The number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in Kenya climbed to 82,605 after the ministry of health announced 949 new cases on Saturday. /VCG The number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in Ken
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the country's 16 state governors are expected Wednesday to extend a partial shutdown well into December, and discuss tightening some
VCG Image Kenya on Wednesday reported 810 new COVID-19 infections confirmed in the past 24 hours, taking the countries total number of cases to 79,322.The number of daily new infections remain
VCG Image South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a five-day mourning period in honor of those who succumbed to COVID-19.No country in Africa has been hit harder by the pandemic t
Kenya's health ministry on Tuesday confirmed 727 new cases of COVID-19 from 4,913 samples tested in the last 24 hours, bringing the number of confirmed positive infections to 78,512. /Getty Image
Over a million children in the US under 18 have been diagnosed with coronavirus since the genesis of the the pandemic, the American Academy of Pediatrics and Children's Hospital Association said
MOSCOW, RUSSIA DECEMBER 23, 2019: Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid Muallem. /Getty Images Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem, a stalwart of Bashar al-Assad's regime who held his job through a
02:38 Kenya has put in place tougher penalties for anyone found in public without a face mask. They're part of the latest measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. But many are still re
People wearing face masks are seen in Beirut, Lebanon, on Nov. 14, 2020.(Xinhua/Bilal Jawich) Restaurants, bars, cafes, gyms and malls closed their doors on Saturday as Lebanon entered its fir
The United States reported 143,408 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, a record daily increase since the onset of the pandemic in the country, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC
ALGIERS, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- Algerians started to vote in a referendum on the amended constitution on Sunday, as what had been pledged by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune during his electoral campaign i
Turkish officials on Wednesday railed against French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo over its cover-page cartoon mocking Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and acc
Russian President Vladimir Putin is taking his most drastic measures yet to curb the second wave of COVID-19. Putin on Tuesday implemented a nationwide mask mandate, as coronavirus cases surge gl
A customer wearing a protective mask queues in front of a supermarket in Paris, France. /Getty Images France on Friday became the second western European country to record more than one millio
FILE PHOTO: A client stands in front of a shop selling masks, gloves and visors, often scarce in other countries, near Rossio square in Lisbon, Portugal. /Getty Images Portugal's parliament on
FILE PHOTO: People wearing a protective mask in Cairo, Egypt. /Getty Images The number of deaths in Africa from the coronavirus surpassed the 40,000 mark, the World Health Organisation said on
A health worker takes a swab sample from a girl during COVID-19 mass testing exercise in Kangemi, Nairobi, capital of Kenya, Oct. 17, 2020. /Xinhua The sudden increase in COVID-19 positive cas