Bangladesh registers most virus cases in a day
DHAKA, Bangladesh
Bangladesh on Sunday recorded 665 new coronavirus cases, its highest number of the outbreak, taking the total infections to 9,455.
Two more people died of the virus in the...
Turkey: Test numbers up, cases down as 5,000 more recovered
ANKARA
A total of 86,166 people have recovered so far from the novel coronavirus in Turkey, including 5,015 people registered on Monday, the country's Health Minister said.
The death toll from...
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...
Greece enters phase 2 in lifting lockdown measures
ATHENS
Greece entered its second phase of its gradual lifting of lockdown restrictions introduced in early March to contain the spread of the virus.
The first phase the prime minister Kyriakos...
Turkey quarantines expats from Hungary, TRNC
MERSIN/ISTANBUL
Turkey evacuated its nationals from Hungary and Northern Cyprus early Friday and placed them under a 14-day quarantine to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus.
All 300 Turkish...
Over 2M people have recovered from coronavirus: Study
WASHINGTON
More than 2 million people worldwide have successfully recovered from the novel coronavirus, according to data from Johns Hopkins University released Friday.
The university's running tally counted 2,054,125 people who...
Philippines: 29% rise in virus cases over past week
ANKARA
Philippines is all set to lift key lockdown measures in the nation's capital, even as it recorded nearly 29% rise in new coronavirus cases over the past week.
The Southeast...
France sees double-digit rise in coronavirus fatalities
PARIS
France reported 30 more fatalities from coronavirus on Monday, a double-digit rise from the previous day.
The death toll nationwide has risen to 29,436, the Health Ministry said.
Meanwhile, the tally...
COVID-19 infections exceed 622K in South Africa
ABUJA, Nigeria
South Africa registered 2,419 new cases of the novel coronavirus Saturday, bringing the number of infections to 622,551, the health ministry announced.
It said 238 people died from the...
'Adverse reaction' puts COVID-19 vaccine trial on hold
LONDON
Phase 3 trials of a coronavirus vaccine developed by British drug maker AstraZeneca and Oxford University were put on hold, the company announced Tuesday, due to a suspected serious...
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