[News24Wire] Only offenders who committed petty crimes will be eligible to be included in the 19 000 inmates who will be released on parole to combat the spread of Covid-19 in prisons.

[RFI] South Africa's government will assist the authorities in Madagascar to test and analyse an unproven herbal treatment for Covid-19, according to health minister Zweli Mkhize. Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina is promoting a tea infusion based on the artemisia plant, praising its benefits in treating the coronavirus.

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1 Polish Zloty = 1.6071 Trinidad and Tobago Dollar

1 Polish Zloty = 7.6153 Thai Baht

1 Polish Zloty = 8.1821 Nicaraguan Cordoba Oro

1 Polish Zloty = 359.7741 Lebanese Pound

1 Polish Zloty = 0.0899 Bahraini Dinar

1 Polish Zloty = 20.2139 Bangladeshi Taka

1 Qatari Rial = 1.8559 Trinidad and Tobago Dollar

1 Qatari Rial = 8.7943 Thai Baht

1 Qatari Rial = 9.4489 Nicaraguan Cordoba Oro

1 Qatari Rial = 415.4747 Lebanese Pound

1 Qatari Rial = 0.1039 Bahraini Dinar

1 Qatari Rial = 23.3435 Bangladeshi Taka

Winds are from the West at 27.6 gusting to 35.7 MPH (24 gusting to 31 KT). The pressure is 1010.6 mb and the humidity is 50%. The wind chill is 25. Last Updated on May 9 2020, 11:53 am EDT.

1 Indian Rupee = 0.0895 Trinidad and Tobago Dollar

1 Indian Rupee = 0.4241 Thai Baht

1 Indian Rupee = 0.4557 Nicaraguan Cordoba Oro

1 Indian Rupee = 20.0355 Lebanese Pound

1 Indian Rupee = 0.005 Bahraini Dinar

1 Indian Rupee = 1.1257 Bangladeshi Taka

1 Pakistani Rupee = 0.0423 Trinidad and Tobago Dollar

1 Pakistani Rupee = 0.2006 Thai Baht

1 Pakistani Rupee = 0.2155 Nicaraguan Cordoba Oro

1 Pakistani Rupee = 9.4755 Lebanese Pound

1 Pakistani Rupee = 0.0024 Bahraini Dinar

1 Pakistani Rupee = 0.5324 Bangladeshi Taka

Order signed by Vladimir Putin also bars troops from sharing information with reporters

Vladimir Putin has signed an order barring Russian soldiers from carrying many types of electronic devices on duty or sharing information with reporters, in an apparent effort to halt a series of embarrassing leaks about Russia’s military capabilities and secret operations.

The new rules are intended to block the spread of information about troop movements and the identification of individual members of the armed forces. But they could also make it more difficult to discover abuses in the military.

Related: Covid-19 puts Putin's power plans on hold and economy in peril

1 Sierra Leonean Leone = 0.0007 Trinidad and Tobago Dollar

1 Sierra Leonean Leone = 0.0032 Thai Baht

1 Sierra Leonean Leone = 0.0035 Nicaraguan Cordoba Oro

1 Sierra Leonean Leone = 0.1534 Lebanese Pound

1 Sierra Leonean Leone = 0 Bahraini Dinar

1 Sierra Leonean Leone = 0.0086 Bangladeshi Taka

The Food and Drug Administration prohibited 65 manufacturers from selling masks for medical use. But the move came after tests last month showed the masks didn’t meet standards.

1 New Taiwan Dollar = 0.2263 Trinidad and Tobago Dollar

1 New Taiwan Dollar = 1.0725 Thai Baht

1 New Taiwan Dollar = 1.1523 Nicaraguan Cordoba Oro

1 New Taiwan Dollar = 50.6668 Lebanese Pound

1 New Taiwan Dollar = 0.0127 Bahraini Dinar

1 New Taiwan Dollar = 2.8467 Bangladeshi Taka

1 Thai Baht = 37.1638 Iraqi Dinar

1 Thai Baht = 162.0686 Zambian Kwacha

1 Thai Baht = 0.5731 South African Rand

1 Thai Baht = 7.8192 Yemeni Rial

1 Thai Baht = 18.8942 CFA Franc BCEAO

1 Thai Baht = 730.7997 Vietnamese Dong