European stock markets opened sharply higher on Friday as more central banks adopted monetary and fiscal measures to deal with the economic downturn as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak. Stocks in London jumped in early trading with the FTSE 100 in...
The number of deaths from the novel coronavirus doubled in a week to more than 10,000 on Friday, led by large jumps in Italy, Iran and Spain, and increasing the urgency for governments all over the world to contain the pandemic. Earlier it had been...
The novel coronavirus has spread rapidly outside of China since its first known case in December 2019, ravaging markets and establishing itself as a global threat. Various companies, governments, and health authorities have put into place sweeping ...
The first undersecretary of Dhamar governorate, Dr. Fahd Abdel Hamid Al-Marwani, along with the director of the governorate's security, Brigadier Ahmed Al-Sharafi, on Wednesday visited the preventive quarantine centers of outbreak of the Corona virus...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wants the European Union to put in place a 30-day ban on people entering the bloc unless their travel is essential, in an effort to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. On the eve of an EU summi...
U.S. stocks plunged Monday morning, triggering a 15-minute trading halt at the start of trading and then diving further, as investors fled risk assets amid the mounting economic toll of the coronavirus outbreak. Treasuries surged despite dramatic mo...
US President Donald Trump has tested negative for the coronavirus, White House physician Sean Conley has confirmed. On Saturday, the president said he had taken the test the night before after being questioned about it during a Rose Garden address ...
France voted in municipal elections Sunday that risk a low turnout as the mounting coronavirus infection toll saw the government indefinitely close cafes, restaurants and schools. Anti-infection precautions were in place at the country’s 35,000-odd...
The Joint Technical Committee confirmed to prepare for a response to the Corona virus epidemic, that no case of the virus has been registered so far in Yemen, nor is it true for the news published about cases of infection in Yemen. The spokesperson...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved legislation allowing him to stay in power beyond 2024 due to global instability and threats against Russia, including the new coronavirus, the Kremlin said on Thursday. During a rare and unscheduled appe...
Saudi Arabia reported 24 new corona virus cases, bringing the kingdom’s total to 45, the state news agency reported, citing the health ministry. It added that one patient has recovered. According to the ministry, the 24 new cases include two people...
US President Donald Trump has reportedly been “melting down” over fears that journalists might try to deliberately get him infected with the coronavirus. Despite his efforts to downplay concerns about a coronavirus outbreak in the US, Trump is s...
Norway’s armed forces cancelled an exercise on Wednesday that was meant to gather 15,000 NATO and allied soldiers from March 12-18 because of concerns over the new coronavirus. “The coronavirus is out of control,” the head of the army’s operations c...
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the organization ‘has not identified any imminent specific shortages’ in medical supplies to fight COVID-19, as countries around the world scramble to gather protective medical supplies. EU officials have st...
Passengers trapped aboard a US cruise ship stranded by a coronavirus outbreak spoke of their growing anxiety Saturday as New York announced a state of emergency and confirmed cases across the country surged past 400. The fast-spreading virus has alr...
An attendee of a conservative conference where President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence spoke last week has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the event’s organizer. The organizer, the American Conservative Union, which h...
The powerful pro-Israel lobby group in the United States known as the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has said that two Americans who attended its conference this week have tested positive for the coronavirus that has now infected mo...
The total number of novel coronavirus cases in the United States jumped by two dozen over the weekend, as the first two deaths from the outbreak were confirmed. New cases of the virus were announced in Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington state, and Fl...
Deputy Minister of Education, Head of the Supreme Committee for Examinations, Dr. Hamdan al-Shami on Sunday denied that the date of final exams for this school year was brought forward as a precaution against the spread of coronavirus. “What was re...
The Norwegian Directorate of Health expects up to one in four Norwegians to be infected with the coronavirus COVID-19. This may result in other necessary hospital treatment being postponed. Directorate of Health head Bjørn Guldvog commented on the ...