Tag Archives: Coronavirus

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says there are no talks underway between Iran and the United States, reminding how Washington has proven to be an untrustworthy negotiation partner. “The Americans proved that one cannot rely on the results of talks with them,” Zarif told the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting’s …

The coronavirus pandemic and ensuing economic hardship have left 700,000 children under 15 years of age in Italy without enough food, the country’s biggest farming organization have warned. “The number of children under the age of 15 who need help to get milk or food to eat has risen to …

A worker at a fish-processing factory in Ghana’s Atlantic seafront city of Tema infected 533 other workers at the facility with the coronavirus, Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo said in a broadcast late on Sunday. Health authorities reported the outbreak late on Friday but did not provide details. “All 533 persons …

All mosques in Iran will reopen on Tuesday, a further step in the government’s plans to ease restrictions that aimed to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, the official IRIB news agency reported. The decision to reopen the mosques was made in consultation with the ministry of health, IRIB …

Vitamin D appears to help reduce serious complications among coronavirus patients, according to a study. Researchers from Trinity College Dublin, the University of Liverpool, and the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) examined the association between vitamin D levels and Covid-19 mortality rates. Dr. Eamon Laird and Professor Rose Anne …

Oil prices fell on Monday as investors worried about the second wave of coronavirus infections, but new output cuts from Saudi Arabia tempered worries about oversupply and limited price losses. Brent crude futures lost 96 cents, or 3.1%, to $30.01 a barrel by 11:25 a.m. EDT (1525 GMT). West Texas …

Iraq reported 51 new cases of Coronavirus during the past 24 hours, the Iraqi Ministry of Health announced on Saturday. The new casualties were distributed as: Baghdad / Rusafa: 34 cases, Baghdad / Al-Karkh: 8 cases, Medical City: 8 cases, Basra: 1 case. The ministry indicated that 1 new death …

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious diseases expert, will testify before a Senate committee Tuesday, his first appearance before Congress since March. Fauci will appear alongside Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other officials to discuss reopening the economy amid …

The popular Japanese cartoon Sazae-san, recognised as the longest-running animated TV series by Guinness World Records, has been hampered by the outbreak of the virus, with animation dubbing halted to keep staff safe, its broadcaster said. Production of the world’s longest-running cartoon and a mainstay of the Japanese weekend has …

The US Treasury secretary says the unemployment rate reported by the government is likely to get worse amid lockdown measures put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic. Steven Mnuchin made the comments on Sunday after the US Labor Department announced last week that the unemployment rate had surged to …

Healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson is looking to produce a billion coronavirus vaccines for next year, according to Dr. Paul Stoffels, the company’s chief scientific officer. “We start clinical trials in September and hopefully have data by the end of the year,” Stoffels said Sunday on ABC, adding that the …

The Chinese city of Wuhan has seen its first new case of the novel coronavirus in more than a month as China has also reported a spate of new infections in the northeast, after moving to reopen from months of stringent lockdown. Meanwhile, Germany, which has also taken steps to …

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued new stay-at-home advice on Sunday and warned he would proceed cautiously on lifting a nationwide coronavirus lockdown as the death toll in Britain, already the highest in Europe, continues to mount. In a televised address to the nation at 7:00 pm (1800 GMT), Johnson …

The government’s decision to replace its flagship “stay at home” slogan with “stay alert” drew criticism from opposition parties who argued that PM Johnson’s new message is too ambiguous. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday urged people to “stay alert” to coronavirus risks, as he prepared to outline plans …

88 new cases of Coronavirus have been reported in the country during the past 24 hours, the Iraqi Ministry of Health announced on Saturday. The new casualties were distributed as: Baghdad / Rusafa: 22 cases, Baghdad / Al-Karkh: 37 cases, Medical City: 7 cases, Maysan: 11 cases, Basra: 8 cases, …

China is considering moves that would entrench its vast fur industry further into the country’s economy, raising worries over the spread of coronavirus among animals crowded together in small spaces. The country’s agriculture ministry is proposing to reclassify mink, raccoon dogs, silver foxes and blue foxes as domestic livestock, rather …

China has issued a lengthy rebuttal of what it said were 24 “preposterous allegations” by some leading U.S. politicians over its handling of the new coronavirus outbreak. The Chinese foreign ministry has dedicated most of its press briefings over the past week to rejecting accusations by U.S. politicians, especially Secretary …

A mysterious illness that’s affecting children and could be linked to the coronavirus has left officials alarmed and searching for answers as infections increase. Doctors are referring to the condition that has hospitalized dozens of children as “pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome,” and health officials believe it could be linked to …

Coronavirus infections are rising in Germany, official data shows, just days after the country eased its lockdown restrictions. According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Germany’s reproduction rate – the number of people each confirmed patient infects – is now above 1. This means the number of infections is now …

Donald Trump has hit back at Barack Obama after his presidential predecessor branded his handling of the coronavirus pandemic a “chaotic disaster”. The US president claimed his administration was “getting great marks” and derided Mr Obama’s response to the 2009 H1N1 swine flu outbreak as “a disaster” and argued he …