Coronavirus

The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus pandemic crossed 190,000 on Friday, with nearly two-thirds of the fatalities in Europe, according to an AFP tally compiled from official sources at 0740 GMT. A total of 190,089 people have…

The United States on Wednesday recorded 1,738 deaths from the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, a lower toll than the day before, according to a running tally by Johns Hopkins University. The new deaths bring the total number of…

The death toll from the novel coronavirus in Europe has passed 110,000, according to figures compiled by AFP from official sources by 0920 GMT on Wednesday. With 110,192 people dead from 1,246,840 cases registered, Europe is the…

The worldwide death toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 165,216 on Monday, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 1100 GMT. More than 2,403,410 declared cases have been registered in 193 countries…

After President Donald Trump laid out his road map for reopening state economies, a number of governors sought to temper regional expectations, raising the alarm about moving too fast in the face of unresolved issues like a lack of mass…

Nearly two-thirds of Americans say President Donald Trump was too slow in taking major steps to address the threat to the United States from new coronavirus, a poll published on Thursday said. According to the Pew Research Center, 65…

A mechanism to enhance the field precautionary measures to confront the Corona virus was discussed in a meeting on Wednesday by the Minister of Health Taha al-Mutawakil. . He, at the meeting, touched on the steps taken by the…

The worldwide death toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 126,898 on Wednesday, according to a tally compiled by AFP at 1100 GMT from official sources. More than 2,001,200 declared cases have been registered in 193 countries…

The coronavirus death toll in the US surpassed 26,000 Tuesday, according to Johns Hopkins University. There were more than 609,000 confirmed cases in the country. The United States recorded 2,228 deaths related to the coronavirus over…

The Omani Health Ministry Tuesday reported 86 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s overall infections to 813 and four deaths. The ministry confirmed that six more patients of Covid-19 have recovered, raising the number of…

The worldwide death toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 120,013 on Tuesday, according to a tally compiled by AFP at 1100 GMT from official sources. More than 1,923,390 declared cases have been registered in 193 countries…

UK health officials on Tuesday reported that the country’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has increased by at least 813 in the last 24 hours with England alone recording 744 more deaths. On Monday, UK health authorities…

The worldwide death toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 114,539 on Monday, according to a tally compiled by AFP at 1100 GMT from official sources. More than 1,853,300 declared cases have been registered in 193 countries…

President Trump issued a major disaster declaration for Wyoming on Saturday, meaning that there is now such a declaration within all 50 states due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is the first time a president has ever declared a major…

More than 1.6 million people from across the world have so far been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, with the death toll surpassing 95,700, according to latest reports. The number of infections worldwide reached 1,605,279, while…

The United States is now in second place in terms of the death toll from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) globally, behind Italy and ahead of Spain, according to Johns Hopkins University’s data. The number of people who have died of…

Using the COVID-19 pandemic to score political points is dangerous and will only result in “many more body bags,” World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday, less than a day after President Trump…

Spain recorded Wednesday a second successive daily rise in coronavirus-related deaths with 757 fatalities, lifting the total toll in Europe’s second-hardest-hit country after Italy by 5.5 percent to 14,555. The number of new infections…

The U.S. suffered its deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic yet, with nearly 2,000 deaths between Tuesday and Wednesday. The death toll now stands at 12,914, according to NBC News’ tally on Wednesday morning. It is worth noting…

Not a single person died of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in mainland China over the past 24 hours, the first such day since January, according to China’s state health committee. The state committee said 32 new cases of…

Two elderly South Korean coronavirus patients recovered from severe pneumonia after being treated with plasma from survivors, researchers said Tuesday, offering hope in the face of the global pandemic. Scientists have pointed to the…

The US military has so far recorded 2,528 cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), a rise of around 800 since Friday, the Department of Defence announced on Monday. The numbers of deaths in the US military from the virus now stands…

The worldwide number of fatalities from the novel coronavirus rose to 70,009 on Monday, according to a tally compiled by AFP at 1100 GMT from official sources. More than 1,277,580 declared cases have been registered in 191 countries…

US President Donald Trump has warned there will be “a lot of death” in the weeks ahead over the coronavirus outbreak while blasting local media outlets for “spreading false rumors” and creating “fear” and “panic” among people.…

The US is facing a hunger crisis as the worsening coronavirus pandemic cripples the economy and triggers the highest unemployment on record, forcing an unprecedented number of Americans to resort to food banks for emergency supplies,…

Russia accused the West on Thursday of trying to take advantage of Venezuela’s difficulties during the coronavirus outbreak to depose the Maduro government. “Unfortunately, we see that a number of countries are still guided by the…

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday prolonged until April 30 a non-working period across the country to try and stem the coronavirus outbreak. Russia, which has reported 3,548 cases and 30 deaths, has already imposed a partial…

The number of cases of coronavirus in Spain surpassed 100,000 on Wednesday while the number of fatalities reported overnight reached a new record, the country’s health ministry said. The number of cases rose to 102,136 on Wednesday up…

US President Donald Trump said Sunday that the peak death rate in the United States from the coronavirus pandemic was likely to hit in two weeks and extended “social distancing” guidelines until April 30. “Easter should be the peak…

Spain is currently one of the main epicentres of the COVID-19 outbreak in the world, with at least 85,000 infected (third after the US and Italy) and 7,340 fatal cases (second after Italy). Director of the Centre for Coordination of…