COVID-19
Egypt limits price of supplies for coronavirus prevention
Egypt
April 16, 2020
Egypt limits price of supplies for coronavirus prevention
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly issued a decision on Thursday to limit the price of products necessary for preventing the…
Coffins in the parking lot: A Spanish funeral home copes with coronavirus
World
April 16, 2020
Coffins in the parking lot: A Spanish funeral home copes with coronavirus
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Jordi Fernández’s 16-year-career as a mortician didn’t prepare him for the hundreds of bodies that are…
US job losses mount as economic pain deepens worldwide
Business
April 16, 2020
US job losses mount as economic pain deepens worldwide
WASHINGTON (AP) — The ranks of Americans thrown out of work by the coronavirus ballooned Thursday to more than 20…
Yemen’s war-scarred hospitals gear up to combat coronavirus threat
Middle East
April 16, 2020
Yemen’s war-scarred hospitals gear up to combat coronavirus threat
TAIZ/SANAA (Reuters) – In a hospital in the Yemeni city of Taiz, medics scarred by five years of war are…
Coronavirus patient escapes from ambulance in Argentina
World
April 16, 2020
Coronavirus patient escapes from ambulance in Argentina
An man infected with coronavirus managed to escape from an ambulance on Saturday while being transported to hospital in the…
Egypt confirms 5 new coronavirus deaths, 155 new infections, raising total to 2,505
Egypt
April 16, 2020
Egypt confirms 5 new coronavirus deaths, 155 new infections, raising total to 2,505
Egypt on Wednesday confirmed five new deaths from coronavirus and 155 new infections, bringing the country’s total number of confirmed…
Egypt receives medical supplies from China to combat coronavirus
Egypt
April 16, 2020
Egypt receives medical supplies from China to combat coronavirus
Egyptian Health Minister Hala Zayed announced on Thursday the arrival of a shipment of medical supplies from the People’s Republic…
WHO denies spread of coronavirus over 5G mobile phone networks
Egypt
April 16, 2020
WHO denies spread of coronavirus over 5G mobile phone networks
The World Health Organization (WHO) office in Egypt on Wednesday denied the possibility that 5G mobile phone networks are capable…
Middle East economies battered by virus, oil prices and conflict
Middle East
April 15, 2020
Middle East economies battered by virus, oil prices and conflict
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Middle East, already wracked by high numbers of unemployed youth, unrest, conflict and…
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll rises by 107 to 1,403: health minister
Middle East
April 15, 2020
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll rises by 107 to 1,403: health minister
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s confirmed cases of the coronavirus increased by 4,062 in the past 24 hours, and 107 more…