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International experts are questioning the scale of the new coronavirus epidemic in Iran, where the official death toll is second only to China and risks creating a regional epicentre of contagion. While Iran has acknowledged 43 deaths among 593 confirmed infections nationwide -- with a vice-president and deputy health minister among those testing positive -- unofficial tolls are much higher. The London-based BBC Persian service says 210 people... read more...
Screening and testing centres are now also operational in the checkposts along India-Bangladesh borders with Tripura, Meghalaya and Mizoram.Even domestic passengers, especially those who are suspected of having any symptoms, are being screened at the airports, said AAI
The Australian, who served 11 years in a Bulgarian jail over the stabbing death of a local student, had been due to travel to Brussels to give a talk about his experiences in solitary confinement.
NBC's "Saturday Night Live" took aim at the Trump administration for appointing Vice President Pence to lead its coronavirus response efforts. In its latest "cold open," the cast presented a mock press conference with Pence addressing the administration's response in the White House briefing room. The skit also included a range of Democratic presidential candidates making comments about the deadly virus and how to combat it. It begins with...
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Rock band Green Day announced Thursday night that they will postpone their upcoming Asian tour, citing travel concerns due to the spread of the coronavirus. But the band says it will reschedule the shows for dates to be announced later. "We have unfortunately made the difficult decision to postpone our upcoming shows in Asia due to the health + travel concerns with coronavirus," the band said in a statement. "We know it sucks, as we were looking...
South Korea reported 142 more novel coronavirus cases Wednesday, a significantly lower increase than the day before, taking its total to 5,328 -- the largest in the world outside China. Four more people had died, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday, taking the toll to 32.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon sets out Scotland's coronavirus plans as part of the UK action plan.
New Jersey's public health lab and Hackensack Meridian Health have developed the tests to rapidly screen for coronavirus
Eniola Akinkuotu Ministries and departments within the Federal Capital Territory on Monday ignored safety tips by failing to deploy hand sanitisers to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disea...
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans said on Thursday it was too...
England prop Mako Vunipola is in self-isolation as a precaution against the coronavirus and has been ruled out to face Wales in the Six Nations on Saturday.
The spread of the coronavirus is disrupting economic activity around the world. The United States must prepare for the effects of global and domestic supply shocks to the economy.
Fears of the Coronavirus outbreak now causing some people to reconsider vacation plans.
Oregon has its first case of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 that is sweeping across the world. Below is a quick rundown of what we know and don’t know at this time, based in part on Oregon health officials’ Friday afternoon press conference. What we know: -- Oregon’s first case of the novel coronavirus that originated in China and has killed around 3,000 people was identified Friday. Officials ...
New York reports more cases of new coronavirus, state now has six
The World Health Organization said about 3.4% of people infected with the virus COVID-19 globally have died, making it more fatal than the common flu.
The new measures are an expansion of earlier travel restrictions imposed on travellers from China and the Korean city of Daegu and county of Cheongdo Also on Tuesday, Irish singer Ronan Keating was lambasted on social media for connecting the outbreak with ships seen at sea near the city state Travellers from northern Italy and Iran will be barred from entering Singapore from Thursday, with those who have been to South Korea also to be denied...
No confirmed cases of coronavirus in South Carolina as of Thursday, senator says
Wales follows the rest of the UK, helping firms cover potential losses from the disease.
CNBC's Steve Liesman reports on calls for the U.S. Federal Reserve to cut interest rates as the coronavirus outbreak threatens to affect consumer activity in the United States, which would hurt economic growth.
SOPHIE, COUNTESS OF WESSEX, was tested for the coronavirus as she arrived in South Sudan on Tuesday for the start off her official tour.
A growing number of people are calling for the cancellation of South by Southwest (SXSW) due to rising concerns about coronavirus. But SXSW organizers aren't changing their stance and have announced new big-name speakers on March 2, such as former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former Democratic Presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke. SXSW organizers announced Clinton and O'Rourke would be part of a two-day series of talks called...