Virus

Russia ready to start testing coronavirus vaccines on humans in June

MOSCOW, United States (AFP) -- The head of a top Russian research center told President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday that…

Twitter’s Jack Dorsey pledges $1 bn for COVID-19 relief effort

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Twitter co-founder and chief executive Jack Dorsey said Tuesday he was committing $1 billion…

Trump threatens withholding funds from UN world health body

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to cut US funding to the World Health Organization,…

Britain’s Johnson ‘stable’ in intensive care

by Alice RITCHIE / Phil HAZLEWOOD LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was battling the coronavirus…

US navy chief out over handling of ship virus outbreak

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned Tuesday over his mishandling of an outbreak of…

China lifts Wuhan travel ban, Britain, NY report record deaths

by Chris Lefkow with Jing Xuan Teng in Wuhan WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- China lifted a travel ban on…

Sweden reports over 100 deaths from COVID-19 in a day

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) -- Sweden on Tuesday reported another 114 coronavirus deaths, bringing the total to 591 in a country…

Two South Koreans recover from coronavirus after plasma therapy

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Two elderly South Korean coronavirus patients recovered from severe pneumonia after being treated with plasma…

Spain daily virus deaths rise to 743 after drop

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain's daily coronavirus death toll shot up to 743 on Tuesday after falling for four straight…

COVID-19 cases worldwide go over 1.35 million; US, Spain, Italy, Germany listed as countries with most cases

  (Eagle News) – The total number of COVID-19 cases worldwide has reached more than 1.35 million, with the United…

Medicine shortage looms over coronavirus-hit Europe

by Sara MAGNIETTE and Charlotte VAN OUWERKERK, with Julie CHARPENTRAT in Paris and Emmanuelle MICHEL in Madrid THE HAGUE, Netherlands …

Iran virus infections show ‘gradual’ decline

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- The trajectory of coronavirus infections in Iran appears to have started a "gradual" downward trend, the…

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