Covid-19: WHO chief calls for widespread virus testing as Europe locks down
GENEVA, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The head of the World Health Organization called for every suspected coronavirus case to be…
Covid-19: US begins first human trial of coronavirus vaccine
WASHINGTON, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The first human trial to evaluate a candidate vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 has begun…
Covid-19: Global coronavirus death toll tops 7,000
PARIS, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of deaths around the world linked to the new coronavirus has topped 7,000,…
COVID-19: Wisma Putra to bring back Malaysians from Italy, Iran
KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Wisma Putra is making detailed preparations to bring back 323 Malaysians from Italy and 55 from…
Update: 10 more people die in UK from coronavirus
Ten more people have died from coronavirus, taking the UK total to 21 LONDON, March 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Health authorities…
Covid-19: El Salvador declares state of emergency over coronavirus concerns
SAN SALVADOR, March 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — El Salvador’s congress has declared a state of emergency and approved a raft of…
Covid-19: Indonesia reports 21 new cases, bringing total to 117; a minister tested positive in intensive care
A worker sprays disinfectant on a boatat Mertasari Beach in Denpasar, Bali, JAKARTA, March 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Indonesia reported 21…
Cruise ship passenger in New Zealand tested for COVID-19
Akaroa Harbour WELLINGTON, March 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — A passenger on a cruise ship in New Zealand port Akaroa is being…
Update: Tourists stuck in Morocco after links to Europe restricted over coronavirus
Passengers wait in their buses as they were refused entry at the Tanger Med port in the northern city RABAT,…
Canadian, Italian kidnapped in Burkina Faso in 2018 released in Mali: UN
Edith Blais and Luca Tacchetto went missing while travelling through Burkina Faso BAMAKO, March 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Canadian woman…