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RIYADH (AFP) - Saudi Arabia on Wednesday (March 4) suspended the year-round "umrah" pilgrimage over fears of the new coronavirus spreading to Islam's holiest cities, an unprecedented move that raises fresh uncertainty over the annual haj.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Fans wearing protective masks react while enjoying a band's performance at Hidden Agenda: This Town Needs (TNN) Live House during the club's last concert as business plummets due to the fear of the co
Scientists studying the novel coronavirus in China discovered two different varieties of the infection could be spreading around the world.Researchers at Peking University School of Life Sciences and the Institut Pasteur of Shanghai published a study on Tuesday, identifying a more aggressive type of the virus found in 70 percent of analyzed strains, with 30 percent belonging to a less aggressive variety, according to CNBC.The study indicated...
Officials from Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the last Ebola patient has been discharged from a hospital in Beni. The patient’s discharge follows two weeks in which no new cases of Ebola have been reported. The current Ebola outbreak in the eastern DRC started in August 2018. Some 3,300 fell ill from the virus, and about two-thirds of those succumbed to it.
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee warned attendees after its annual conference that a group of participants may have been in contact with someone who is now quarantined with coronavirus.
WHO has been quick to praise China for its coronavirus containment efforts, but experts question whether information coming out of the country can be trusted.
Financial markets have suffered historic losses and major companies have cancelled or withdrawn from key events and restricted travel for employees due to coronavirus fears.
Louisville area pharmacies and businesses are selling out of face masks, but the CDC says they won't protect you from the coronavirus.
More than 120 evacuees from the Diamond Princess cruise ship will be released from quarantine Tuesday through a modified protocol.
The spread of coronavirus in the euro zone is "no catastrophe" for the...
The band's world tour will no longer start in South Korea – the first show will be weeks later in California.
Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has confirmed that South Africa's first...
SoftBank-backed Oyo is laying off 30% of its Chinese workforce, or around 3,000 employees.
COVID-19 continues to rage in Washington state, which incurred its ninth death Tuesday.
Emergency services might only be able to respond to 'critical calls' in the case of a Covid-19 pandemic, guidance states.
The Cannes Film Festival has issued an update on its 2020 status following yesterday’s cancellation of MIPTV due to the coronavirus. The festival and market told us in an official statement this morning, “We understand the concern that has been expressed following the postponement of Cannes Series and the cancellation of MIPTV, but as of
The risk level has officially increased, with more than 83,000 people now infected.
As the United States braces for the coronavirus outbreak, many government and health leaders are pumping the breaks on public panic. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear became the latest when he told reporters that the flu should be of more concern to our communities. RELATED: Japan closing all schools through March to curb coronavirus “The flu has been significantly more deadly than the coronavirus,” Beshear said. “We want to make sure anytime we’re...