SYDNEY: Australian officials scrambled on Tuesday (Jul 7) to implement a travel permit system before closing the busy border between its two most populous states to contain a coronavirus outbreak in the city of Melbourne. The state line between New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria, which is highly porous and […]
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SACRAMENTO, California: New coronavirus cases soared in California over the July Fourth weekend, stressing some hospital systems and leading to the temporary closure of the state capitol building in Sacramento for deep cleaning, officials said on Monday (Jul 6). The number of people hospitalised with COVID-19 has increased by 50 […]
WASHINGTON, DC: The United States said on Monday (Jul 6) it would not allow foreign students to remain in the country if all of their classes are moved online in the fall because of the coronavirus crisis. “Non-immigrant F-1 and M-1 students attending schools operating entirely online may not take […]
Pandemic viruses are arising with alarming regularity, and are likely to continue to do so, says an observer. BATH, England: The world has been worried about pandemic diseases for many years. Before COVID-19, attention was focused on influenza viruses as the most likely cause. A recent paper reminds us that […]
GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) is reviewing a report urging it to update guidance on the novel coronavirus after more than 200 scientists, in a letter to the health agency, outlined evidence the virus can spread in tiny airborne particles. The WHO says SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, […]
NEW YORK: US health official Anthony Fauci said on Monday (Jul 6) that the current state of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States “is really not good” and a “serious situation that we have to address immediately.” The United States is still “knee-deep” in the first wave of the […]
NEW YORK: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday (Jul 6) called on President Donald Trump to not be a “co-conspirator” of the coronavirus and acknowledge the “major problem” it poses as cases spiked in dozens of states after some rushed to reopen. The number of US coronavirus deaths exceeded […]
SUVA: Fiji’s 78-day run without coronavirus is over, with Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama confirming Monday a 66-year-old man tested positive after returning from India. It is the 19th case in the small South Pacific island nation, and more are now expected. “We’ve confirmed a border case of COVID-19 among a […]
NEW YORK: Hundreds of scientists say there is evidence that novel coronavirus in smaller particles in the air can infect people and are calling for the World Health Organization (WHO) to revise recommendations, the New York Times reported on Saturday (Jul 4). The WHO has said the coronavirus disease spreads […]
Crowds thronging the “Mona Lisa” for a selfie will be a thing of the past. PARIS: The Louvre, the world’s most visited museum, reopens on Monday (Jul 6) after its coronavirus closure, but with nearly a third of its galleries still shut. The vast former palace of France’s kings […]