Virus

Spain sees 551 new virus deaths as toll tops 19,000

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain's coronavirus death toll soared past 19,000 on Thursday after another 551 people died of COVID-19,…

Japan PM Abe expands virus state of emergency nationwide

by Shingo ITO Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday expanded a state…

Raincoats and donations: Indonesia’s doctors battle virus surge

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Reduced to sharing goggles and cheap raincoats, Indonesia's under-equipped doctors are battling a tide of coronavirus…

Oil near 18-year low on demand devastation warning

  SINGAPORE (AFP) -- Oil languished at multi-year lows on Thursday, with WTI crude remaining around $20 a barrel as…

Italy PM takes wait and see approach to EU virus rescue

ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said Wednesday he had still not decided whether to tap an…

France virus toll tops 17,000, numbers hospitalized down for first time: official

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Over 17,000 people have now died in France from COVID-19, a top health official said on…

Nearly 2,600 US coronavirus deaths in 24 hours: tally

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Wednesday posted nearly 2,600 additional deaths from COVID-19 in 24 hours,…

French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy, warns of virus exploitation

by Dave CLARK Agence France-Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — Prominent French intellectual, Bernard-Henri Levy, argues that the coronavirus epidemic is not…

COVID-19 to have ‘profound’ mental health fallout

by Patrick GALEY Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The coronavirus pandemic is likely to have a "profound and…

New York to test for antibodies, governor mandates face covering

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- New York has developed its own antibody test that could help detect those immune…

Trump: US likely ‘passed the peak’ on coronavirus cases

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump said Wednesday the United States is past the worst of the coronavirus…

Iran virus deaths below 100 for second day

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran on Wednesday said new deaths from the novel coronavirus remained in double figures for the…

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