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London/IBNS: British junior Health Minister and Conservative MP Nadine Dorries has been diagnosed with coronavirus. more
Austria bans entry to people coming from Italy amid coronavirus outbreak – Kurz

Moscow/Sputnik: Austria will temporarily bar people from coming to the country from Italy to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Chancellor Sebastian Kurz sa ...

Coronavirus update: COVID-19 likely to cost economy $1 trillion during 2020, says UN trade agency

New York : Apart from the tragic human consequences of the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic, the economic uncertainty it has sparked will likely cost the global economy $1 trillion in 2020, ...

Amid COVID-19 constraints, UN women’s commission meets to push gender equality forward

New York : Despite constraints imposed by the new coronavirus disease, activists for gender equality gathered at UN Headquarters on Monday for the latest session of the Commission on the ...

COVID-19: ‘Sombre moment’ as cases top 100,000 worldwide

New York : The global number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus disease, COVID-19, has surpassed 100,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Saturday.

Israel introduces mandatory quarantine for all those coming from abroad

Tel Aviv/Sputnik: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday the introduction of mandatory quarantine for everyone arriving from abroad amid coronavirus fears.

Pakistan: Confirmed coronavirus cases touch 16

Karachi: With nine more cases of coronavirus infection being reported from Karachi city, the total number of the cases in Pakistan has touched 16, officials said.

Italy extends emergency measures to fight against Coronavirus

Rome: In an attempt to fight against rising coronavirus deaths in the country, the Italian government has extended its  emergency measures which include travel restrictions and a ban ...

Pakistan confirms seventh Coronavirus case

Karachi: Pakistan confirmed its seventh confirmed Coronvirus case on Monday.

Coronavirus update: WHO chief calls for private sector to step up, and, should you take that flight?

New York/ibns: In his daily briefing to the press on Friday, World Health Organization (WHO) chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned that supplies of medicine are at risk of disruption ...