Turkey mayor urges lockdown for Istanbul
by Fulya OZERKAN ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Istanbul's opposition mayor on Thursday called for a lockdown in Turkey's largest city…
6 years ago
health
DOH starts distributing 15k sets of PPEs to various hospitals, says 985,000 PPE sets due to arrive April 6-24
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health said it has started to deliver 15,000 sets of Personel Protection Equipment…
6 years ago
France reports 471 more coronavirus hospital deaths, toll tops 4,500
PARIS, France (AFP) -- France reported 471 more deaths in hospital from COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the country's official toll…
6 years ago
Iran parliament speaker tests positive for COVID-19
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran's parliament speaker tested positive for COVID-19, state television reported Thursday, becoming the latest official to…
6 years ago
Antibody tests key to ending COVID-19 lockdowns
by Paul RICARD PARIS, France (AFP) -- It's the key that opens to door from total lockdown: serologic testing, which…
6 years ago
First prisoner dies of virus in Italy – watchdog group
ROME, Italy (AFP) -- A first prisoner in Italy has died of coronavirus, a prison watchdog group said on Thursday,…
6 years ago
Coronavirus drives 6.65 million to file for US jobless benefits
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Another 6.65 million US workers filed for unemployment benefits last week, the most ever recorded,…
6 years ago
Indonesia frees 18,000 inmates from bursting jails over virus fears
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia has released some 18,000 inmates in a desperate bid to stop coronavirus from rampaging through…
6 years ago
Doctors warn of malaria drug scarcity
by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- Limited global stocks of two anti-malarial drugs could wreck plans to use the…
6 years ago
Spain virus death toll tops 10,000: govt
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- The coronavirus death toll in Spain surged past 10,000 on Thursday after a record 950 deaths…
6 years ago
Spanish jobless claims jump by over 300,000 in March
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain registered a leap of 302,265 jobless claims in March due to the "extraordinary impact" of…
6 years ago
Under-fire Johnson says, UK will ‘massively increase testing’
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Britain would "massively increase testing" amid a growing wave of…
6 years ago
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