07:18 Over the past two months, clinical trials on drugs for COVID-19 have been underway in Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. Chinese experts h
South Korea confirmed 518 more cases of the COVID-19 on Friday, raising the total number of infections to 6,284. As of midnight local time, the number of infected pati
The U.K. has reported its first death from COVID-19.The Royal Berkshire NHS Trust said on Thursday that a patient with underlying health conditions had passed away after testing positive for the viru
Up to 2,241 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported across the globe as of Thursday, bringing the total count to 95,333, according to the latest official data by the World Health Organization (WHO)
Twenty-seven new cases of COVID-19 infection were confirmed in Belgium on Wednesday, bringing the total number of the cases in the country to 50, the Federal Public Health Service said in a statement
The Paris Marathon, which was initially scheduled for April 5, has been postponed to October 18 due to the growing spread of coronavirus in the country, the organisers said on Thursday. The decision
Iraqi Health Ministry on Thursday announced three new cases of COVID-19, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 38, including three deaths. Two of the cases were de
01:59 The United Nations is calling for an end to the spread of misinformation about coronavirus.It’s leading to discrimination against Chinese people around the world. In New York Cit
COVID-19 is not a pandemic for now although there are very concerning signs, the chief of World Health Organization (WHO) said here on Thursday, expressing his deep concern about the spread of the c
The Palestinian Authority (PA) on Thursday declared that seven Palestinians have been infected with COVID-19 in the West Bank. A total of seven among 20 examined tested positive with COVID-19, PA He
Google this week issued a recommendation for all Washington State employees to work remotely, citing growing fears around the spread of COVID-19. A spokesperson confirmed the recommendation in an ema
A doctor stopped on the way to escort a patient for a CT scan, enjoying a sunset together. The 87-year-old patient has been hospitalized for nearly a month due to infe
The Delhi government on Thursday ordered to shut all primary schools, both government owned and private, till March-end amid the COVID-19 scare particularly in the Ind
Governor of the U.S. state of Hawaii, David Ige, declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, ramping up the state's efforts to address the growing novel coronavirus threat. "Our number one priority i
South Korea confirmed 438 more cases of the COVID-19 on Thursday, raising the total number of infections to 5,766. As of midnight local time, the number of infected pa
The novel coronavirus, which has caused the widespread epidemic COVID-19 since late December 2019, has evolved into two major subtypes, a Chinese study has revealed.To detect whether the virus, na
China's National Health Commission (NHC) has advised people to be cautious of aerosol or contact transmission of novel coronavirus via feces and urine of infected people. The advisory came in the