Tag Archives: Coronavirus

A three-day curfew will be implemented in Turkey as part of measures to contain the spread of coronavirus. The curfew from the 1st to the 4th of May will involve 31 cities. The curfew will follow a 4-day lockdown declared by the Turkish Interior Ministry in 31 cities due to …

Italy has outlined plans to ease the restrictions it imposed seven weeks ago to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said the measures would be relaxed from 4 May, with people being allowed to visit their relatives in small numbers. Parks, factories, and building sites will …

New York could begin reopening some manufacturing and construction projects in the state on 15 May following stringent quarantine measures in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. That’s the expiration date for governor Andrew Cuomo’s statewide order that has shuttered nonessential business across New York as it became the global …

President Xi Jinping has taken steps to avoid a second wave of Covid-19 cases in the country China has closed gyms and swimming pools again over fears there could be a second wave of coronavirus in the country. Gyms in China were initially closed in January​ but had gradually reopened …

New Zealanders will be able to go fishing, surfing, hunting, and hiking this week for the first time in more than a month as the country begins to ease its way out of a strict lockdown. Around 400,000 people will return to work after the country shifts its alert level …

Iran’s Health Ministry says the country has recorded a two-digit rise in the number of new coronavirus cases for the first time in more than a month, which indicates the declining curve of the COVID-19 disease in the country. Kianoush Jahanpour, the head of the public relations and information center …

More than 200,000 people worldwide have now died with the coronavirus, figures from Johns Hopkins University show. There are more than 2.8 million confirmed cases of Covid-19, according to the tally. It comes after the number of fatalities in the US passed 50,000, as Americans endure the world’s deadliest outbreak. …

The Iraqi Ministry of Health announced, on Saturday, that a 60-year-old infected woman has recovered completely from covid-19. The department said in a statement: “The Maysan Health Department is pleased to announce the recovery of one of the newly infected persons with the Coronavirus, which is the third case that …

Thousands in Rabin Square in Tel Aviv where ‘Black Flag’ protesters are gathering to oppose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s policies amid the coronavirus pandemic, which they perceive as a consolidation of his power to avoid a corruption trial. The public protest comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the …

India allowed shops in residential areas to reopen from Saturday, more than a month after the country went into lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, federal and state officials said. The federal home ministry said late on Friday that retailers could resume operations with the staff numbers reduced …

The global coronavirus death toll approached 200,000 on Saturday as the United Nations launched an international push for a vaccine to defeat the pandemic. Governments around the world are struggling to limit the economic devastation unleashed by the virus, which has infected nearly 2.8 million people and left half of …

Over 70 Iraqi nationals are stuck in India amid the flight restrictions as part of the measures against the spread of the novel coronavirus. Iraqi media reports said the Iraqis visited India for medical reasons before the Iraqi government suspended all international flights. The Iraqis spoke to Media and said …

Italy announced plans Saturday to set price limits on face masks and ramp up antibody testing as it nears the end of the world’s longest active national coronavirus lockdown. The Mediterranean country is awaiting a fateful decision this weekend about which of its restrictions will be lifted when the current …

A fleet of robots on wheels that deliver shopping in the English town of Milton Keynes have seen their popularity surge as residents are stuck indoors due to the coronavirus lockdown. The robots, which come up roughly to an adult’s knee height and look like smooth white plastic boxes mounted …

South Africa’s president has announced an easing of some lockdown restrictions – to begin next month. But Cyril Ramaphosa warned that most people should remain at home and also urged people to wear masks when outside. Yet at the end of his speech, he struggled while demonstrating how to put …

Chinese medical experts have shared their experience with Iraqi health officials in a video conference, as part of China’s efforts to help Iraq cope with the spread of COVID-19. Renowned Chinese respiratory specialist Zhong Nanshan joined the conference which was held on Thursday. China’s Ambassador to Iraq Zhang Tao, Iraqi …

A US Navy destroyer performing a counter-narcotics mission has been hit by an outbreak of at least 18 coronavirus cases, a US Navy official said. The USS Kidd is the second ship to be impacted by a major outbreak of the virus while at sea following the aircraft carrier USS …

Stock markets struggled on Friday as hopes of quickly finding a treatment for coronavirus were dashed, analysts said, and more crushing economic data delivered a body blow to confidence. Reports said initial trials of the remdesivir coronavirus drug being developed by Gilead Sciences had flopped. Investors were “reacting badly” to …

Young German climate-strikers on Friday got creative with their social distancing, set up hundreds of cardboard cutouts to represent protesters taking part in the Fridays for Future demonstration. In March, Swedish teen Greta Thunberg, the founder of the Fridays for Future youth movement, called on fellow climate activists to move …

The European Athletic Association has confirmed that the 2020 European Athletics Championships have been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The competition was due to take place at Paris’ Charlety Stadium from the 25th of August until the 30th of August. A statement released by the European Athletics said, “The …