health

Spain daily toll slightly up with 325 new virus deaths

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Another 325 people died of COVID-19 in Spain in a slight increase in the daily figure,…

Google makes its video meeting service free to all

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Google on Tuesday made its business videoconferencing service free to all users, ramping up…

California could start new school year as early as July

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- California may start the new school year as early as July to make up…

US govt reveals details of sunlight study on virus

by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US Department of Homeland Security revealed to AFP…

COVIDSafe App speeds up contact tracing of people exposed to COVID-19

Eagle News — The coronavirus 2019 or COVID-19, is one of the most unpredictable pandemics in recent history. Due to…

US registers millionth case as pandemic lockdowns ease

by Ben Sheppard with AFP bureaus Agene France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Tuesday recorded…

Arthritis drug shows ‘significant’ promise in severe COVID-19 cases: study

PARIS, France (AFP) — The arthritis drug tocilizumab has shown early promise in preventing extreme inflammation in gravely ill COVID-19 patients,…

Greece to gradually ease virus lockdown

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday announced a gradual easing of coronavirus lockdown rules from…

Brazil passes 5,000 deaths from COVID-19: official

BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil, the South American country worst-hit by the coronavirus pandemic, has registered more than 5,000 deaths…

Putin warns Russia has not reached peak of virus infections

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- President Vladimir Putin warned Tuesday that Russia had not yet reached the peak of coronavirus infections…

France charts ‘risky’ return to life after lockdown

by Mariëtte Le Roux / Joseph Schmid Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- France will begin a gradual but…

Iran counts 71 virus deaths as new cases top 1,000

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran on Tuesday announced 71 deaths from the novel coronavirus and said there were also more…

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