A study published on Tuesday, by Nature magazine, showed that an anti-viral drug called “Remdesivir” was effective in the prevention of respiratory symptoms in Macaque monkeys deliberately infected with Covid-19. Healthcare authorities warranted the emergency use of the Gilead company’s product for severely ill cases of Covid-19 in the United …

Iraqi Foreign Minister, Fouad Hussein, urged on the international community, on Tuesday, to secure sustainable funding to fight Covid-19 for countries that are hosting refugees. This statement came in his participation in the international conference on the situation of refugees and displaced people during Covid-19 pandemic held online on Tuesday. …

The Iraqi Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday, that the number of Covid-19 confirmed cases in the whole country has uptick to 14,268 since its outbreak, with 392 deaths. “ The Ministry stated that (10711) samples in all specialized laboratories in Iraq today, thus the total number of tested samples …

Nearly 7.2 million people have so far been infected by the novel coronavirus worldwide, and more than 408,000 have died from disease, according to Johns Hopkins University. According to the latest data on Tuesday, 7,199,611 have been infected with the virus, recording a 100,000 jump from the day before. Some …

Google is continuing to build more helpful new features into Google Maps to assist people trying to navigate around cities that have begun emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic. When you look for public transit directions, you’ll now see “relevant alerts” from transit agencies about mandatory precautions you’ll need to take …

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian says he and his family have recovered from the coronavirus. Pashinian said on Facebook that he and his family members tested negative Monday for a second time in as many days. Pashinian announced that he was infected a week ago, adding that he probably contracted …

The Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment declared today, Monday, the registration of 1115 new active Covid-19 cases, 386 cases of recovery and 24 fatalities during the past 24 hours. The ministry said in a statement received by AlghdeerTV agency, that 8927 tests were performed today, raising the total number …

The United Kingdom’s death toll from confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose by 55 to 40,597 as of 1600 GMT on June 7, the lowest rise since a lockdown was imposed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in March, according to government data published on Monday. The last time such a low …

The Iraqi ministry of health and Environment declared today, Sunday, that 28 fatalities and 1,268 new confirmed cases were registered. Those numbers are the third highest since the outbreak of the virus in the country. In a statement received by AlghadeerTV, The Ministry said that 303053 tests were performed since …

Malaysia to lift most curbs with outbreak ‘under control’ Malaysia will lift most coronavirus restrictions on businesses on Wednesday, including a ban on travel between its states,  after lockdown of nearly three months although its international borders will remain closed. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced in a televised address the …

Malaysia will lift most coronavirus restrictions on businesses on Wednesday, including a ban on travel between its states, after lockdown of nearly three months although its international borders will remain closed. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced in a televised address the novel coronavirus outbreak was under control and Malaysia would …

The representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Iraq, Adham Ismail said on Sunday, that some Iraqis still deny the existence of Coronavirus (Covid-19), which causes a spike in the number of confirmed cases. “The first reason for the high number of infections is the citizens not adhering to …

Senior Chinese officials, releasing a lengthy report on the nation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, defended their government’s actions and said that China provided information in a timely and transparent manner. National Health Commission Chairman Ma Xiaowei said Sunday that a recent news media report that the Chinese government didn’t …

The office of Iraq’s leading cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani sent a message on Saturday to the Iraqis, in which he called on them to adhere to the “strict” precautionary measures after the increasing number of cases of Corona pandemic in the country. “Respected Iraqis … in these difficult days …

The Iraqi ministry of health and Environment declared today, Friday, that 14 fatalities and 1006 new confirmed cases were registered. Those numbers are the highest since the outbreak of the virus in the country. The Ministry stated that 281901 tests were performed since the beginning of the outbreak, adding up …

The last three coronavirus patients in Wuhan, the first epicenter of the COVID-19, have been discharged and the central Chinese city has recorded zero cases of the virus after mass testing of about 10 million people, state media reported on Friday. According to China’s National Health Commission (NHC), five imported …

As of June 5, confirmed the COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 169,645. Reported deaths in Africa have reached 4,756 and recoveries 73,895. South Africa has the most reported cases – 40,792, with deaths numbering 848. Other most-affected countries include Egypt (29,767 cases), Nigeria (11,516), Algeria (9,831), …

German newspaper Handelsblatt reported health ministers from Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands wrote to the EU Commission that access to vaccines is “one of the most urgent issues that the European Union has to address at present”. Germany and three other European Union states are forging a new alliance …

A full autopsy of George Floyd, the handcuffed black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police, was released Wednesday and provides several clinical details, including that Floyd had previously tested positive for COVID-19. The 20-page report released by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office came with the family’s …

Mexico’s death toll from the coronavirus pandemic may reach 30,000, a senior health official said in a newspaper interview published on Wednesday, while suggesting fatalities could be even higher if social distancing measures were relaxed too fast. With 10,637 deaths registered so far, Mexico has the seventh-highest coronavirus death toll …