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The veteran doctor, who is part of President Trump’s coronavirus task force, warned that lifting restrictions too early can set the country back both in terms of deaths and economically. Leading US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci on Tuesday warned Congress that a premature lifting of lockdowns could lead to …

China-linked hackers are breaking into American organizations carrying out research into COVID-19, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, warning both scientists and public health officials to be on the lookout for cyber theft. In a joint statement, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security said the FBI …

Two cities in northeastern China have imposed travel restrictions and gone into temporary lockdown amid a new cluster of coronavirus infections which have sparked fears of an impending second wave sweeping the country. Wuhan, the original epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, reported at least five new indigenous cases of infection …

Support for Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus has plunged over the past week, polls show, as some of his advisers and Republican allies are said to be concerned over the US president’s daily briefings on the pandemic. Trump experienced an upturn in public support as the virus hit the …

The head of the Parliamentary Crisis Cell, Hassan Karim Al-Kaabi considered the epidemiological situation of recorded infections of Corona Virus Tuesday, and its rise in Baghdad to 71, a very serious alarm bell, warning of a “human and health disaster” in Iraq. “The main and direct reason behind the increase …

Iraq reported 119 new cases of Coronavirus during the past 24 hours, the Iraqi Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday. The new casualties were distributed as: Baghdad / Rusafa: 35 cases, Baghdad / Al-Karkh: 34 cases, Medical City: 13 cases, Basra: 32 cases, Diyala: 1 case, Muthana: 2 cases, Nineveh: …

California’s state university system, the largest in the United States, canceled classes on Tuesday for the fall semester because of the coronavirus, while Los Angeles County said its stay-at-home order was likely to be extended by three months. The announcements on the West Coast came after the nation’s top infectious …

The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared likely to reject President Donald Trump’s claim that he is immune from criminal investigation while in office. But the court seemed less clear about exactly how to handle subpoenas from Congress and the Manhattan district attorney for Trump’s tax, bank, and financial records. The …

Speaker Nancy Pelosi has scheduled House votes for Friday on a new coronavirus response package worth more than $3trn, as tensions with progressives continue to simmer over whether the legislation goes far enough. The package unveiled on Tuesday, which Ms. Pelosi has variably dubbed “CARES 2” as a follow-up to …

The World Health Organization urged governments to support and invest in their nurses on International Nurses Day. Nearly a thousand health workers, mostly nurses, have contracted coronavirus in Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, as the world marks International Nurses Day 2020. “Stakeholders must ensure that nurses …

Russia has confirmed more than 232,000 cases of coronavirus – the second-highest toll in the world. In the last 24 hours the country has reported 10,899 infections, the tenth consecutive day that number has been above 10,000. Among the infected is President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov, local media report. …

Lebanon’s government has ordered a full shutdown of the country for four days amid an increase in new cases of infection with the new coronavirus. “The lockdown is set to begin at 7 p.m. local time (1600 GMT) on Wednesday and will end at 5 a.m. on Monday, with the …

Iraq reported 95 new cases of Coronavirus during the past 24 hours, the Iraqi Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday. The new casualties were distributed as: Baghdad / Rusafa: 32 cases, Baghdad / Al-Karkh: 26 cases, Medical City: 13 cases, Basra: 18 cases, Diyala: 5 cases, Kerbala: 1 case. The …

Top U.S. infectious diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci is set to warn the U.S. Senate on Tuesday against the risks of reopening the economy too soon, saying it could lead to quote “needless suffering and death,” according to a report by the New York Times.

Organising body, La Liga said the players would remain at their homes where they would continue individual training before being tested again “in the next few days” to determine whether they can return to their club’s training ground. Five players in Spain’s top two divisions have tested positive for Covid-19 …

The spike in cases comes just as the South Korean government was easing some social distancing restrictions and moving to fully reopen schools and businesses, in a transition from intensive social distancing to “distancing in daily life.” South Korean officials scrambled on Monday to contain a new coronavirus outbreak that …

A preliminary study by French researchers had claimed, smokers might be 80 percent less likely to infect COVID-19 than non-smokers of the same age and sex. The conclusion has arrived at a study done on 482 patients in a Paris hospital from 28 February 28 to 9 April, where it …

Microsoft founder and multi-billionaire Bill Gates said he tried to warn President-elect Donald Trump of the dangers of a major viral outbreak soon after the 2016 race, but feels guilty for not being more vocal. “I chose, when I met with people all the way up to the top, in …

Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov has confirmed that he has tested positive for coronavirus and is now in hospital. Peskov, a household name in Russia, has worked with President Vladimir Putin for twenty years. “That’s right, I am ill. I’m getting treatment,” he said when asked about his diagnosis by …

Chinese authorities plan to test all of Wuhan’s 11 million residents for Covid-19 in a little over a week. After more than a month without newly-recorded cases, the disease has suddenly reappeared in the city. All districts in the city were ordered to submit a plan on how they will …