coronavirus

Germany's Merkel 'cannot confirm' her attendance at G7 summit in US during coronavirus pandemic

• 4 hours   ago
• International

60 Kazakhstanis airlifted from Qatar

• 7 hours   ago
• Local

A charter flight carrying Kazakhstanis permanently residing in Qatar left for Kazakhstan, yesterday, May 30.
The repatriation flight was

Why Some Staff At Qatar's Hamad international Airport Will Wear Helmets

• 10 hours   ago
• Updates

With the goal of reassuring people that it’s safe to travel, airlines and airports around the world are unveiling measures they’re

Chinese vaccine could be ready by year-end, government body says

• 10 hours   ago
• Updates

A Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine could be ready for market as early as the end of this year, China’s State-owned Assets Supervision and

50% of India’s population could have virus by December, says expert

• 11 hours   ago
• Updates

India will witness a spike in coronavirus cases after the current lockdown ends on May 31, and 50 percent of the country’s population is

Anger in Egypt over hospitals’ rejection to treat woman infected with COVID-19

• 11 hours   ago
• Updates

Egyptian activists posted on social media a video of a woman infected with COVID-19 lying on the ground after several hospitals refused to treat

Indonesian minister says COVID-19 ‘is like your wife,’ sparks backlash

• 11 hours   ago
• Updates

An Indonesian minister is under fire for quoting a meme that compared coping with coronavirus to a husband coping with his wife, sparking

Total number of global confirmed coronavirus cases surpasses 6 million

• 11 hours   ago
• Updates

REUTERS
Global coronavirus cases surpassed 6 million on Saturday, according to a Reuters tally, as Latin America reported a grim

Health experts say there is no evidence salt can treat COVID-19

• 14 hours   ago
• Updates

Multiple posts shared thousands of times on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube claim that salt is an effective remedy against the novel coronavirus.

Divert weapons funding to research to prevent next pandemic, pope says

• 14 hours   ago
• Updates

Pope Francis on Saturday urged politicians to divert funds spent on weapons to research to prevent another pandemic, as he led the largest

Coronavirus vaccine could be ready by October, claims Pfizer CEO

• 15 hours   ago
• Updates

Pfizer is conducting clinical trials in the US and Europe for the BNT162 vaccine programme
Global pharmaceutical major Pfizer believes

Air India Delhi-Moscow flight called back after pilot found corona positive

• 1 day ago
• International

An ir India aircraft winging its way from Delhi to Moscow with no passengers on board on Saturday morning had to be called back to Delhi from over

Britons clap their support for health workers

• 1 day ago
• International

Britons took to their doorsteps and balconies on Thursday to show their appreciation for health workers on the front line of the coronavirus

Coronavirus worldwide cases cross 6-million mark; death toll at 3,66,418

• 1 day ago
• International

Coronavirus worldwide cases have crossed 6-million mark taking positive patients toll to 6,026,375 with 3,66,418 deaths while 2,656,144 have

Brazil reaches 27,878 coronavirus deaths, surpasses Spain

• 1 day ago
• International

 Coronavirus deaths in Brazil reached 27,878, the Health Ministry said on Friday, surpassing Spain to become the fifth ranking nation in the

Safety Tips To Help You Travel Again During Covid-19

• 1 day ago
• Health

Is it safe to travel now? It depends.   Although many Restrictions are still in place, travel is slowly starting up again. People

Around 2 BILLION people may lose their jobs in the next couple of months due to pandemic

• 1 day ago
• Updates

More than half of the world’s workforce (nearly two billion people) risk losing their jobs or moving to part-time work in 2020 as a result

Switzerland Reports 1st Child Death From Coronavirus

• 2 days   ago
• Updates

One of the two coronavirus-related fatalities recorded in Switzerland over the past day was in a child with a history of contact with an imported

South Korea closes schools again as cases jump

• 2 days   ago
• Updates

BBC
More than 200 schools in South Korea have been forced to close just days after they re-opened, due to a new spike in virus cases.