MELBOURNE: Australia’s military announced on Thursday (Jun 25) that it would send 1,000 troops to Melbourne in an effort to help contain the country’s only significant coronavirus outbreak over fears of a second wave. Victoria state has seen a spike in COVID-19 cases, recording almost 150 new infections over the […]
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GENEVA: The coronavirus pandemic has yet to peak in the Americas, the World Health Organization warned on Wednesday (Jun 24), as it said global infections were likely to hit 10 million within a week. The WHO said the length and height of peaks would be determined by government actions, without […]
BASRA, Iraq: In a hospital ward in Iraq, doctor Ali Salam Abdullah and a smiling patient hold up a large blood bag full of the yellow liquid that he hopes will help turn the corner in cutting the country’s coronavirus death rate. The liquid is plasma from a recently recovered […]
AMSTERDAM: The Dutch government announced a widespread easing of coronavirus lockdown measures on Wednesday (Jun 24) that will allow outdoor gatherings, group restaurant visits and regular public transport services from Jul 1. After the summer, soccer matches will be opened to the public, but crowds will have to adhere to […]
LONDON: A second coronavirus wave is a real risk for the United Kingdom and local flare-ups are likely, major health bodies said on Wednesday (Jun 24), in one of the strongest warnings yet to Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he eases lockdown to help the economy. The United Kingdom has […]
WASHINGTON: Two more members of US President Donald Trump’s campaign staff who helped organise his weekend election rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, have tested positive for coronavirus, the campaign said Monday (Jun 22). The two staffers, members of the advance team, attended the rally but “were wearing masks during the entire […]
GENEVA: The World Health Organization called on Monday (Jun 22) for a rapid increase in production of dexamethasone, a cheap steroid which has been shown to reduce deaths in critically ill coronavirus patients. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said demand had already surged after a British trial of the drug […]
DUBAI: The World Health Organization sent out a fresh warning on Monday (Jun 22) over the dangers of the new coronavirus even as France returned to life by staging an annual music festival and sending millions of children back to school. In spite of numerous European countries further easing their […]
Brazil has become the second country, after the US, to register more than 50,000 deaths from Covid-19. It comes amid growing political unrest and just days after the country confirmed more than one million coronavirus infections. Experts warn that the peak of the outbreak in Brazil is still weeks away. […]
FILE PHOTO: A medical staff member in protective suit collects a swab from a man for a nucleic acid test at China-Japan Friendship Hospital following new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in Beijing, China June 15, 2020. BEIJING: Beijing will see a “cliff-like” drop in new cases in […]