Nation’s death toll nears that of Italy and Spain as health officials warn Americans to continue social distancing The death toll in the United States from the global coronavirus pandemic officially passed 10,000 on Monday, according to the latest data, with more than 337,000 confirmed Covid-19 cases having been ... Read More »
Group of former diplomats and ministers says shifting rules on medical trade could save hundreds of thousands of lives A group of 24 senior diplomats and defence officials, including four former Nato secretary generals, have urged Donald Trump to save “potentially hundreds of thousands of lives” across the Middle East ... Read More »
Germany believes public life can gradually resume, while Spain and Italy see glimmers of hope Europe’s governments have begun to look ahead to the post-lockdown phase of their battle against Covid-19 as curves on the continent flatten, while the US braces for “peak death week” and Japan prepares to declare ... Read More »
New York state grateful for Chinese ventilators amid dwindling supplies as US president tells nation there will be ‘a lot of death’ Donald Trump has warned the US the worst is yet to come in the coronavirus crisis, as global cases of Covid-19 passed 1.2m and the governor of New ... Read More »
Lebanon on Sunday started repatriating nationals who were stranded abroad in its first flights in weeks since it closed its international airport to stem the novel coronavirus. Many Lebanese work abroad, in the Gulf or in Africa, while thousands of youth study in Europe. The first of four planes touched ... Read More »
The Ministry of Public Health announced on Sunday that 7 new Coronavirus cases were reported today, bringing the total number of cases to 527 in Lebanon. The ministry added that the number of tests conducted during the past 24 hours reached 389 tests. This as 1 new death was registered ... Read More »
The Ministry of Interior and Municipalities released a circular that regulates traffic on the basis of even and odd license plate numbers, as a new preventive measure against the COVID-19 outbreak in Lebanon. As per the decision, which was announced on Sunday, April 5th, personal and public vehicles with license ... Read More »
The world is reeling from the coronavirus pandemic, and some countries are reeling more than others. But Germany seems to be taking the epidemic in its stride with a high number of cases but a low number of deaths, thanks to a number of factors. In Europe, while Italy and ... Read More »
Africa is facing the “complete collapse of economies and livelihoods” unless the spread of coronavirus can be contained, UN official Ahunna Eziakonwa has warned. More than half of the continent’s 54 countries have imposed lockdowns, curfews, travel restrictions and other measures in a bid to prevent the local transmission of the virus. ... Read More »
Balmy days are coming, with temperatures forecast to reach 20C in some regions. The warm weather will bring welcome respite to lockdown Britain – and put pressure on authorities trying to control crowds and gatherings. However, scientists also believe warm weather could bring new insights into the virus by showing ... Read More »
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