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Coronavirus: Vaccine not only for rich, says New York Governor Cuomo
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday that any vaccine to prevent the coronavirus should be distributed fairly without regard for wealth and ... Coronavirus -
Iran’s coronavirus strategy: Neglect its people, revive its proxies
Iran’s strategies to ride the recent wave of events, both in the region and with the United States, is on the minds of many observers of the Middle ... Middle East -
Coronavirus: One hospital for 15 million in ‘worst prepared’ country in the world
With only one dedicated COVID-19 hospital for 15 million people, Somalia is bracing for a catastrophic coronavirus outbreak, doctors warn.The single ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia plans to double its testing program to 36,000 tests daily
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health is planning to double its coronavirus testing program to conduct up to 36,000 COVID-19 tests daily, the spokesman ... Coronavirus -
COVID-19 is coming to Iraq and Nigeria, war never left
We live 3,900 miles from each other in Nigeria and Iraq. Violent conflict is what we know in our lives and in our work for peace. Now we face a ... Middle East -
President Trump says Elon Musk should be able to reopen Tesla plant amid coronavirus
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Tesla CEO Elon Musk should be able to restart a company factory in California, in defiance of local ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: UK plans lockdown lift, but warns the virus is here to stay
Prime Minister Boris Johnson published his plan for exiting the coronavirus lockdown on Monday, allowing some people back to work but cautioning that ... Coronavirus -
Muslims ‘immune to coronavirus’ some imams in Somalia say, putting public at risk
Some imams in Somalia are saying Muslims are immune to COVID-19, going against senior Muslim scholars who have insisted the coronavirus pandemic is a ... Coronavirus -
Italy adds conditions to release of mafia prisoners after outcry
The Italian government has tightened up conditions for the release of mafia mobsters from jail due to coronavirus fears after an outcry over the ... Coronavirus -
Global coronavirus cases surpass 3.5 million, deaths nearing a quarter of a million
Global coronavirus cases surpassed 3.5 million on Monday, with deaths nearing a quarter of a million, although the rate of fatalities and new cases ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Adults spread COVID-19 to children more than the reverse, says expert
Children may only be a small minority of confirmed COVID-19 cases, but they are not immune to the disease and can transmit it – and one expert says ... Coronavirus -
Five reasons you should book that dream holiday - and five reasons to wait
From saving money on tickets, to cancelled flights and restricted travel, weighing the pros and cons of holidaying is essential in the coming ... Features -
India advises against using COVID-19 test kits from two Chinese firms
India’s federal medical research agency on Monday asked state government to stop using coronavirus testing equipment brought from China because of ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: 15 countries left in the world that allegedly have no cases
With over 2.5 million coronavirus cases reported globally as of Wednesday, it would be easy to assume the dreaded virus has reached its tentacles into ... Features -
How much you are exposed to the coronavirus affects disease severity: Experts
All exposures to the coronavirus are not equal, according to medical experts, who warn that people in close proximity with, or who have frequent ... Features -
Tehran contaminated, citizens' behavior to blame, says coronavirus task force head
All parts of Iran’s capital Tehran have been contaminated with coronavirus due to citizens’ non-compliance, the head of the coronavirus combat ... Middle East -
Coronavirus: On uninhabited island, Indonesia builds new emergency hospital
Indonesia will by next week open a new coronavirus emergency hospital on the uninhabited island of Galang, where authorities have repurposed a former ... World News -
Coronavirus: More than 100,000 cases in Spain, 864 new deaths
The number of cases of coronavirus in Spain surpassed 100,000 on Wednesday while the number of fatalities reported overnight reached a new record, the ... World News -
Past health crisis helped shape rapid Saudi and Kuwaiti coronavirus response
The world’s last major coronavirus outbreak, in 2012, began in Saudi Arabia, where a faltering response allowed the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome ... Features -
Coronavirus: Governments send citizens cash to ease economic stress
Governments across the world are trying to adapt to the coronavirus pandemic by creating new protection programs and transferring cash to their ... Features -
Coronavirus: Lebanese stranded abroad amid flight suspensions given path home
The fate of Lebanese citizens stuck overseas – particularly that of cash-strapped university students in Italy and other countries where the ... Middle East -
Pets killed, abandoned in Lebanon due to false link to coronavirus
Animal welfare groups in Lebanon have sought to reassure citizens that pets are not carriers of coronavirus after footage emerged over the weekend of ... Features -
Life under coronavirus lockdown has people baking bread
Everyone is coping in their own way with coronavirus lockdowns around the world. Some are setting up home gyms or turning to board games to pass the ... Features -
How the coronavirus pandemic can help good leaders to clean house
If the coronavirus death toll makes for grim reading, then the economic fallout is scarcely better. However, in the crisis’s wake comes the potential ... World -
In Seattle, social distancing successful in slowing coronavirus spread: Report
Self-isolation and social distancing appear to have slowed the rate at which coronavirus spread from person-to-person over three weeks in the Seattle ... Features -
Campaign to save the Lebanese diaspora hides wicked plot
Lebanon is currently under complete lockdown after the Lebanese government declared total mobilization measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus ... Middle East -
Coronavirus: Iran still accepting pilgrims to Qom, MP says
Iran is still accepting foreign pilgrims to the Shia holy city of Qom despite the coronavirus pandemic, according to Iranian lawmaker Aziz Akbarian. ... Middle East -
Heavy alcohol drinking raises coronavirus risk: Experts
Heavy drinking of alcohol may increase the risk of contracting coronavirus and the severity of COVID-19, warn experts amid reports that alcohol ... Features -
Lebanon protesters defy coronavirus lockdown, take to streets
Dozens of Lebanese people took to the streets Sunday night to protest the government’s measures to combat the spread of coronavirus, which they said ... Middle East -
Coronavirus: In Iran, 17 regime figures have died
At least 17 figures in the Iranian regime have died from coronavirus, and 13 others have been infected since the beginning of the outbreak in the ... Features