Tag Archives: COVID-19

According to Reuters DATA, The number of U.S. coronavirus fatalities exceeded 130,000 on Monday, following a surge of new cases that has put President Donald Trump’s handling of the crisis under the microscope and derailed efforts to restart the economy. “The overall rate of increase in U.S. deaths has been …

The Iraqi Ministry of Health and environment registered today, Monday, 1796 new cases and 1724 recoveries in the past 24 hours. The ministry said in a statement received by AlghdeerTv, that 11519 tests were performed today, raising the total number of performed tests since the beginning of the outbreak in …

The number of fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest rose 20% in June to a 13-year-high for the month, government data showed on Wednesday, as researchers worry that it could signal a repeat of last year’s surge in forest fires. Health experts also fear the smoke that often blankets the region …

On Sunday, the head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declined to criticize President Donald Trump’s unfounded claim that 99% of COVID-19 cases are “totally harmless.” As the United States neared 130,000 deaths from COVID-19 this Independence Day weekend, Trump asserted at a speech yesterday that the U.S. …

The Iraqi Ministry of Health and environment registered today, Sunday, the highest number of Covid-19 recoveries, which reached 1940, as well as 2125 new cases and 105 fatalities. In a statement, the ministry indicated that 11711 tests were performed today, raising the total number of performed tests since the beginning …

Officials in Spain’s north-western region of Galicia have re-imposed restrictions on an area of 70,000 people following a Covid-19 outbreak. Only those traveling for work will be allowed to leave or enter the coastal district of A Marina from midnight on Sunday to Friday. The move comes a day after …

The coronavirus is finding new victims worldwide, in bars and restaurants, offices, markets and casinos, giving rise to frightening clusters of infection that increasingly confirm what many scientists have been saying for months: The virus lingers in the air indoors, infecting those nearby. If airborne transmission is a significant factor …

A shooting at a nightclub early Sunday left two people dead and eight wounded in South Carolina, a sheriff’s official said. Two Greenville County sheriff’s deputies noticed a disturbance at Lavish Lounge just before 2 a.m., and saw a large crowd running out of the building, Sheriff Hobart Lewis said …

Mexico reported 523 more coronavirus deaths on Saturday, pushing its tally to 30,366, overtaking France to become the fifth-highest in the world. The health ministry also reported 6,914 new infections and a total of 252,165 confirmed cases. Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez Gatell reiterated that the actual number of infected …

Iraq registered, on Tuesday, 2334 new cases and 106 fatalities of Covid-19, as well as 1477 recoveries in the past 24 hours. The Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment said in a statement that, 9516 tests were performed today, so the total number of tests is 589377. The newly diagnosed …

Three-quarters of Americans believe the country is “out of control” amid a spike in new coronavirus cases and widespread unemployment, new polling data shows. A survey published by Yahoo! News, and YouGov on Thursday found that 75 percent of Americans believed their country was out of control, compared to just …

Seven police officials were injured in violence at an unlicensed musical event in the British capital as they sought to break up a crowd that posed a risk to public health during the coronavirus pandemic, police said on Saturday. Those at Friday’s event became violent and threw projectiles at police …

he Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment registered today, Friday, 102 fatalities, 2312 new cases and 1688 recoveries of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. In a statement received by AlghdeerTV, the ministry indicated that 12176 tests were performed today, raising the total number of performed tests since the beginning …

The British government unveiled on Friday a list of 59 countries, where people in England can travel to and from without quarantining for two weeks. The countries include most EU countries, including France, Italy, Spain, and Germany, as well as countries like Japan, Jamaica, New Zealand, and South Korea. The …

An official source at Baghdad International Airport said, on Thursday, that the airport has made all the needed preparations for the resumption of air traffic. “Iraq Civil Aviation Authority has taken all necessary preventive measures in the light of COVID-19 pandemic”, the source said. He indicated that exceptional flights would …

Donald Trump has once again claimed that the US’s surge in coronavirus cases is simply the result of expanded testing – even as the rate of tests coming back positive rises and the country’s death toll increases. “There is a rise in Coronavirus cases,” he wrote, “because our testing is …

Officials in Brussels have approved remdesivir to treat severe cases of Covid-19, just days after the US effectively stockpiled the world’s entire supply of the antiviral medication. “We will leave no stone unturned in our efforts to secure efficient treatments or vaccine against the coronavirus,” EU health commissioner Stella Kyriakides …

Speaking at a White House press briefing on Thursday, the US president boasted that his administration had rescued the US economy from “a horrible event” that started in China. Mr Trump said the country “could’ve stopped” the pandemic, adding: “They know it and I know it.” It follows his sharp …

Iraq registered, on Tuesday, 2184 new cases and 110 fatalities of Covid-19, as well as 1645 recoveries in the past 24 hours. The Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment said in a statement that, 11762 tests were performed today, which 2184 were diagnosed. The newly diagnosed cases were distributed as …

Donald Trump has again made the desperate assertion that the coronavirus will “sort of just disappear, I hope” in an interview with Fox Business, also making a U-turn on face masks on the grounds that he believes they make him look like the vintage Western hero the Lone Ranger. His …