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© Егор Алеев/ТАСС MOSCOW, March 21. /TASS/. The Russian Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare has delivered over 100,000 COVID-19 test kits to 13 states, the watchdog’s press service informed on Saturday, adding that delivery to three more states is planned. “The Russian Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection […]

AA Photo    Turkey on Saturday stepped up measures against the coronavirus, suspending flights with 46 more countries, as well as banning picnics and barbecues, in light of a doubling of cases in the country every day for the past week. Flights have been suspended with the following countries; Mauritania, Algeria, Sudan, Angola, Philippines, Moldova, […]

The United States, led by President Donald Trump, is focused more on the virus’ internal challenge than its global impact. | Evan Vucci/AP Photo  The United Nations Security Council, a premier global forum, hasn’t yet held a session on the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe. The European Union is trying to limit exports of key […]

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un guides artillery fire in an image released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 20, 2020. © KCNA via Reuters North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Saturday, the latest in a series of such launches by Pyongyang as […]

Medics supporting virus-hit Hubei Province gesture to greeters upon their arrival at Guangzhou South Railway Station in Guangzhou, South China’s Guangdong province, March 20, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua] The Chinese mainland has seen no homegrown infections of COVID-19, a disease caused by a novel coronavirus, for three straight days, as the latest data of the National Health […]

OTTAWA—Ottawa will start sending back asylum seekers who cross irregularly from the United States, as the agreement to stop American visitors from entering Canada will come into force at midnight, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. Speaking outside Rideau Cottage, where he continues to work under quarantine, Trudeau said the deal to send back asylum […]

Medical personnel at work in the intensive care unit of the hospital of Brescia, Italy  – Copyright  Claudio Furlan/LaPresse   Italy’s death toll from coronavirus has soared by 627 in a day – a new record. It’s the latest grim milestone from the country, which yesterday passed China as the worst-hit by COVID-19. France announced that 78 died […]

A packet of Nivaquine tablets containing chloroquine, a commonly used malaria drug that has shown signs of effectiveness against coronavirus, according to a study conducted in several Chinese hospitals. © Julien Gerard, AFP Hydroxychloroquine has been used for around 70 years to treat malaria, rheumatic conditions and other ailments. Now its potential use in the fight against […]

Heartening news from the world’s first front line against the alien microscopic foe: Wuhan reported zero increase in both confirmed and suspected cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Wednesday, thanks to strict measures, mass mobilization and dedication of millions of Wuhan residents. WUHAN, March 19 (Xinhua) — No new infections of the novel […]

Medical personnel at work in the intensive care unit of the hospital of Brescia, Italy   –   Copyright  Claudio Furlan/LaPresse Italy has now passed China as the worst-hit country in the world by coronavirus, according to the latest figures released by the government. Rome reported 427 new COVID-19 fatalities in a day, taking its death toll to 3,405, more […]