate in China is
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Summary: Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Update: This has live updates on the spread of the virus.

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Summary: Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Update: 80,000 virus cases worldwide including 2,700 deaths worldwide, but most of both numbers are within China.

53 cases in US.
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Summary: Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Update: The virus continues to spread in Europe.

1,200 cases in South Korea.
78,000 cases in China.
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Summary: Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Update: 400 cases in Italy.

New cases in Austria, Croatia, Greece, Norway, Switzerland, Georgia and North Macedonia
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