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Staff Of United States Vice President, Pence, Tests Positive For Coronavirus

But, Pence did not get tested after either incident. Giving details of the infected staffer, Pence said, "I am pleased to report that he is doing well". Throu...

COVID-19: Some countries have flattened the coronavirus curve

The new numbers marked the 12th day in a row the country has posted new infections of around 100 or less, compared with the peak of 909 cases recorded on Feb 29...

New Zealand to go into lockdown in two days - PM

Of the new cases, two are being treated as related to community transmission, Ministry of Health's Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said in a new...

Coronavirus: At least 23 killed in Colombia prison unrest

Riot police stand guard outside the Modelo prison in Bogota during a riot on March 22, 2020. Cabello denied that conditions were unsanitary amid the outbrea...

At least 24 Afghan security forces killed in insider attack

Arrested insurgents are escorted by Afghan security forces during a presentation to the media in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Armed Taliban fighters stormed a join...

Trump announces U.S.-Mexico border closure to stem spread of coronavirus

Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf. Flanked by top US officials, Trump also announced that his administration would invoke a health-focused statute to bloc...

Khamenai rejects U.S. help offer, cites virus conspiracy theory

More than 1 028 new cases in the past 24 hours meant a total of 21 638 people had now tested positive for the virus, said ministry spokesperson Kianouche Jahanp...

Trump supports letting Congress vote remotely during coronavirus pandemic

During the briefing President Trump announced that the National Guard will be deployed to New York, Washington State and California. Remarkably, at least 10...

Harvey Weinstein tests positive for coronavirus in prison: correctional officers’ union official

He is now serving his sentence at Wende Correctional Facility in western ny, where one prisoner has already tested positive for the virus, per the Mirror ....

Coronavirus: 23 new cases in Singapore including 18 imported; 4 recovered

Singapore will significantly tighten borders from 11.59pm today, with all short-term visitors no longer allowed to enter or transit through the country in a mo...

Trump Backs Use of Chloroquine For Coronavirus

They - they've gone through the approval process; it's been approved. Therapies including convalescent plasma, hyperimmune globulin, and antibody-rich blood p...

United Kingdom asks 1.5 million 'vulnerable' people to self-isolate

He told Sky News's Sophy Ridge on Sunday programme: "It is very serious. If people do not follow social distancing guidelines, we will have no choice but to clo...

Nigeria shuts down airports over Covid-19

The governor said there are new imported cases, saying that he hopes that same contact tracing strategy method can be applied along with social distancing pract...

U.S. Senate to vote on coronavirus relief bill on Monday - McConnell

With the Senate scheduled to take an important procedural vote Sunday afternoon, Democrats will have to decide whether to accept the current version of the ...

U.S. Senator Rand Paul test positive for coronavirus

In a message posted on Twitter Sunday, the senator's office announced that he is now asymptomatic, but "was tested out of an abundance of caution due to his ...

UK Government To Pay 80% Workers' Wages In Virus Crisis: Rishi Sunak

Sterling lost about a cent against the United States dollar and the euro as Mr Johnson announced the shutdown and Mr Sunak set out measures to mitigate its im...

Coronavirus: Merkel goes into quarantine as Germany imposes extreme restrictions on public

Her spokesman said she was informed about the doctor's test shortly after holding a news conference on Sunday announcing new measures to curb the spread of the ...

In Italy, 793 Die of COVID-19 Coronavirus in One Day

Italy on Sunday called upon the military to enforce the lockdown in the country after officials reported Italy calls in the military to enforce lockdown as ...

NSW Premier moves to shut down 'non-essential' services

All the same essential services including banks will all remain open, he said, while schools will shut across the state from Tuesday. Now, just a few hours la...

Italy Calls In Army To Hardest-Hit Region As Coronavirus Deaths Spike

NY tops the list with at least 10,000 confirmed cases; Washington state follows with just over 1,500 cases, and California is in tow with more than 1,200. T...

Sen. Rand Paul: I've Got the Coronavirus

The post said Paul is asymptomatic and was tested just as a precautionary measure after traveling and attending several events. "He was not aware of any direc...

COVID-19: Jack Ma, Asia's richest man, to help Asia

So far it has claimed 37 lives across the continent of 1.3 billion people. Some African healthcare systems were already stretched before the coronavirus cri...

Sydney's Bondi Beach temporarily closed after large gatherings did not heed warnings

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison (R) speaks as he stands with the Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg during a press conference at Australia's Parl...

Danaher's Cepheid Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization For 45-Minute Coronavirus Test

Hahn, M.D. "Today marks an important step in expanding the availability of testing and, importantly, rapid results". The GeneXpert System is required to run the...

What’s the Difference Between COVID-19 and Coronavirus?

It's spread via tiny droplets when someone coughs or sneezes, droplets that then land on surfaces around the infected person. The common surfaces people touch i...

Coronavirus cases in Tasmania hit 16

Australia has almost 700 confirmed cases of coronavirus infection, with more than half of them concentrated in New South Wales where Sydney , the country's ...

Global coronavirus deaths exceed 10,000

Intensive care units kept filling up at a hectic pace in some hospitals. More than 25,000 positive cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Spain and at le...

Number of COVID-19 cases in Ontario jumps by 50

The second COVID-19 related death has been confirmed in Ontario after the Halton Region Public Health was notified of a death related to COVID-19. Theresa Tam...

North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles off eastern coast

U.S. -North Korea nuclear talks had already been stalled since the middle of a year ago, but the negotiations have gone completely dormant as both countries dea...

Scott Morrison announces new restrictions and closures, but schools to stay open

The package includes good news for small businesses, who will have access to tax-free, cash payments of between $20,000 and $100,000 to assist owners to keep st...

Lockdowns not enough to defeat coronavirus, says leading World Health Organisation expert

The profile description of the WhatsApp account read, "This service will provide you with the latest information and guidance from World Health Organization on ...

Mike Pence: Please Donate Medical Masks for Healthcare Workers Fighting Coronavirus

Reporter: "You heard from the vice president that he's going to be tested". He agreed to the test after coming in contact with several members of a Brazilian pr...

A strong natural disaster shakes Croatia and causes damage in Zagreb

According to first reports four churches were damaged in the tremors, the epicentre of which was several kilometres north of Zagreb . Media reported that a c...

New York Orders All Workers at Non-Essential Businesses to Stay Home

Worst-hit areas include the eastern state of NY, which has seen 7,102 cases in less than three weeks since reporting its first infection earlier this month. You...

Iran claims coronavirus restrictions will end in three weeks

Iran's top leader will pardon 10,000 more prisoners in an apparent effort to combat the coronavirus , state TV reported on March 19. "Doing so would not just...