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March 11, 2020 8:52 AM

Number of Israelis diagnosed with Novel Corona virus reaches 70

<span style="color: #222222;">Number of Israelis diagnosed with the Novel Corona virus disease (COVID-19) has reached 70. The country's Health Ministry in a statement yesterday said, those who had returned from Austria, Spain, France, the United States as well as...

March 11, 2020 8:49 AM

Panama confirms eight cases of Novel Corona virus

<span style="color: #222222;">Panama has confirmed eight cases of the Novel Corona virus in the country, including one death, the first virus-linked death in Central America. During a press conference in Panama City, country's Health Minister Rosario Turner said,...

March 11, 2020 8:48 AM

Iran says resuming flights to Europe

Iran Air has said that it would resume flights to Europe, lifting a two-day suspension. In a statement issued yesterday, it said that all flights will be resumed except to Vienna, Stockholm and Gothenburg, which have stopped flights due to the Corona virus outbreak.<br />'' &...

March 11, 2020 8:47 AM

UN appeals for fund to protect refugees amid Corona virus outbreak

The United Nations have made an urgent appeal for tens of millions of dollars to help protect vulnerable refugees against the spread of the deadly Novel Corona virus.<br />'' <br />''The UN refugee agency yesterday said it was seeking an initial 33 mil...

March 11, 2020 8:45 AM

EU praises Italy 'bold steps' to curb spread of Novel Corona virus

The European Union praised Italy for taking bold steps to curb the spread of the Novel Corona virus outbreak, adding that Brussels would do all in its power to help.<br />'' <br />''European Commission's Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis...

March 11, 2020 7:49 AM

Italy reports four more deaths from prison riots linked to Corona virus

Italy reported four more deaths yesterday from prison riots linked to the Novel Corona virus that have now officially claimed 11 lives over three days. The Justice Ministry has blamed all the deaths on drug overdoses that occurred after prisoners broke into medical storage rooms. Jails have been ord...

March 11, 2020 7:48 AM

UK Health Minister Nadine Dorries tests positive for Corona virus

<span style="color: #222222;">British Minister in the Health Department Nadine Dorries has tested positive for Corona virus. In a statement issued yesterday, the Conservative MP said that she has tested positive for Corona virus and has been self-isolating at home. He...

March 11, 2020 7:44 AM

UN Security Council unanimously approves US Taliban peace agreement

United Nations Security Council has unanimously approved a United States' resolution on the recent deal between the US and the Afghan Taliban, a rare endorsement of an agreement with a militant group. The US military has begun withdrawing troops as part of the pullout agreed in the February 29 ...

March 11, 2020 7:39 AM

Turkey announces first Corona virus case

Turkey announced yesterday its first Corona virus case, a man who had recently travelled to Europe and is in good health. Turkey's Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said in a television broadcast that the test of a patient suspected of carrying the Corona virus returned positive. He added that the...

March 11, 2020 7:37 AM

Jordan imposes travel restrictions over coronavirus

Jordan would bar entry to travellers coming from France, Germany and Spain to stop the spread of the Novel Corona virus. Country's Health Minister Saad Jaber told journalists in the capital Amman that the move, effective from coming Monday, was part of efforts to limit the virus' spread in...

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