Iraq’s Ministry of Health said on Saturday (August 28) it recorded 5,369 coronavirus infections and 73 deaths in the country over the past 24 hours. Of that total 947 of the newest cases are in Baghdad governorate, along with 810 in Basra, 481 in Duhok, 363 in Maysan, 352 in …
Read More »US protesters confront Connecticut Governor over school mask mandate
US anti-mask protesters have confronted top officials during a back-to-school meeting at an elementary school in Connecticut, forcing the governor out of the building, after he suggested to extend mask-wearing mandate. A group of parents attending the meeting at the beginning of the school year, started to mob Governor Ned …
Read More »Oil rally ends amid COVID-19 concerns, returning supply
Oil fell on Thursday for the first session this week as renewed concerns about demand amid rising COVID-19 infections cut short a three-day rally, and as production returned in Mexico. Oil rally ends amid COVID-19 concerns, returning supply Thursday, 26 August 2021 9:37 AM [ Last Update: Thursday, 26 August 2021 9:37 AM ] …
Read More »Russia records highest daily COVID-19 toll ever as delta variant spreads
Russia on Thursday recorded its highest daily coronavirus death toll as the country struggles with the aggressive delta variant and slowing vaccination rates. A government tally reported 820 fatalities over the past 24 hours and 19,630 new cases. Russia, the fourth worst-hit country in the world in terms of cases, …
Read More »Algeria to allow more international flights in further easing of restrictions
Algeria will increase the number of international flights it allows from Aug. 28, partly to help repatriate Algerians stuck abroad since air travel restrictions were imposed at the start of the pandemic last year. The country began gradually reopening its borders in June although arrivals must comply with strict health …
Read More »US must ‘stop slinging mud’ at others over virus origins, investigate own labs: China
China has called on the United States to stop pointing the accusing finger at other countries over the lab-leaking theory concerning the origin of the coronavirus pandemic and to investigate its own bio-labs instead. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin made the call on Monday as he stressed that the …
Read More »They’re changing the guard again at Buckingham Palace after 18 months
The famous “Changing the Guard” ceremony at Queen Elizabeth’s Buckingham Palace in London returned on Monday after an 18-month absence due to the coronavirus pandemic. The colorful ceremony sees The Queen’s Guard handing over responsibility for protecting Buckingham Palace and St James’s Palace to the New Guard, usually involving soldiers …
Read More »France sees 6th weekend of protests against ‘health pass’
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in France for the sixth consecutive weekend to protest against the government’s mandatory measures against COVID-19. According to reports, protesters on Saturday denounced the “health pass” system announced by President Emmanuel Macron, demanding “liberty.” Believing that the “health pass” unfairly …
Read More »Iraq past the peak of COVID-19’s third wave, concerns about a fourth
The third wave of the Coronavirus pandemic is abating steadily in Iraq with both case and death tolls declining, member of the Ministry of Health’s media team Roba Falah Hasan said on Saturday, warning that complacency toward the preventive measures might plunge the country into a third wave. “The drop …
Read More »Vietnam calls on army for food delivery ahead of lockdown amid surge of COVID-19
Vietnam’s government said it is sending troops to Ho Chi Minh City to help deliver food and aid to households as it further tightens restrictions on people’s movements amid a worsening surge of the coronavirus. The army personnel will be deployed to help with logistics as the city of 10 …
Read More »Iraq reported more than 6100 new coronavirus cases today
Iraq recorded, on Friday 6121 new cases of Covid-19 to take its total to 1,815,479, the health ministry said. It reported 67 deaths to take its coronavirus death toll to 20,025. It also reported 9224 recoveries to take its total to 1,641,870 (90.4%). The COVID-19 intensive care patients count to …
Read More »COVID-19: 72 deaths, 8012 confirmed cases in Iraq today
The Iraqi Ministry of Health confirmed 72 deaths and 8012 COVID-19 cases from its complications in the past 24 hours. The Ministry said that 8760 patients had achieved full recovery from the virus. Iraq has registered 1809376 cases since the outbreak of the virus in Iraq, 1632646 recoveries, and a …
Read More »US could soon see 200,000 Covid cases a day again: NIH director warns
Covid-19 cases in the United States could soon return to 200,000 a day, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has warned. As of Saturday, the US has averaged about 129,000 daily new cases over the last 7 days, but according to NIH director Dr. Francis Collins, that number could jump …
Read More »8830 new cases and 9246 recoveries of COVID-19 in Iraq
Ministry of Health and Environment – MOH detected on Monday, 8830 new cases of COVID-19. “9246 recovered cases were also detected among all the provinces of the country,” the statement included. 68 death cases were also recorded where 108020 were vaccinated in a matter of 24 hours.
Read More »Iraqi MOH opened an advanced lab to detect COVID-19 mutated strains
The Ministry of Health and Environment announced on Monday, the inauguration of an advanced laboratory to detect the mutated strains of Coronavirus. The Director-General of Public Health Department at MOH, Riyadh Abdul-Amir said, that “an advanced laboratory has been inaugurated to analyze the genetic sequences of viruses, noting that the …
Read More »Mississippi hospital puts beds in parking garage to cope with COVID-19 surge
The crush of new COVID-19 infections in Mississippi has become so dire that the state has turned to efforts reminiscent of the earliest days of the US pandemic, when a field hospital was set up in New York’s Central Park and a medical ship was moored in the Hudson River. …
Read More »Coronavirus infection levels stay high across much of Iraq
Iraq recorded, on Friday 9,967 new cases of Covid-19 to take its total to 1,761,143, the health ministry said. It reported 75 deaths to take its coronavirus death toll to 19,541. It also reported 9890 recoveries to take its total to 1,576,593 (89.5%). The COVID-19 intensive care patients count to …
Read More »China rejects WHO call for further coronavirus origins probe
China has rejected the World Health Organization (WHO)’s calls for a new probe into the origins of the coronavirus, saying it supports “scientific” over “political” efforts to find out how the virus started. The rejection came on Friday after the WHO urged Beijing to share raw data from the earliest …
Read More »Thai protesters spar with police in march on PM’s residence
Thai police clashed with demonstrators on Friday after hundreds defied a ban on gatherings to rally in central Bangkok, where they attempted to march on the prime minister’s residence to demand his resignation over the country’s coronavirus crisis. Police fired tear gas canisters and rubber bullets from an elevated highway …
Read More »WHO chief warns of rapid spread of COVID-19
The number of COVID-19 cases in the world may exceed 300 million at the beginning of next year if the current rate of the spread of the infection is not stopped, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says. “Last week, the 200 millionth case of …
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