coronavirus

The head of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva, said on Thursday, that governments around the world have spent $10 trillion in fiscal actions to respond to the new coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout, but…

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 289 to 178,570, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Monday. The reported death toll rose by 10 to 8,257, the data showed.

Cases of the coronavirus in Russia climbed to 353,427 on Monday, having risen by 8,946 in the past 24 hours, the country’s coronavirus crisis response centre said. It said the number of fatalities had risen by 92 overnight, taking the…

According to AFP data, the number of Covid-19 cases now tops 1.5 million around the world. The disease, which was first recorded in Wuhan, China, began rapidly spreading across the globe in February. The epicenter on the pandemic…

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday he would close down the playgrounds in New York City in an effort to bolster social distancing and limit the number of coronavirus-related deaths, which are approaching 2,000 in the state.…

The number of cases of coronavirus infection around the world surpassed 800,000 confirmed cases on Tuesday, according to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. At the time of writing the total number of coronavirus cases…

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases around the world has soared past the 700,000 milestone, according to tallies carried out by Johns Hopkins University and the AFP news agency. The total number of cases worldwide now stands at over…

United Arab Emirates will suspend entry of valid residence visa holders who are still abroad starting at noon on Thursday for two weeks, over coronavirus concerns, state news agency WAM said on early Thursday.

Algeria will suspend all sea and air travel between it and Europe from Thursday over the coronavirus, Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad said in a statement. Algeria said on Sunday it would suspend all travel to and from France starting on…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial was delayed on Sunday for two months, until May, due to the coronavirus crisis. Israel’s Justice Ministry said the trial, due to have opened on March 17 with the reading of an…