Coronavirus

Coronavirus spread keeping up, Iran's Zarfi urges release of Iranians jailed in horrific US facilities

Mar 27, 2020 13:41

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif urges the United States to release innocent Iranian scientists jailed in horrific US facilities amid the pandemic of the new coronavirus.
Paris hospitals will be swamped within 48 hours after coronavirus spike: Official

Mar 27, 2020 12:10

A spike in coronavirus patients means hospitals in and around Paris will reach saturation point within 48 hours, the head of the French Hospital Federation said on Friday, with the peak not expected until April.
Iran making progress in search of new funds to fight coronavirus: Chief banker

Mar 27, 2020 10:31

Iran’s chief banker says efforts for accessing new sources of hard currency to fight the new coronavirus pandemic have borne fruit.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus

Mar 27, 2020 10:30

The British Prime Minister has posted a video saying that he has tested positive for the coronavirus and shall self-isolate in Downing Street but shall continue to take charge of the government handling of the crisis.
China's Xi offers help to US but Trump intensifies sanctions on countries

Mar 27, 2020 09:57

President Xi Jinping says China is ready to help the US with the fast-growing coronavirus outbreak, as Washington steps up its sanctions policy against world countries.
Coronavirus cases in New York overwhelming hospitals in US epicenter

Mar 27, 2020 08:16

Coronavirus cases in the state and city of New York continue to surge, with hospital staff working extra shifts and searching desperately for more medical supplies as they battle a quickly growing death toll and infections at the US epicenter of the global pandemic.
India buys Israeli arms as doctors demand facemasks

Mar 27, 2020 07:26

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to go ahead with an arms deal worth hundreds of millions of dollars with Israel, while healthcare workers in the country are grappling with a serious lack of masks and protective equipment in their fight against the coronavirus outbreak.
US gun sales explode as coronavirus outbreak worsens

Mar 27, 2020 06:07

Gun sales have exploded in the United States in the last two weeks as the coronavirus outbreak worsens, with people stocking up on weapons and ammunition out of fear the pandemic might lead to social unrest.
Coronavirus could kill 81,000 in US, may not subside until June

Mar 27, 2020 06:06

The coronavirus pandemic could kill more than 81,000 people in the United States in the next four months and may not subside until June, according to a data analysis done by University of Washington School of Medicine.
Palestine demands medical supplies to fight novel coronavirus

Mar 27, 2020 03:58

A top Palestinian official says the Palestinian Authority has submitted a request to several countries for medical supplies, including diagnostic test kits, as it is struggling to cope with the rising cases of COVID-19 with its limited resources and weak healthcare system.