Coronavirus

EU decides to fully close borders to contain coronavirus outbreak

Mar 17, 2020 15:34

The European Commission has announced plans to enact the full closure of borders across the 27-member European Union (EU) as part of efforts to contain the now-global coronavirus pandemic in Europe.
Zarif urges world states to join ‘global campaign to disregard’ US bans

Mar 17, 2020 15:29

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warns that the illegal sanctions imposed by the US regime are “literally” taking lives in Iran in the midst of a fight to rein in a coronavirus outbreak, calling on world states to join “a growing global campaign” to defy the “unlawful” restrictive measures.
Afghan government sets up ad hoc committee to tackle coronavirus outbreak

Mar 17, 2020 15:27

The Afghan government has taken the coronavirus outbreak seriously, saying the number of positive cases are on the rise. All educational centers, swimming pools, wedding halls and most public places are in lockdown.
Iran awards contracts to 6 domestic firms for coronavirus test kits: Official

Mar 17, 2020 12:33

Iran is ramping up production for various items needed to fight coronavirus as the government awards contracts to six biopharmaceutical companies for making highly-needed testing kits.
Beijing fumes at US attempt to link coronavirus to China

Mar 17, 2020 11:16

China has harshly hit back at US President Donald Trump over a tweet in which he referred to the new coronovirus as the “Chinese Virus,” condemning it as stigmatization.
Iran screens 14mn for COVID-19, gets foreign aid in anti-virus fight

Mar 17, 2020 09:41

Health Minister Saeed Namaki says 14 million people have been screened for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms as part of a national mobilization plan to curb the pandemic.
Ansarullah: Saudi-led invaders to blame if virus reaches Yemen

Mar 17, 2020 08:51

Yemen’s Ansarullah movement says the Saudi-led coalition of aggressors — which has imposed an all-out blockade on the war-torn country — will be responsible for the possible spread to Yemen of a coronavirus that is plaguing many world states.
In all-out battle against COVID-19, Iran enhances screening amid rise in infections

Mar 17, 2020 04:45

Iran’s total number of confirmed COVID-19 patients has passed the 14,990 mark of which over 850 people have died and nearly 5,000 have recovered, as the novel virus struggles to survive.
Trump predicts ‘tremendous surge’ in US economy after covid-19 pandemic end

Mar 17, 2020 04:39

US President Donald Trump has predicted a “tremendous surge” in US economy after the coronavirus pandemic is over.
WHO chief: 'Test every suspected case' of COVID-19

Mar 17, 2020 04:33

The World Health Organization (WHO) chief has urged all countries to test every suspected coronavirus case, warning that the pandemic is the “defining global health crisis of our time.”