Sunday, 16 August 2020_Residents queued up since the early hours of Saturday in front of this testing site in the north of Barcelona to get tested for Covid-19. Regional health authorities have rolled out massive screening in this neighborhood in a bid to break the chain of transmission.
Sunday, 16 August 2020_US coronavirus hotspots had disproportionately high numbers of cases among communities of color, according to an analysis on Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Sunday, 16 August 2020_A new coronavirus outbreak in New Zealand is still growing, health officials said on Sunday, with the country that had an early triumph over the pandemic recording 13 new cases and putting the September general election in question.
Friday, 14 August 2020_Any potential COVID -19 vaccine backed by the Trump administration’s “Operation Warp Speed” program is unlikely to receive a green light from regulators any earlier than November or December, given the time needed for a large-scale clinical trial, the National Institutes of Health director said on Thursday.
Tuesday, 11 August 2020_For the first time in 5 months, these people get a chance to dine in at restaurants. This after Pakistan lifted almost all restrictions imposed in March to control the spread of Covid-19 pandemic. The decision to reopen the economy been taken after Pakistan reported dramatic decline in covid-19 cases over the past few days. There are now now just 17000 active cases in the country.
Sunday, 09 August 2020_Iceland is one of Europe's least affected nations by the coronavirus pandemic in relation to its population. A rocky, volcanic island isolated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, between Greenland and Norway, Iceland has a population of about 350,000 people.
Sunday, 09 August 2020_Thousands of Israelis rallied outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem al-Quds on Saturday (August 8) as anger mounted over corruption allegations and his handling of the Coronavirus crisis.
Wednesday, 05 August 2020_The number of people who have died of the coronavirus disease ( COVID -19) has now surpassed 704,000 around the world, with one person dying every 15 seconds on average, according to a Reuters tally.
Wednesday, 05 August 2020_US Open defending Champion Rafael Nadal has decided not to play the tournament later this month because of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Tuesday, 04 August 2020_More than 18.3 million people have so far tested positive for COVID -19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, and over 694,000 others have lost their lives to the illness across the world, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
Monday, 03 August 2020_The new coronavirus has so far infected more than 17.85 million people and claimed the lives of over 685,000 others around the world, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
Monday, 03 August 2020_Within the past seven months, Iran and Eurasia have traded slightly less than 7 million tons of commodities, worth roughly 2.5 billion dollars.
Monday, 03 August 2020_The World Health Organization has warned that, despite strong hopes for a vaccine, there might never be a "silver bullet" for COVID -19, and the road to normality would be long.
Sunday, 02 August 2020_The Iranian Health Ministry has rejected BBC Persian’s allegations about the “real” number of COVID -19 infections and deaths in Iran, advising the British Broadcasting Corporation to work instead on the questionable COVID -19 toll reported by the UK government.
Saturday, 01 August 2020_Non-Iranian passengers arriving at Iran’s main international airport should provide negative COVID -19 tests or they will be deported, says a senior aviation official amid fresh restrictions imposed in Iran to curb the spread of the new coronaviris pandemic.
Saturday, 01 August 2020_All passengers coming to Imam Khomeini international Airport from August 5 must have proof of a negative COVID -19 PCR test not more than 92 hours before boarding their flight to the Imam Khomeini international Airport, said member of the board directors and deputy head of airport operation at IKAC.
Monday, 27 July 2020_Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged Britain to lose “a little bit of weight” on Monday, using his own struggle with his weight before he contracted the novel coronavirus to encourage people to take more exercise.
Sunday, 26 July 2020_North Korea has reportedly declared a state of emergency after a person suspected of having COVID -19 returned from South Korea by illegally crossing the border this month, state media said.
Wednesday, 22 July 2020_The US government will pay $1.95 billion to buy 100 million doses of Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and German biotech firm BioNTech SE’s (22UAy.F) covid-19 vaccine candidate if they are able to successfully develop one, the companies said on Wednesday.