Coronavirus

Iran reports 84 daily coronavirus deaths as cases rise

Aug 11, 2022 13:16

The number of COVID-19 deaths seems to have taken an upward trend in Iran over the past weeks, with the country’s health officials saying more than 80 people have lost their lives in the past 24 hours in the latest wave of the pandemic.
North Korean leader’s sister warns Seoul of 'retaliation' over COVID outbreak

Aug 11, 2022 04:08

Tensions have flared between the two Koreas over the source of a COVID-19 contagion in the North, with the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un accusing the South of having caused the outbreak in her country and warning of "deadly retaliation."
Truss vs Sunak: Race for UK leadership heats up amid looming recession

Aug 10, 2022 08:55

Recently, Labour Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves was at pains to explain that the UK government has “lost control of the economy”, adding that “as families and pensioners worry about how they’re going to pay their bills, the Tory leadership candidates are touring the country announcing unworkable policies that will do nothing to help people get through this crisis.”
USAID possibly involved in COVID-19 emergence, says Russian general

Aug 05, 2022 08:09

A top Russian general has blamed the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for a possible role in the emergence of COVID-19 through its program on bat control.
US declares monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency

Aug 05, 2022 01:55

The United States has declared monkeypox a public health emergency as nationwide cases exceed 6,600.
UK Health Department played ‘fast and loose’ when awarding COVID contracts to Randox

Jul 28, 2022 05:10

At the start of the COVID pandemic in March 2020, the UK Health Department gave the first contract, worth £133m, to healthcare firm Randox without allowing any other firms to bid. The government had suspended normal rules for awarding contracts as the pandemic was deemed to be an emergency.
Why do the minority in England who haven’t had COVID account for most new infections?

Jul 24, 2022 04:21

About 15% of people in England have never had COVID. But in the current wave, driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of Omicron, this minority group still accounts for 55% of infections. How can so few be contributing so much?
India records over 21,000 COVID-19 cases for 3rd day

Jul 23, 2022 06:27

India on Saturday recorded over 21,000 fresh cases of COVID-19 for the third straight day, officials said.
‘The way it’s playing out is unexpected’: UK faces up to changing waves of Covid

Jul 23, 2022 04:03

As infections soar in the third major coronavirus wave this year, British experts say Covid may never settle into a seasonal cycle.
Iran reports 31 more deaths from COVID-19

Jul 22, 2022 09:38

The daily death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran raised to 31, the Health Ministry said on Friday.