Virus

DOH issues circular telling public to “avoid spraying and misting at this time”; no evidence it can kill virus

  (Eagle News) -- The Department of Health has issued a department circular advising the public “to avoid spraying and…

Trump to host NY governor Tuesday at W.House

PARIS, France (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump announced Monday that he would welcome New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who…

France reaches ‘painful’ landmark of 20,000 virus dead

by Stuart WILLIAMS Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- France on Monday announced it had become the fourth country…

WHO insists it hid nothing, sounded virus alarm from start

by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization insisted Monday that it sounded the…

US state obtains ‘game-changing’ virus tests from South Korea

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US state of Maryland has received 500,000 coronavirus tests ordered from South Korea, a…

Oil collapses to under $11 as world awash with crude

  by Roland JACKSON Agence France Presse US oil prices dived to 22-year lows under $11 Monday after crashing 40…

Brazil President Bolsonaro joins demo against stay-at-home orders

  SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday joined hundreds of demonstrators outside army headquarters in…

Spain’s daily virus death toll drops under 400

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain said 399 people died of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours in what was the…

Recovery from coronavirus may not confer immunity, warn experts

by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Even as virologists zero in on the virus that causes…

Singapore reports record jump in coronavirus cases

SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Singapore reported a record daily jump of more than 1,400 coronavirus cases Monday, taking its total…

Medic death first virus case in conflict-hit northeast Nigeria

LAGO, Nigeria (AGP) -- Nigeria on Monday confirmed its first coronavirus case in the insurgency-hit northeast of the country, a…

Coronavirus exposes ‘weaknesses’ in health systems: G20

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- The coronavirus pandemic has exposed "systemic weaknesses" in global health systems, the G20 said Monday,…

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