British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, May 6, 2020. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)The British government is establishing a new COVID-19 alert system run by a
In the era of the COVID-19 pandemic, fulfilling a doctor's appointments could carry potential risks of getting infected. In theory, we suggest avoiding hospital visits unless necessary.However, in
Governor of the U.S. state of New Mexico Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday invoked the Riot Control Act to temporarily lock down the city of Gallup to restrict the spre
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Thursday that the relaxing of the COVID-19 restrictions in the country will be a gradual process and could take months. He said this while addressing th
All Egyptian nationals returning from abroad will have to be placed under quarantine once they arrive home, Egyptian Migration Ministry said on Tuesday. The Ministry of Health decided that all Egypt
Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday that public gatherings should not exceed two people and Australians should go out only when necessary, while th
Canada announced on Sunday night that it will not send Canadian athletes to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, the Canadian Olympic Committee
Antibiotics can help stop infections caused by bacteria. They do this by killing these microorganisms or by keeping them from copying themselves or reproducing.However, the novel coronavirus is a
Uganda's aviation regulatory body has issued stringent guidelines that airlines flying from heavily affected novel coronavirus (COVID-19) countries must follow. The Ug
U.S. state of Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Thursday announced the shutdown of schools, restaurants, gyms and bars statewide to stop the spread of COVID-19. The order will be in effect until April 3
File photo taken on Feb. 20, 2020 shows Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arriving for a special meeting of the European Council at the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. (Xinhua/Zheng Huanson
Turkish health minister on Wednesday announced the first case of the novel coronavirus in Turkey. A male citizen was tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday eve
Italy is closing theaters, cinemas and museums across the country as the COVID-19 outbreak continues to spread, according to a decree signed Sunday by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. The drastic new
Japan's Education Minister Koichi Hagiuda on Friday requested all students to remain indoors and not to attend schools that have been closed to contain COVID-19. "We a
Amazon Transcribe, the AWS-based speech-to-text service, launched a small but important new feature this morning that, if implemented correctly, can automatically hide your personally identifiable inf
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and Argentina's Economy Minister Martin Guzman attend a conference hosted by the Vatican on economic solidarity, at the Vatican, February 5, 2020. /Reut
China's Ministry of Education (MOE) has urged schools across the country to make emergency plans for pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Educational