Coronavirus

Russia calls on US to remove Iran bans amid COVID-19 outbreak

Mar 22, 2020 00:18

Moscow has called on Washington to abandon its unilateral sanctions against Iran amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Sirens blare in Jordan for start of nationwide curfew to combat coronavirus

Mar 22, 2020 00:12

Sirens blared at the start of a nationwide curfew on Saturday (March 21), limiting the mobility of its 10 million citizens indefinitely to combat the spread of coronavirus, witnesses and officials said.
About 900 million confined worldwide due to coronavirus restrictions

Mar 21, 2020 15:36

The COVID-19 pandemic, with well over 11,000 deaths globally as of Saturday, has resulted in many countries across the planet enforcing restrictions on the movement of people, shutting down schools, and forcing millions to work from home.
US hospital charged woman $35,000 for coronavirus testing, treatment

Mar 21, 2020 13:23

A US hospital has charged a woman, who was diagnosed with the coronavirus, nearly $35,000 for her testing and treatment, a report says.
Official: Upward trend of coronavirus cases in Tehran stops

Mar 21, 2020 11:59

Governor of Tehran Province said the rising trend in the new cases of COVID-19 or coronavirus in the Iranian province has stopped.
Munich streets nearly deserted as Bavaria enforces full lockdown

Mar 21, 2020 11:37

Munich's iconic Marienplatz was filmed empty of people on Saturday, as the newly introduced anti-coronavirus measures, such as the restriction of leaving one's home, came into full effect at midnight, as Bavaria tightened the lockdown due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
Major US states implement coronavirus stay-at-home directives

Mar 21, 2020 09:57

Major states in the United States are implementing stay-at-home directives as the coronavirus death toll nationwide stands at over 250.
Australian beaches locked down as virus cases pass 1,000

Mar 21, 2020 09:54

People were banned from Bondi Beach on Saturday in efforts to contain the coronavirus, which has now infected more than 1,000 people in Australia.
President Rouhani expects virus restrictions in Iran to ease in two weeks

Mar 21, 2020 07:23

President Hassan Rouhani says social distancing will continue for two or three weeks as the coronavirus outbreak in the country is expected to slow down by then.
Coronavirus updates, Europe’s death toll surpasses 5,000

Mar 21, 2020 07:20

The death toll from the new coronovirus has surpassed 5,000 in Europe - the new epicenter of the pandemic – as the number of confirmed cases continues to rise across the continent.