South Korea reported 76 more cases of COVID-19 compared to 24 hours ago as of midnight Tuesday local time, raising the total number of infections to 9,037. The newly c
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Monday ordered the implementation of home lockdown in the capital Algiers and its adjacent province of Blida, in a move to curb the spread of the COVID-19.
Tokyo Olympics 2020 banner.PHOTO/GettyImages The president of Norway's national athletics foundation NIF followed Canada on Monday in declaring that she doesn't want to send any Norwegian athl
A senior official of the World Health Organization (WHO) commented Monday on calling COVID-19 the "Chinese virus", saying now is the time to fight the pandemic together instead of throwing blames.
Zimbabwe's chief justice Luke Malaba on Monday suspended trials and non-urgent hearings for a period not less than two months as the country fights COVID-19 which has so far claimed one life. A
A total of 1,436 COVID-19 cases have been reported in 43 African countries so far, the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) disclosed on Monday. The Africa CDC, in its l
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Monday mounted an extraordinary new array of programs to offset the "severe disruptions" to the economy caused by the coronavirus outbreak,
Japan's health ministry and local governments said Monday the total number of people infected with the COVID-19 in Japan stood at 1,119 as of 8:30 p.m. local time here
Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education on Monday announced 127 new deaths caused by the novel coronavirus, raising the official death toll to 1,812 in one of
China's immigration authorities have shared nearly 200,000 pieces of entry and exit information with the customs and health administrations and help find more than 100
Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz reacts in an NBA game against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, January 6, 2020. /VCG As the first NBA player to test
Japan's health ministry and local governments said Monday the total number of people infected with the COVID-19 virus stood at 1,102 as of 10:30 a.m. local time here.
Mozambique is the 43rd country in Africa to confirm a case of COVID-19. /Getty Images Mozambique has registered its first case of COVID-19, the country's Health Minister Armindo Tiago said on
Beijing authorities on Sunday briefed on typical imported cases of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from Britain. Pang Xinghuo, with Beijing's disease prevention a
Angela Merkel announced new measures to contain the outbreak - then had to self-isolate. /Michael Kappeler/AFP German chancellor Angela Merkel has gone into self-isolation after the doctor who
Germany bans public outside stay of more than two people, according to the country's latest measures announced on Sunday to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Germany's federal government a
France has confirmed 16,018 coronavirus infection cases, 35 percent of whom are aged under 65, Director General of Health Jerome Salomon announced on Sunday. Since the outbreak of the epidemic in Ja