Britain could see 66,000 coronavirus deaths; deadliest in Europe
Britain could see as many as 66,000 COVID-19 deaths during the first wave of the current pandemic, new research showed Tuesday, making the outbreak...
WhatsApp restricts message options to limit virus misinformation
WhatsApp on Tuesday placed new limits on message forwarding as part of an effort to curb the spread of misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic. The...
When will a Covid-19 vaccine be ready?
As the world continue to be gripped by Covid-19, scientists around the world have scrambled to come up with a vaccine. This extremely contagious...
WHO slams French doctors for racist comments, Also says masks alone not enough
The WHO said Monday that asking the general public to wear facemasks could be justified in areas where hand-washing and physical distancing were difficult,...
Coronavirus: EU is facing the biggest crisis since its founding, Merkel
The coronavirus pandemic is the biggest test that the European Union has faced in its history, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday, stressing that Germany...
Coronavirus in France on downturn: Reports lowest cases in weeks
France on Sunday reported 357 coronavirus deaths in hospital in 24 hours, the lowest daily increase in a week, bringing the country's toll to...
Police chief insults COVID-19 patients
With France reeling from the Covid-19 pandemic, the head of the Paris police force has been rebuked for suggesting that the worst-affected patients have...
Streets of Ecuador filled with dead bodies of Covid-19 patients
As the coronavirus pandemic rips through Ecuador, some cities are struggling to cope with a deluge of fatalities, pushing residents to make harrowing pleas...
Trump telephones Macron: Urge UNSC gathering to contain coronavirus spread
US President Donald Trump and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Friday urged top-level UN talks on the coronavirus crisis, with France pushing for...
Save lives or save jobs? WHO, IMF explains
The WHO and IMF chiefs insisted Friday that saving lives was a "prerequisite" to saving livelihoods in the coronavirus pandemic -- a crisis they...
Fighting COVID-19: Half of humanity being asked to isolate themselves
Half of the world’s population is being told to stay home in an effort to slow down the coronavirus pandemic, according to a staggering...
Could homemade masks help stop infected people spreading virus?
Is a homemade mask better than nothing at all? With an unknown number of asymptomatic virus carriers, some experts are advising people to fashion...