coronavirus

Security forces will empty the streets of cities across Iran in the next 24 hours in a drive to fight the spread of the new coronavirus, state television reported on Friday. “Our law enforcement and security committees, along with the…

The coronavirus outbreak has been labelled a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the number of cases outside China had increased 13-fold over the past two weeks. He said he was…

Qatar said on Wednesday it has recorded 238 new coronavirus cases among individuals already under quarantine in one residential compound, taking the country’s total tally to 262.

Bahrain’s health ministry said on Wednesday 77 new coronavirus cases had been recorded among citizens evacuated from Iran by plane on Tuesday, to bring the total number of coronavirus cases recorded by Bahraini health authorities to date to…

Iraq canceled Friday prayers in the Shi’ite holy city of Kerbala due to concerns about the coronavirus, a statement from the administration of the city’s holy site said on Wednesday. Kerbala, like the neighboring holy city of Najaf,…

Saudi Arabia’s health ministry said on Monday it has detected five new cases of the new coronavirus, state TV reported. Four Saudi citizens were diagnosed with the disease, three of whom had arrived from Iran and Iraq. The fifth case is…

The United Arab Emirates announced 14 new coronavirus cases on Monday, bringing the total number of people diagnosed to 59, state news agency WAM reported. Of the new cases, there were four Emiratis, three Italians, two each from…

Iran has released approximately 70,000 prisoners because of the coronavirus outbreak in the country, Iranian judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday, according to Mizan, the news site of the judiciary. “The release of the prisoners,…

Iran’s health ministry said on Sunday that total coronavirus death toll has reached 194, while the number of cases has risen to 6,566

The Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte, has signed a decree to place 16 million people under quarantine in the north, attempting to have a control on the spread of coronavirus, and the measures will be in place until 3 April. "For…