There are a few countries in the world where the coronavirus pandemic has not followed the course that scientists expected – and the reasons are puzzling.
Yemen is one example in the Middle East and there are others in Africa such as Kenya, Tanzania, Sudan and Somalia.
Covid-19 took a long… Read more
Archive: yemen
13th July 2020
When the coronavirus swept into the Yemeni city of Aden there was little to stand in its way. The war-torn country was already in the midst of a humanitarian crisis and this time last month people were falling ill and dying in untold numbers. Few received any medical treatment because the… Read more
14th June 2020
Yemen's health system is "overwhelmed and collapsing" as a result of the coronavirus epidemic, the UN body that coordinates relief in emergencies and natural disasters has warned.
People with symptoms are often not receiving health care in Yemen "due to a lack of resources or the inability of… Read more
1st June 2020
The health minister in one of Yemen's two rival governments has defended its policy of concealing information about the Covid-19 epidemic in the areas it controls.
The virus appears to be spreading rapidly throughout the country – many deaths have been reported in the south – but the Houthi… Read more
27th May 2020
There used to be about ten burials a day in the cemeteries of Yemen's second city, Aden, but since Covid-19 arrived the number has risen to around 80 a day.
Although many of these deaths have not been properly investigated, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) which runs the city's only dedicated… Read more
17th May 2020
Many people are dying in the Yemen's southern city of Aden and no one is quite sure why. Maybe it's coronavirus but it could be dengue fever, chikungunya, ebola, malaria, pneumonic plague or something else, according to the head of the National Emergency Committee.
More than 500 deaths have been… Read more
7th May 2020
Evidence has emerged that the Houthi movement's unrecognised government in northern Yemen is concealing Covid-19 infections even after they have been confirmed by laboratory testing.
So far, the Houthis have not acknowledged any cases among Yemenis in the areas they control, though they have… Read more
6th May 2020
The Houthis who rule over much of northern Yemen have now confirmed what many had long suspected: that the Covid-19 virus is present in the territory they control.
Yesterday their health minister announced that a man found dead in a hotel in the capital, Sana'a, on Sunday had been posthumously… Read more
3rd May 2020
Ten Covid-19 cases have now been confirmed in war-torn Yemen where health services face an increasingly desperate situation. Aside from coronavirus, they are already struggling with at least two other plagues – dengue fever and chikungunya.
The seat of the Covid-19 outbreak is the southern city… Read more
30th April 2020
Covid-19 has reappeared in Yemen with the announcement of five new cases in the southern city of Aden. This could scarcely have come at a worse time. Last week the city was declared a disaster area after flash floods swept several people away and caused streets to be bathed in sewage. In the… Read more
ARAB ART ONLINE: Susan Hefuna: Al Sabr Gamil (Patience is Beautiful) 2007. Ink stained on wood 140 x 170 cm. More information | Click to enlarge
