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The coronavirus toll in Italy shot past 10,000 on Saturday and showed little sign of slowing despite a 16-day lockdown. The 889 new fatalities reported in the world’s worst-hit nation came a day after it registered 969 deaths on…

President Donald Trump said on Saturday that a quarantine of the New York area to curb the spread of the coronavirus would no longer be necessary. He said he had asked federal health…

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin got people on social media talking after he was captured in a hazmat suit and breathing mask. According to reports, the photo of Putin in a hazmat suit and…

A new report says anti-Chinese hate speech on Twitter has skyrocketed by 900 percent in  response to the coronavirus pandemic. The report comes from Israeli artificial intelligence startup…

United States (US) President, Donald Trump, on Friday signed the $2.2 trillion (N827 trillion) financial stimulus package to cushion the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States. This came hours after the…

As Europe and the United States struggle to contain the coronavirus pandemic, aid groups warn that without measures millions could die in low-income countries and war zones such as Syria and Yemen, where hygiene conditions are…

At least 512 New York Police Department employees have tested positive for coronavirus as of Friday morning, a senior NYPD official tells CNN, up 161 from an official update by the NYPD Thursday evening. Of the 512, 442 are uniformed…

The U.S. on Friday set a new world record in confirmed coronavirus cases, after over 7,000 people tested positive in New York. More than 92,000 have been diagnosed with the virus. China has 81,340…

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus, Downing Street has said. Mr Johnson has mild symptoms and will self-isolate in Downing Street. "He was tested for coronavirus on the…

The United States has asked medical professionals around the world who want to work in America to reach out for visa appointment.  On Thursday, the United States overtook China as the country with the highest number of novel…

China’s Consul-General Chu Maoming has expressed optimism that after two months living with draconian curbs on daily life, residents of China were allowed to leave Hubei from midnight Tuesday March 24 if healthy, while Wuhan city,…

France on Thursday reported that 365 people, including a 16-year-old girl, had died from the coronavirus over the last 24 hours, the country’s highest daily toll. Top French health…

Italy, a country in the grip of the world’s worst novel coronavirus epidemic, celebrated on Thursday the remarkable recovery of 101-year-old man from the Covid-19. The man, identified only…

The US has charged Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro and other senior officials in the country with drug trafficking crimes. The move, which will increase tensions between the two…

China Thursday announced temporary suspension of entry by foreign nationals holding valid Chinese visas or residence permits. In view of the rapid spread of COVID-19 across the world, China has decided to temporarily suspend the…

The Justice Department arrested a California man for hawking a fake COVID-19 cure, marking the first federal criminal case tied to the novel coronavirus. Keith Lawrence Middlebrook allegedly advertised on Instagram that he’d…

CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday that the company’s factory in Buffalo, New York, will open “as soon as humanly possible” to produce ventilators that are in short supply due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. His comments, which…

Britain on Thursday said heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles, who has coronavirus, did not jump the queue for a test because his symptoms and condition met the criteria. Charles, 71, tested…

Pope Francis is in coronavirus danger after a Vatican worker who lives in his residence was hospitalised for testing positive for coronavirus. The unidentified clergyman has lived in…

The U.S. coronavirus death toll surpassed 1,000 on Wednesday. Statistics showed that 247 people died in 24 hours and 13,355 new cases recorded. Recovery rate remains poor: 384 out of…

A 10-year-old school girl who did not show any symptom of coronavirus has tested positive for the disease in the UK. The symptoms of the virus include sore throat, cough, fever and…

King Salman Bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia has banned residents from entering or leaving Riyadh, Mecca and Medina, the Kingdom’s three principal cities from tomorrow, as part of measures to…

The official number of coronavirus victims in Iran reached 2,077 on Wednesday, March 25, the health ministry spokesman announced. With 143 new deaths, the epidemic does not show any signs of slowing down. The health ministry also…

Istanbul prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday it had prepared an indictment against 20 suspects over the killing of Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. The…