Coronavirus

Iran: Army ordered to set up 2,000-bed hospital in Tehran

Mar 23, 2020 07:57

General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces ordered the Army Ground Force to prepare a hospital with 2,000 beds in Tehran within two days for the treatment of the coronavirus patients.
President Rouhani: US offer of coronavirus aid 'biggest lie in history'

Mar 23, 2020 07:51

President Hassan Rouhani says the US offer to help Iran in its fight against the coronavirus is "one of the biggest lies in history" where the illegal US sanctions are hindering Tehran's access to medical supplies.
US impeding global fight against coronavirus: Zarif

Mar 23, 2020 06:02

Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Jawad Zarif on Monday slammed the US regime for not heeding a global call on Washington to lift the illegal sanctions on Tehran so that the country can fight the coronavirus outbreak.
Europe’s key economies at standstill, as death toll rises worldwide

Mar 23, 2020 05:20

The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic continues to increase across Europe and elsewhere in the world, bringing the key economies of the European Union – the new epicenter of the fast-spreading disease — to a standstill.
Life returns to streets of China's Nanjing as coronavirus measures relaxed

Mar 23, 2020 05:00

After enduring several weeks of lockdown and intense preventive measures, routines in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing, are slowly beginning to resemble pre-coronavirus times, as seen in footage from Sunday.
'White supremacists encouraging use of coronavirus to target nonwhite people'

Mar 23, 2020 04:59

White supremacists discussed using the coronavirus as a bioweapon to target “nonwhite” neighborhoods, according to US federal law enforcement.
Iran not invited to WB/IMF initiative on coronavirus coordination

Mar 22, 2020 23:58

Iran has been sidelined from an initiative by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to coordinate efforts in West Asia and North Africa region to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Pakistan PM calls on Trump to lift Iran sanctions as country fights virus outbreak

Mar 22, 2020 23:50

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged US President Donald Trump to lift unilateral sanctions that his administration has imposed on Iran as Tehran is engaged in a diligent fight against the ongoing pandemic of the deadly new coronavirus, known as COVID-19.
With US hospitals unprepared for COVID-19, European students urged home

Mar 22, 2020 15:01

The U.S. has fewer than one million staffed beds, a lower rate than countries like Italy, where bed and ventilator shortages have led doctors to ration care and decide who lives or dies. The number of deaths in Italy has exploded in recent days as overwhelmed hospitals have struggled to handle the quickly growing caseload. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, anywhere from 2.4 million to 21 million people in the United States may require hospitalization due to the virus.
IMF refuses aid to Venezuela in midst of Covid-19 crisis

Mar 22, 2020 14:54

Recently Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro met with senior government officials in Caracas. During the meeting, the Venezuelan pharmaceutical body (CIFAR) and Venezuelan medical equipment companies said they would be able to increase production of machines and medicines to stem the coronavirus crisis; but, they said, they would need key raw materials that have to be imported.