Category: Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Sat 02 May 2020: Russia reported 9,623 new coronavirus cases – its highest daily rise since the start of the pandemic – bringing the total to 124,054, mostly in the capital Moscow. The death toll nationwide rose to 1,222 after 57 people died in the last 24 hours, Russia’s coronavirus crisis response centre said on […]

Sat 02 May 2020: There are more than 40,000 cases of the deadly coronavirus across Africa, according to Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention data released on Saturday. The African continent has reported 40,749 cases and 1,689 deaths so far, according to the Africa CDC, while 13,383 have recovered from the illness. The death […]

Sat 02 May 2020: British authorities reported 621 more coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday to bring the death toll in the country to 28,131. The UK has the second highest COVID-19 death toll in Europe after Italy since fatalities in care homes were added to the tally last week. At the daily press briefing, Secretary for […]

Sat 02 May 2020: More than 440 health care workers have tested positive for COVID-19 in Pakistan and eight have died so far, as per latest data shared by authorities. Figures updated on the National Emergency Operation Centre’s website on Thursday showed 191 medical workers tested positive in a span of a week. The new […]

Sat 02 May 2020: The death toll and number of cases from the novel coronavirus continued to rise Friday in a number of Arab countries as the Middle East struggles to contain its spread.     Iraq  The death toll rose to 94 with one additional fatality in the past 24 hours, according to health officials. […]

Sat 02 May 2020: The head of emergencies at the World Health Organization reiterated that the group believes the novel coronavirus is “natural in origin.”    Dr Michael Ryan responded Friday to to comments by US President Donald Trump, who said he has seen information that the virus may have emerged from a virology institute […]