The northeastern Chinese city of Dalian has preliminarily ruled out the possibility of the recent COVID-19 resurgence originating from domestic transmission, according
World Health Organization (WHO) chief said Monday that the WHO advance team that traveled to China has concluded their mission to lay the groundwork for further joint efforts to identify the virus
Britain will roll out millions of COVID-19 tests able to detect the virus within 90 minutes without the administration of health professionals, the country's health mi
Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. /Reuters U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said the country needed to get better control over the COVID-1
Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan poses on the red carpet for the 4th Asian Film Awards ceremony at the Convention and Exhibition Centre on March 22, 2010. /VCG Amitabh Bachchan, one of India's be
Staff wearing protective suits clean garbage at a hospital in Pretoria, South Africa, July 10, 2020. (Photo by Yeshiel/Xinhua) The number of COVID-19 related deaths in the African continent reached
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases exceeded 309,000 in Iran on Sunday. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia's tally nudges 279,000. Iran, the hardest-hit country in the Middle East region, reported 2,685 n
The Australian government has supported Victoria's decision to impose stage four lockdown measures in Melbourne.Premier of Victoria Daniel Andrews on Sunday declared a st
The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - ADDIS ABABA -- The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the African continent reached 908,931 on Frida
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) is revealing the first beneficiaries of its Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) program, and San Mateo-based Helix is on the receiving end of $33 mil
Brazil's first lady Michelle Bolsonaro uses sign language to speak to the public, as her husband, President Jair Bolsonaro, stands behind her during his inaugural ceremony at Planalto presidentia
Racing Point's driver Sergio Perez will not race in the British Grand Prix this weekend due to a positive test for COVID-19, F1 team Racing Point announced on Thursday. Racing Point released a sta
Federal health ministry Thursday said India cannot count on herd immunity to stop the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic given its demography and scale, instead, it will have t
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday highlighted the role of young people in curbing the COVID-19 outbreak. "Although older people are at a high
Japan has imposed an entry ban on visitors from more than 140 countries and regions, but the government has said it will ease them gradually. /AFP Japan's foreign ministry announced on late We
An Israeli medical technology company has developed an effective face mask against coronavirus, with filters for continuous use up to 60 hours, allowing regular breathi
China's Huawei Technologies snatched the title of biggest smartphone seller from Samsung Electronics in the second quarter, underscoring the Chinese market's resilience even as global demand for p