Across Africa, centuries-old cultural traditions are being foregone in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has seen governments impose restrictions on gatherings and other practices around death and burial. Francesca Lynagh reports.

Countries must return to "basic principles" of public health surveillance if they are to bring the coronavirus outbreak under control, the World Health Organization's (WHO) top emergency health expert Mike Ryan said on Friday (May 8).

A mother who was given a 50 percent survival chance and her newborn baby were discharged from hospital on Monday (May 4) after both fighting COVID-19.

Countries must return to "basic principles" of public health surveillance if they are to bring the coronavirus outbreak under control, the World Health Organization's (WHO) top emergency health expert Mike Ryan said on Friday (May 8).

Andrew Wong knew from an early age that running a restaurant required improvisation, having watched his parents steer their London Chinese restaurant through nearly 30 years of good times and bad.

It may not be the biggest in the world, but the Faroe Islands' Betri League will for once be in the spotlight when its season kicks off on Saturday.

Nigerian comedian Maryam Apaokagi has a sure-fire way of getting people to listen to her coronavirus health advice - she delivers it with a hard slap in the face.

A 5-year old boy has died in New York from a rare inflammatory syndrome believed to be linked to the novel coronavirus, highlighting a potential new risk for children in the pandemic, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Friday.

सारी दुनिया जहां कोरोना संकट से जूझ रही है वहीं हैकर्स इस मौके का फायदा उठाने से भी बाज नहीं आ रहे। शुक्रवार को गूगल ने बताया कि उन्होंने पिछले हफ्ते लगभग 1.8 करोड़ मालवेयर और फिशिंग ईमेल को ढूंढा, जो कोविड19 के नाम पर यूजर्स को भेजे गए थे। इसके अतिरिक्त 24 करोड़ कोरोना से जुड़े स्पैम मैसेजेज की भी पहचान की गई है। इससे अंदाजा लगाया जा सकता है कि हैकर्स कितनी बड़ी तदाद में घर से काम कर रहे हैं लोगों और लॉकडाउन की वजह से घरों पर समय व्यतीत कर रहे लोगों को महामारी के नाम पर निशाना बना रहे हैं।

मशीन लर्निंग मॉडल से99%मालवेयर ब्लॉक कर रहा गूगल

गूगल ने कहा कि इसमें से 99 फीसदी स्पैम, फिशिंग और मालवेयर्स को कंपनी की मशीन लर्निंग मॉडल (जो इनकी पहचान कर इन्हें फिलटर करने में सक्षम है) द्वारा यूजर तक पहुंचने से रोक दिया गया है यानी ब्लॉक कर दिया गया है। इन्हें जवाब देने से यूजर्स को आर्थिक नुकसान भी उठाना पड़ सकता है। कई बार यह भी देखा गया है कि हैकर्स खुद को सरकारी संगठन जैसे वर्ल्ड हेल्थ ऑर्गनाइजेशन बताकर फ्रॉड करने के उद्देश्य से फेक और संवेदनशील ईमेल्स भेजते हैं। गूगल ने बताया कि इन पर क्लिक करने पर या इनका जवाब देने पर इंफेक्टेड डाउनलोडेबल फाइल यूजर के सिस्टम के बैकएंड में डाउनलोड हो जाती है, जो आपकी निजी जानकारियों में सेंध लगा सकती है।

जीमेल सिक्योरिटी के प्रोडक्ट मैनेजर नील कुमारन ने बताया कि इन ईमेल को ब्लॉक करने के अलावा हम डब्ल्यूएचओ के साथ मिलकर डोमेन बेस्ड मैसेज ऑथेंटिकेशन, रिपोर्टिंग और कंफोर्मेंशन (DMARC) पर काम कर रहें है और लोगों को सुरक्षित रहने के लिए सही ईमेल की पहचान करने की जानकारी भी दे रहे हैं। उन्होंने बताया कि DMARC हैकरों के लिए who.int डोमेन का इस्तेमाल करना मुश्किल कर देता है और उन्हें यूजर के इनबॉक्स में जाने से रोकता है।

सरकारी राहत कोष के नाम पर फंसा सकते हैं

गूगल ने बताया कि कई बार हैकर्स सरकारी राहत कोष और सरकारी संस्थानों की नकल करते हैं और छोटे व्यवसायियों को लुभाकर उन्हें नुकसान पहुंचाने की कोशिश करते हैं। कंपनी ने बताया कि कोरोना से जुड़े मालवेयर और फिशिंग को लोगों तक पहुंचने से रोकने के लिए विशेष तौर से इनकी निगरानी की जा रही है।

गूगल ने बताया कैसे बचें
इन सबसे बचने के लिए गूगल ने बताया कि यूजर को ऐसी फाइल को डाउनलोड करने से बचना चाहिए जिनके बारे में उन्हें जानकारी न हो। इसमें अटैच डॉक्यूमेंट देखने के लिए यूजर गूगल के बिल्ट-इन डॉक्यूमेंट प्रिव्यू का इस्तेमाल कर सकते हैं।

उन्होंने यह भी बताया कि किसी भी यूआरएल पर क्लिक करने से पहले या उस पर अपना लॉगइन और पासवर्ड डालने से पहले उसकी सत्यता की पुष्टि जरूर कर लेना चाहिए, क्योंकि फेक यूआरएल हूबहू असली यूआरएल जैसे ही दिखते हैं इनमें या तो अतिरिक्त शब्द या शब्दों का हेरफेर होता है।

A 5-year old boy has died in New York from a rare inflammatory syndrome believed to be linked to the novel coronavirus, highlighting a potential new risk for children in the pandemic, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Friday.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn is in self-quarantine for a couple of weeks after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, an FDA spokesman told Reuters late on Friday.

Indonesia reported on Saturday 533 new coronavirus infections, the biggest daily increase, taking the total number to 13,645, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said.

A 5-year old boy has died in New York from a rare inflammatory syndrome believed to be linked to the novel coronavirus, highlighting a potential new risk for children in the pandemic, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Friday.

Real Madrid forward Luka Jovic has not conducted full training or played any matches for over two months due to the coronavirus pandemic, but he somehow still managed to break his foot and is expected to be out of action for around seven weeks.

The reigning NBA champions Toronto Raptors said on Friday they will allow players access to the team's training facilities from next week under strict guidelines amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Major sports events around the world that are in the process of re-starting or have been rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic:

There is no one more unbeatable in men's tennis than Novak Djokovic when the Serb is at his best, former world number four American Todd Martin has said.

John Daly, known as "Wild Thing" during his heyday on the PGA Tour, has said he was only trying to get some laughs when he jokingly said this month that a bottle of vodka and some Diet Coke is the cure for COVID-19.

Rory McIlroy will team up with Dustin Johnson to take on American duo Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff in a $3 million charity skins match on May 17 as televised golf returns amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the PGA Tour said https://www.pgatour.com/news/2020/05/04/rory-mcilroy-dustin-johnson-rickie-fowler-matthew-wolff-taylormade-driving-relief-live-golf-covid-19-coronavirus-relief-efforts.html on Monday.

This year's World Amateur Team Championships (WATC), scheduled for October, have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Golf Federation (IGF) said on Tuesday.

Major sports events around the world that are in the process of re-starting or have been rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic:

Action star Tom Cruise is working on a movie shot in outer space, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said on Tuesday.

Nigerian comedian Maryam Apaokagi has a sure-fire way of getting people to listen to her coronavirus health advice - she delivers it with a hard slap in the face.

Magician Roy Horn, who alongside Siegfried Fischbacher starred in a popular, long-running Las Vegas act built around rare tigers, died on Friday from of complications of COVID-19, the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper reported. He was 75.

In makeshift metal homes in a camp in Mogadishu, women wrapped in brightly patterned scarves are making savoury pastries and mixing flour for flatbreads.

Nigerian comedian Maryam Apaokagi has a sure-fire way of getting people to listen to her coronavirus health advice - she delivers it with a hard slap in the face.

Magician Roy Horn, who alongside Siegfried Fischbacher starred in a popular, long-running Las Vegas act built around rare tigers, died on Friday from of complications of COVID-19, the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper reported. He was 75.

Indonesia reported on Saturday 533 new coronavirus infections, the biggest daily increase, taking the total number to 13,645, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said.

Australia's most populous states held back from relaxing coronavirus restrictions on Saturday although other states began allowing small gatherings and were preparing to open restaurants and shops.

It took four years for Dhalgade to get a project, yet he believes that everyone must follow their passion however tough it seems at the start.

Here are the top stories of May 8, 2020.

Mumbai, the financial capital of the country, has become the hotbed of the coronavirus spread in the state where the number of cases has crossed the 12,000-mark and the death toll is over 460.

Chief secretary Ajoy Mehta in an official statement said all nine doctors are from Mumbai would contribute in the ongoing fight against COVID-19.

India's financial capital, Mumbai, has emerged as the epicentre of coronavirus spread in the country.

The number of cases in Dharavi is at 101, a BMC official said.

In its efforts to ramp up coronavirus testing in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has launched the city's first mobile COVID-19 testing bus that will be used for mass screening of people.

As COVID-19 cases in Mumbai continue to spike, civic body BMC on Thursday constituted a committee to investigate a viral video that showed pateints lying next to dead bodies at the city's Sion Hospital.

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has settled a total of 10.02 lakh claims, including 6.06 lakhs COVID-19 claims under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) package, in just 15 working days.

The move will affect around 50 lakh central government employees and 61 lakh pensioners.

The Advisory Council further stated that the growth rate projected will have to be reduced and Indian enterprises will face a slowdown in demand due to global recession.

The RBI also announced that under this facility, it will give funds to banks at lower rates and that the banks will be allowed to avail funds for meeting the liquidity requirements of mutual funds.

Terming it as an "irresponsible" act, the ministry distanced itself from the report.

Vistara has made temporary changes in its in-flight products and services to minimise the touchpoints of human contact on board by up to 80% during the post-lockdown period.

Barons of the automobile industry on Thursday held a discussion with the Union Minister for heavy industries and public enterprises Prakash Javadekar to talk about the impact of the coronavirus crisis and suggested measures to revive the sector.

Natasha Poonawalla's husband Adar Poonawalla's institute Serum is working on a cure for coronavirus

COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project is being financed by the World Bank and AIIB in the amount of $1.5 billion, of which $1.0 billion will be provided by World Bank and $500 million will be provided by AIIB.

Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez are stuck in Bhaijaan's Panvel farmhouse owing to coronavirus lockdown

Meanwhile, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday said that India's recovery rate from the COVID-19 disease is around 29.36%

According to the World Health Organization, at present several coronavirus vaccines are in the development phase.

Back in March, the Russian President had reassured his citizens that the world-wide pandemic situation was "under control" in Russia thanks to early intervention measures taken by his government.