The number of people who have died from the COVID-19 illness in France jumped by 61% to 6,507 over two days after data from nursing homes were included, and confirmed cases jumped by 44% to 82,165, the health ministry reported on Friday, making France the fifth country to report more cases than China. The number مزید پڑھیں

“Absolute heroine” British Pakistani nurse Areema Nasreen, 36, has passed away after contracting the coronavirus. The mother of three, who was described as fit and healthy and had no underlying health conditions, died in the local hospital where she served for the last 17 years. Nasreen of Walsall was serving at Walsall Manor Hospital where مزید پڑھیں

Global coronavirus cases surpassed 1 million on Thursday with more than 52,000 deaths as the pandemic further exploded in the United States and the death toll climbed in Spain and Italy, according to a Reuters tally of official data. Italy had the most deaths, more than 13,900, followed by Spain. The United States had the مزید پڑھیں

China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that US officials are making “shameless” comments casting doubt about China’s reporting of coronavirus cases in the country. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hua Chunying reiterated during a daily briefing that China has been open and transparent about the coronavirus outbreak that began in the country late last year, and مزید پڑھیں

Australia’s national science agency said on Thursday it has commenced the first stage of testing potential vaccines for COVID-19, as it joins a global race to halt the coronavirus pandemic. Pre-clinical testing by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), comprising injecting ferrets with two potential vaccines, was underway at its high-containment biosecurity facility مزید پڑھیں

The head of the World Health Organization voiced deep concern on Wednesday about the rapid escalation and global spread of COVID-19 cases from the new coronavirus, which has now reached 205 countries and territories. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that his agency, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund backed debt relief to مزید پڑھیں

Russia sent the United States medical equipment on Wednesday to help fight the coronavirus pandemic, a public relations coup for Russian President Vladimir Putin after he discussed the crisis with U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump, struggling to fill shortages of ventilators and personal protective equipment, accepted Putin’s offer in a phone call on Monday. A مزید پڑھیں

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned the country’s citizens that stricter measures would be implemented if the coronavirus outbreak widened and they ignore the “voluntary quarantine” directives. Erdogan has stopped short of announcing a full lockdown across Turkey, mainly for economic reasons — especially as the country emerged from a recession triggered by a 2018 مزید پڑھیں

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 country’s health ministry said. The number of cases rose to 102,136 on Wednesday up from 94,417 on Tuesday, the ministry said. Readmore: Russian President sending medical supplies to help U.S. fight coronavirus: مزید پڑھیں

A 98-year old lady Mrs Hassanzadeh from Mashhad, northeastern Iran, defeated the potentially deadly coronavirus after 27 days of medical treatment. Shapour Badiee, MD, told Media that the almost centennial woman was hospitalized on March 5 after she was diagnosed with coronavirus. Saeedeh Hassanzahed, her daughter, told that Ms. Hassanzedeh had chronicle kidney complications, but مزید پڑھیں