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It's been almost four months since the first coronavirus case was confirmed in the US, and over three since the first known virus-related death happened (February 6). In other words, more than 100,000 people have died in 100 days. The virus has claimed lives across all the states in the US. This morning, US President Donald Trump, noted the "very sad milestone" with a tweet: "To all of the families & friends of those who have passed, I want to extend my heartfelt sympathy & love for everything that these great people stood for & represent. God be with you!" An average of approximately 900 Americans have died from Covid-19 since February 6. More than 41% of the deaths in the US have occurred in the states of New York and New Jersey Former US Vice President Joe Biden also tweeted a comforting message to the bereaved families: "There are moments in our history so grim, so heart-rending, that they're forever fixed in each of our hearts as sh

Maintaining healthy menstrual hygiene is of paramount importance to a woman's general well-being, comfort and health. The United Nations defines menstrual hygiene management as the use of clean menstrual hygiene management products to soak menstrual discharge by women that are changeable in privacy as required, with proper access to water, soap and disposal methods. Menstrual hygiene products are the products used to catch menstrual flow, such as pads, cloths, tampons and menstrual cups.  Lack of access to feminine hygiene products (often caused by poverty) compels some women to use unhealthy menstrual hygiene products. Poor menstrual hygiene threatens a  woman's health by exposing her to bacterial vaginosis, fungal infections, urinary tract infections, infertility and others. A woman's risk of getting cervical cancer also increases if she is repeatedly exposed to reproductive tract infections and urinary tract infections (UTIs). Contracting UTIs is possible when a woma

On Wednesday, May 27, Italy reported an increase in its daily coronavirus cases. 584 new cases were recorded, up from 397 on Tuesday and 300 on Monday. The total number of deaths surpassed 33,000 (33,072 fatalities reported since the start of the pandemic in late February). Daily deaths rose to 117 from 78 on Tuesday.  The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Italy now totals 231,139. Italy has the sixth-highest global tally of coronavirus cases behind the United States, Brazil, Russia, Spain and Britain. 147,101 people have been declared recovered from the virus in Italy.

Martin Cardetti says he prefers Brazil prodigy and former Paris Saint-Germain team-mate Ronaldinho to Barcelona legend Lionel Messi. Cadetti and Ronaldinho played together at PSG before the latter's transfer to Barcelona in 2003. Cadetti told  Crack Deportivo : As a coach, for my team I would choose Ronaldinho at his best over Messi. "I shared a year with Ronaldinho and he is a different player, he's touched by God. "He always had fun; with the ball he was always doing things and he practiced a lot so that he could replicate those things in matches." The Argentinian added: "You see him in training, in matches and every move he makes is different from everyone. "Players like him appear very rarely and they are remembered in football history. "I'm proud to have been a team-mate of that kind of player." Ronaldinho has won the 2005 Ballon d'Or, World Cup, Champions League and La Liga among other honors. Messi has also enjoyed a

Brazil's health authorities reported 807 deaths from the novel coronavirus on Monday, taking its death toll from the virus to 23,473 fatalities. 11,687 new coronavirus cases were also detected, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 374,898. A total of 153,898 people have recovered from the virus so far. Brazil's Health Ministry revealed that the country's COVID-19 mortality rate stood at 6.3%. Sao Paolo, Brazil's capital, is the hotbed of the coronavirus pandemic in Brazil. The region reports more than 83,600 infections and 6,200+ dead. Rio de Janeiro and Seara follow, with 39,298 cases, 4105 deaths for Rio de Janeiro and 36,185 cases and 2,493 deaths for Seara.

On May 23, 2020, Brazil became the country with the second-highest number of coronavirus cases in the world. Brazil which has more than 330,890 confirmed cases has overtaken Russia to become the second worst-hit country by the virus, after the US which has more than 1.6 million cases.  1,001 more deaths were reported on Saturday, in Brazil, taking its total number of fatalities from the virus to 21,048. 19,969 new cases were registered, taking the country's total number of confirmed coronavirus cases to 340,000+. Brazil has the highest number of Covid-19 cases and deaths in South America. Despite the rampage caused by the virus in Brazil, its officials are looking forward to loosen restrictive measures. In Rio de Janeiro for example, the mayor wants to gradually reopen non-essential shops over the next few days. According to Johns Hopkins University data, the coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 338,200 people globally, and over 5.21 million people have been infected. Re