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Iran says virus cases pass 90,000
The number of novel coronavirus cases in Iran has passed 90,000, according to official figures released Sunday, as Tehran announced its lowest number of new deaths in weeks.
Health authorities have registered 1,153 new cases of the…
French PM to present plan to unwind Covid-19 lockdown on Tuesday
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe will on Tuesday present the national strategy for emerging from the coronavirus lockdown, his office told AFP.
His announcement at the National Assembly will be followed by a debate and a vote. An app…
UK PM Boris Johnson will return to work on Monday after battling Covid-19
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will return to work on Monday, Downing Street has confirmed, after the premier battled the coronavirus and spent three nights in intensive care early this month.
Britain's prime minister Boris Johnson…
China seizes over 89 million shoddy face masks
China has confiscated over 89 million poor quality face masks, a government official said Sunday, as Beijing faces a slew of complaints about faulty protective gear exported worldwide.
Demand for protective equipment has soared as…
Global Covid-19 deaths top 200,000 as countries prepare to ease lockdowns
Spanish children were allowed outside on Sunday for the first time in six weeks as countries prepared to ease lockdown measures and reopen economies gutted by the coronavirus despite the worldwide death toll surpassing 200,000.
Governments…
After ’21 days of hell’ New York governor expands coronavirus testing
New York will on Saturday begin conducting antibody tests for workers at four hospitals hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic and will allow local pharmacies to begin collecting samples for diagnostic tests, Governor Andrew Cuomo said.…
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad extends suspension of scheduled flights to at least May 16
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways said on Saturday it would extend its suspension of scheduled passenger flights until at least May 16 due to the coronavirus outbreak.
“While Etihad hoped to resume a reduced network of scheduled passenger…
Rouhani says Iran should assume worst-case coronavirus scenario
Iran should draw up economic plans based on a worst-case scenario of nearly a year of disruptions due to the coronavirus, President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday, as the death toll from the disease rose by 76 to 5,650.
“Our first…
Coronavirus death toll in Europe tops 120,000: AFP tally
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to claim new victims, the death toll in European countries has surpassed 120,000, according to the latest tally published by AFP.
While the US remains the nation worst affected by the disease,…
China eases restrictions on exports of some coronavirus equipment
China is dropping a requirement that a number of key virus care products get domestic regulatory approval before export, as long as they are approved in the importing countries, the commerce ministry said on Saturday.
The new ruling…