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At least 3,176 new coronavirus deaths were reported in the United States in a 24-hour period, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University, one of the deadliest days since the outbreak began. The total death toll in the country has reached 49,963 amid over 869,000 cases. 26 million people have sought US jobless aid in the […]

A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb 6, 2020. [Photo/Agencies] GENEVA – All available evidence to date suggests that the novel coronavirus, which has caused the ongoing pandemic, has a natural animal origin and […]

President Donald Trump on Thursday touted new research from his Department of Homeland Security suggesting sunlight, heat and humidity could kill the coronavirus, even though his top health officials have not embraced the findings or done any relevant studies on sunlight as a treatment. Trump, who has previously floated the possibility that the virus could […]

Istanbul’s famous Taksim square with decorations to celebrate the National Sovereignty and Children’s Day, April 23, 2020. (DHA Photo)  Turkey on Thursday confirmed 115 more fatalities from the novel coronavirus, bringing the total death toll to 2,491. The total number of registered coronavirus cases surged to 101,790, as 3,116 more people tested positive for the […]

A worker cleans and sterilises the Kaaba, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), ahead of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in the Grand mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia April 21, 2020. Picture taken April 21, 2020. © Saudi Press Agency/Handout, Reuters Saudi Arabia, home to Islam’s holiest shrines, has […]

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a news conference   –   Copyright  AP The European Union has agreed an aid package of more than half a trillion euros to provide immediate support for member states, whose economies have been ravaged by the coronavirus outbreak. “We endorsed the agreements on three important safety nets for workers, businesses and sovereigns, […]

Despite positive developments in Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel has cautioned that the pandemic has only just begun. She also said Germany should be prepared to open its pocketbook to help the EU. The decision to impose restrictions on public life in the face of the coronavirus outbreak was one of the hardest choices of her […]

MHan Tianqi poses for a photo with medics in Wuhan Union Hospital. Photo: Courtesy of Han Shijun “The novel coronavirus is not that scary, I am 98. If you cooperate with doctors and listen to them, you can recover after a month,” Han Tianqi said in a video sent to the Global Times on Wednesday, […]

Major General Hossein Salami TEHRAN– In a reaction to the recent US officials’ rhetoric against the Islamic Republic of Iran, Commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami on Thu. said that Islamic Republic of Iran is serious about defending its national security. “We announce them [American authorities] that we are absolutely […]

(CNN)Alarming new signs are emerging that the Trump administration is shunting science aside in the battle against coronavirus. In Wednesday’s most stunning development, a top administration official working on a vaccine claimed he was ousted after resisting efforts to push unproven drugs promoted by President Donald Trump and his conservative media cheerleaders as “game changer” treatments. That news was followed […]