Coronavirus

Sri Lanka's beleaguered president attempts to flee country, blocked from leaving

Jul 12, 2022 19:42

The Sri Lankan president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who is due to officially resign on Wednesday after months of protests, has made a failed attempt to flee the crisis-hit country.
Moscow sees rise in COVID-19 cases, recommends mask wearing

Jul 12, 2022 11:51

Coronavirus cases have risen steeply in Russia's capital Moscow over the past week, the city's health authorities said.
'Broken' capitalist food system drives soaring global hunger: Oxfam

Jul 11, 2022 14:24

Around 1 in 10 people went hungry last year in a world losing ground on its collective goal of ending all forms of hunger, a report released recently by United Nations agencies revealed, prompting sharp censure from a leading charity.
EU recommends second COVID booster for over-60s amid cases surge

Jul 11, 2022 13:28

European Union health agencies on Monday recommended a second COVID-19 booster for everyone above 60 amid a new rise in infections and hospitalizations across Europe.
Iran reports first double digit death toll from COVID-19 in months

Jul 11, 2022 04:56

Iran has reported a first double digit death toll from the coronavirus (COVID-19) in months as the country prepares for a potential new surge in the number of infections.
President Urges COVID Tests Upon Entry into Iran

Jul 10, 2022 05:41

Iran's President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi urged that the travelers visiting the country should be required to have a coronavirus test upon entry and comply with the health protocols.
Highly contagious BA.5 variant becomes dominant in US as Covid cases rise

Jul 09, 2022 08:28

The highly transmissible BA.5 Omicron subvariant is now the dominant coronavirus strain in the US.
With Covid killing hundreds of Americans daily, focus falls on BA.5

Jul 08, 2022 09:12

Media outlets cover the ever-expanding death toll of Covid in the US. The San Francisco Chronicle draws particular attention to the highly infectious Omicron subvariant BA.5, which one expert calls a "different beast."
WHO: COVID cases increase by 30% globally

Jul 07, 2022 13:15

The World Health Organization (WHO) says global cases of COVID-19 have increased by nearly 30 percent during the past two weeks.
UN agencies warn of ‘looming catastrophe’ as world hunger rises

Jul 07, 2022 04:37

World hunger levels rose again last year after soaring in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Ukraine war and climate change threatening starvation and mass migration on an “unprecedented scale” this year, according to UN agencies.