Coronavirus
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A further 297 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 have been discharged in Moscow over the past 24 hours after undergoing treatment, taking the overall number of people who have recovered from the disease in the Russian capital to 7,870, Moscow Deputy Mayor Anastasia Rakova said Tuesday. “Over the past 24 hours, 297 more…
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The global death toll from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)has surpassed 251,000, according to Johns Hopkins University. Mainland China has registered, over the past 24 hours, one new case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection; 87 patients have recovered and no deaths have been recorded, the state health committee said in a statement. The number…
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President Donald Trump on Sunday said he expects to see a vaccine for the coronavirus by the end of the year. “We are pushing it really hard,” Trump said during a virtual town hall on Fox News Channel. “We’re also pushing something. We are very confident that we’re going to have a vaccine at the…
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Nigeria has recorded 220 new Coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 2388. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control disclosed this in a tweet on Saturday. It said, “220 new cases of #COVID19; 62 in Lagos, 52 in FCT, 31 in Kaduna, 13 in Sokoto, 10 in Kebbi, 9 in…
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China Registers 2 New COVID-19 Cases, No Deaths in Past 24 Hours – Authorities China has registered two new COVID-19 cases, with no people having died of the disease over the past 24 hours, the National Health Commission said on Sunday. Of the new cases, one is imported. It was recorded in the city of…
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The Czech Republic has registered 18 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, which is a record-low increase, the Health Ministry said Sunday, updating the total to 7,755. On Saturday, the country reported 55 new cases. On Friday, it was 103. “Over the past 24 hours, only 18 people have tested positive for the…
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The number of coronavirus-related deaths throughout the world has surpassed 240,000, more than 3.3 million cases of the infection have been registered, and more than 1 million of those patients have recovered, according to the US-based Johns Hopkins University, which tracks and compiles data from federal and local authorities, media and other sources. The United…
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For months, conspiracy-minded corners of the internet have questioned the origin of the new coronavirus. Now, the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) is sending a gentle reminder that they’re on the case. And that conspiracy theorists should quiet down. On Thursday, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) responded to the popular theory that the virus was manmade…
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Preliminary data from two clinical trials using the antiviral drug remdesivir to treat COVID-19 patients is encouraging, researchers report. One trial is providing the drug to patients with moderate illness and the other focuses on patients with severe illness. A number of the patients are now recovering and have been released from the hospital. While it’s too early…
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Scientists on Wednesday announced the first effective treatment against the coronavirus — an experimental drug that can speed the recovery of coronavirus patients — in a major medical advance that came as the economic gloom caused by the scourge deepened in the U.S. and Europe. The U.S. government said it is working to make the…
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No one knows for sure if Kim Jong Un is dead or alive, or if someone else has already wrested power from him, but satellite images taken by a website that monitors North Korea offer new hints as to the whereabouts of the nation’s leader. According to a report from NK Pro, luxury boats often used by…
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22-year-old actress and singer Bella Thorne has been spurring her Instagram feed with numerous quarantine selfies and posts in the last couple of weeks. Most of them were visibly inelaborate and makeup-free, although hot as hell, but the last one turned out to be slightly more intimate than all the rest. It turns out that…
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A hoax text message claiming to come from the government’s newly launched coronavirus app is circulating online. Yesterday the COVIDSafe app was unveiled to help track cases of the virus in Australia and prevent community transmission. The app already has more than a million downloads. Off the back of privacy concerns about the data the…
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Spain has registered 288 deaths in its latest 24-hour period, the lowest figure since 20 March, as the country finally eased up on lockdown restrictions to allow children up to 14 years old outside for the first time in six weeks. A further easing of restrictions is set for next week, as Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced…
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Saudi Arabia has taken steps to ease coronavirus curfews but insists on 24-hour curfew in Mecca. Saudi Arabia eased curfews on Sunday across the country, while keeping 24-hour curfews in the city of Mecca and in neighbourhoods previously put in isolation, state news agency SPA said. Outside those exceptional areas, curfews will be eased between…
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Barcelona have made renewing Marc-Andre ter Stegen’s contract an absolute priority. Therefore, they have spent months trying to come to an agreement, but they’re still a way off. After various rejected proposals, Barça feel talks cannot continue until they know the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. For that reason, they’ve told the goalkeeper that negotiations…
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