New highest for coronavirus deaths in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh
The novel coronavirus has claimed 28 more lives, including a police officer, in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours, marking highest single-day spike up to date, according to...
South Korea to ease coronavirus restrictions
ISTANBUL
South Korea will ease its strict social distancing rules this week as cases from the novel coronavirus stay low, state-run media said on Sunday.
“South Korea said it will move...
Coronavirus cases in Belgium near 50,000
BRUSSELS
The number of coronavirus cases in Belgium neared 50,000 on Sunday, with nearly 8,000 deaths.
Seventy-nine people died over the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 7,844, according...
Finding December virus case in France 'not surprising'
GENEVA
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday a report that COVID-19 appeared in France in December, sooner than thought, could provide a "better picture" about the deadly virus.
"The findings...
Did pandemic start earlier than we think?
ANKARA
The novel coronavirus has infected more than 3.8 million people worldwide and killed nearly 270,000 since the first cases were reported in Wuhan, China last December, but the timeline...
Spain extends state of emergency over virus to May 24
OVIEDO, Spain
Spain’s Parliament voted Wednesday to extend a state of emergency over the novel coronavirus outbreak but with the least amount of support since the lockdown began.
The country...
Brazil becomes world's third worst-hit COVID-19 country
BOGOTA, Colombia
As the curve for the COVID-19 pandemic flattens or falls in many parts of the world, the virus continues to surge across Latin America.
As of Tuesday, there...
Turkey: Coronavirus death toll hits 1,101
ANKARA
Turkey on Saturday reported 95 more deaths from the novel coronavirus in the country over the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 1,101.
The total number of confirmed...
Pakistan: COVID-19 cases top 17,000, deaths near 400
ANKARA
The number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan passed 17,000 and the death toll moved close to 400 on Friday.
The Health Ministry said 1,322 more people tested positive for COVID-19...
Russia registers more than 10,000 new COVID-19 cases
MOSCOW
Russia on Tuesday confirmed 10,102 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number to 155,370.
The death toll in the country rose to 1,451, as 95 more people...
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Ugandan official dies from coronavirus
KHARTOUM
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s undersecretary and ambassador Necva Abbas Kadeh ed-Dem has died from the novel coronavirus in Sudan, local sources said Wednesday.
Dem succumbed...
'Turkey seeking to end 2020 with growth'
ANKARA
Turkey is seeking to end 2020 with a positive economic growth rate despite negative forecasts due to the coronavirus crisis, the country’s treasury and...
Coronavirus continues to wreak havoc in Mexico
QUERETARO, Mexico
The novel coronavirus continues to spread in Mexico, which is now among the top 10 countries in terms of the number of fatalities. ...
COVID-19 accelerates in Brazil, Peru, Chile and Mexico
BOGOTA, Colombia
The number of coronavirus cases in Latin America does not seem to be dropping.
While quarantines have been shown to be effective in...