Greece lifted COVID-19 restrictions on Sunday for foreign and domestic flights, its civil aviation authority said, ahead of the summer tourism season that officials hope will see revenues bouncing back from the pandemic slump. To fly in or out of the country, travelers were previously required to show either a …
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Zero mortality, 110 new COVID-19 cases in Iraq
Iraq recorded 110 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Saturday. In its daily epidemiological report, the Ministry registered 201 recovery cases and no deaths. The cumulative count of COVID-19 cases since the emergence of the virus in the country amounted to 2,325,092 of …
Read More »One death, 135 new COVID-19 cases in Iraq
Iraq recorded 135 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Friday. In its daily epidemiological report, the Ministry registered 243 recovery cases and two mortalities. The cumulative count of COVID-19 cases since the emergence of the virus in the country amounted to 2,324,982 of …
Read More »Zero deaths, 168 new COVID-19 cases in Iraq
Iraq recorded 168 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Wednesday. In its daily epidemiological report, the Ministry registered 239 recovery cases and no mortalities. The cumulative count of COVID-19 cases since the emergence of the virus in the country amounted to 2,324,697 of …
Read More »Turkey ready to lift all COVID-19 measures, Erdogan says
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey is ready to lift all measures against the coronavirus, adding that mask-wearing will no longer be obligatory indoors. Speaking after the final meeting of the advisory science council, Erdogan said masks will still be mandated on public transport and in medical institutions …
Read More »One death and 82 new COVID-19 cases in Iraq
Iraq recorded 82 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Sunday. In its daily epidemiological report, the Ministry registered 323 recovery cases and single mortality. The cumulative count of COVID-19 cases since the emergence of the virus in the country amounted to 2,324,223 of …
Read More »Beijing on alert after COVID-19 cases discovered in school
Beijing is on alert after 10 middle school students tested positive for COVID-19, in what city officials said was an initial round of testing. City officials suspended classes in the school for a week following the positive test results on Friday. The Chinese capital also reported four other confirmed cases …
Read More »Second Global COVID-19 Summit scheduled for May 12
A second Global COVID-19 Summit will be held virtually next month for countries to discuss efforts to end the pandemic and prepare for future health threats, according to a joint statement on Monday. “The emergence and spread of new variants, like Omicron, have reinforced the need for a strategy aimed …
Read More »COVID-19: one death, 102 new cases in Iraq
Iraq recorded 102 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Saturday. In its daily epidemiological report, the Ministry registered 597 recovery cases with one mortality. The cumulative count of COVID-19 cases since the emergence of the virus in the country amounted to 2323040, of …
Read More »FDA authorizes breath test that can detect COVID-19 in three minutes
The Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorization to a new COVID-19 test that can detect infections with only a sample of a patient’s breath, using a device that can yield results in less than three minutes. The agency says the InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer will only be available …
Read More »Worldwide COVID-19 cases surpass 500 million as omicron variant BA.2 surges
Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 500 million on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, as the highly contagious BA.2 sub-variant of omicron surges in many countries in Europe and Asia. The rise of BA.2 has been blamed for recent surges in China as well as record infections in Europe. It has …
Read More »New COVID-19 vaccine may also protect cancer patients with weak immunity: Study
A new COVID-19 vaccine might also protect cancer patients with weak immune systems, a new study found. Researchers from the American Association for Cancer Research found that CoVac-1, a new vaccine developed in Germany, induced T-cell (part of the immune system that develops stem cells in the bone marrow to …
Read More »US issues new China Covid-19 warning
Non-emergency staffers were evacuated due to a spike in Covid cases and related government restrictions The US State Department has ordered diplomatic workers to vacate a consulate in China, citing a rise in coronavirus infections and new draconian containment measures. All American citizens have also been urged against traveling to …
Read More »COVID-19 raises risk of blood clots for months after even mild infection, study finds
The risk of developing serious bleeding or potentially deadly blood clots is elevated for months after experiencing even a mild COVID-19 infection, Swedish researchers found. While the dangers of post-COVID clotting are well known, it’s less clear how long the risk lasts and what should be done to prevent it. …
Read More »China reports first two COVID-19 deaths in more than a year
China reported its first two COVID-19 deaths in more than a year, the National Health Commission said Saturday, both coming in the northeastern province of Jilin as the country faces its worst case upsurge since the pandemic’s outset. The deaths were the first reported in China since January 26, 2021. …
Read More »COVID-19 cases, deaths continue to drop globally: WHO
The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths globally have continued to fall in the past week, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, with only the Western Pacific reporting an increase in COVID-19. In its latest report on the pandemic issued on Wednesday, the UN health agency said new COVID-19 …
Read More »Protests against COVID-19 measures grow in New Zealand as cases skyrocket
Protests against New Zealand government’s COVID-19 regulations in capital Wellington have entered a second week amid growing frustration among local residents. Inspired by Canada’s so-called ‘Freedom Convoy’ anti-vaccine protests, protesters in Wellington parked cars, vans, and buses in a bid to occupy parliament grounds, despite warnings of heavy rain due to Cyclone Dovi, causing …
Read More »Chicago’s COVID-19 fight with teachers hangs over a 2nd week
Talks between Chicago school leaders and the teachers’ union resume Sunday amid a standoff over remote learning and other COVID-19 safety measures that canceled three days of classes and loomed over the start of another week in the nation’s third-largest district. Disputed issues included testing and metrics to close schools. …
Read More »COVID-19: seven deaths and 734 new cases in Iraq today
Iraq recorded 734 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Sunday. The daily epidemiological report on the COVID-19 situation stated that seven deaths and 248 recoveries were registered today. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Iraq, 2097540 patients have contracted the virus, 2067382 …
Read More »Japan to declare COVID-19 curbs in three regions hosting US bases
Japan decided on Friday to declare quasi-emergency measures in three regions in order to stem a COVID-19 surge that some officials have linked to US military bases in the country. According to reports, it would mark the first such measures since September, when Japan lifted emergency controls that had prevailed …
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