Coronavirus

Trump is treating coronavirus like a PR problem, not a health crisis

Mar 15, 2020 07:31

"It appears that the monster Trump fears isn’t the disease itself but bad numbers: rising numbers of known cases, falling stock prices, plummeting popularity in an election year. He is not fighting the novel coronavirus so much as the public’s perception of it", says Alexandra Erin, author and commentator who writes political commentary and news analysis.
USAID chief to leave post amid worsening coronavirus pandemic

Mar 15, 2020 06:54

The head of the US Agency for International Development plans to resign from his post at the end of this month amid the worsening coronavirus pandemic.
Trump tested negative for the coronavirus: White House physician

Mar 15, 2020 06:16

US President Donald Trump has tested negative for the coronavirus, White House physician Sean Conley has confirmed.
Israeli Shin Bet's involvement in coronavirus crisis raises questions

Mar 15, 2020 05:46

Israel has given its spy agency Shin Bet the green light to use "counter-terrorism" operations against those infected with a new coronavirus, treating the pandemic as a security menace.
Syria parliamentary elections adjourned to May 20 over coronavirus concerns

Mar 15, 2020 05:40

Syria has decided to delay parliamentary elections, initially scheduled for April 13, in a precautionary step against the new coronavirus as the contagion continues its rapid spread around the world.
Iranian Army to hold nationwide drills against biological warfare

Mar 15, 2020 04:46

The Iranian Army will start countrywide drills on Sunday to prepare itself against biological warfare amid an outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
Coronavirus fight requires joint, coordinated regional, international measures: President Rouhani

Mar 15, 2020 04:15

President Hassan Rouhani says the fight against the coronavirus requires bolstering joint and coordinated regional and international measures, adopting serious strategies, and sustaining huge medical and care costs.
IRGC opens three field hospitals as Iran fights coronavirus epidemic: Commander

Mar 15, 2020 03:23

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has opened three field hospitals in northern and southern Iranian provinces in line with efforts to fight the spreading outbreak of the novel coronavirus, a senior IRGC commander says.
Iran may impose partial lockdown in 11 provinces to contain coronavirus

Mar 14, 2020 14:47

President Hassan Rouhani has given his initial approval for imposing a partial lockdown on areas in nearly a dozen provinces in the country to help curb a coronavirus outbreak that has affected thousands of people.
US has to ‘depoliticize’ virus-related efforts, lift sanctions: Iran’s UN envoy

Mar 14, 2020 14:42

The Iranian envoy to the United Nations has called on the US to lift sanctions on the country and to “depoliticize” its approach toward efforts related to containing the coronavirus outbreak.