Iran’s coronavirus death toll rises to 1,433
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran said Friday that coronavirus has killed 149 more people in the Islamic republic, raising the…
6 years ago
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Turkey detains 64 over ‘provocative’ coronavirus posts
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkey has detained 64 people over "provocative and baseless" social media posts about the new coronavirus…
6 years ago
South Korea planning to evacuate citizens from Italy
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea is planning to send two chartered flights to Italy to evacuate some 570…
6 years ago
Kazakhstan locks down two biggest cities due to virus
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AFP) -- Kazakhstan's two main cities of Almaty and Nur-Sultan went into lockdown on Thursday to combat the…
6 years ago
Virus whistleblower doctor punished ‘inappropriately’: Chinese probe
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Police in China's virus epicenter Wuhan acted "inappropriately" by punishing a doctor who blew the whistle…
6 years ago
103-year-old Iran woman survives coronavirus: report
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- A 103-year-old woman in Iran has recovered after being infected with the new coronavirus, state media…
6 years ago
Iran says, 149 new coronavirus deaths, toll reaches 1,284
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iranian authorities on Thursday announced 149 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, raising the toll to…
6 years ago
Japan’s northern Hokkaido lifts state of emergency over virus
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Thursday lifted a state of emergency declared last month…
6 years ago
Virus-hit Wuhan waits for barriers to come down
WUHAN, China (AFP) -- A network of makeshift barriers has kept residents walled in their neighborhoods for weeks in Wuhan,…
6 years ago
Russia registers first coronavirus death
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia registered the first death of a patient infected with the coronavirus on Thursday, an elderly…
6 years ago
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