Americas

Covid-19: ‘World should have listened to WHO’ – director

GENEVA, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization chief said that the agency had sounded the highest level of…

Covid-19: Latest global developments

PARIS, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– Here are the latest developments in thecoronavirus crisis: Death toll: A total of 206,567 people…

Covid-19: UNICEF scales up delivery of health supplies across LatAm, Caribbean

UNITED NATIONS, April 27 (NNN-Xinhua) — The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is stepping up delivery of health and hygiene items…

Covid-19: More US states begin lifting lockdown orders

WASHINGTON, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) —More US states are beginning to lift lockdown orders even as US leaders say social distancing guidelines will…

Update: Covid-19 cases top 2.9 million with 204,696 deaths

PARIS, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The new coronavirus has claimed at least 204,696 lives since its outbreak in China in…

Covid-19: Pres Trump backs US health secretary, lashes media

WASHINGTON, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump dismissed reports he was considering sacking health secretary Alex Azar as criticism…

Covid-19 in the US: Latest case counts

WASHINGTON, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The U.S. has now confirmed 939,249 cases of COVID-19 and at least 53,934 related deaths.…

Covid-19: Chile to introduce controversial “immunity”certificate

SANTIAGO, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chile’s government has said it will go ahead with a controversial plan to issue certificates…

Covid-19 came to New York from Europe, not China – Governor

New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo NEW YORK, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New York Governor Andrew Cuomo pointed to research showing…

Covid-19: Riot in Argentine prison after warden infected with coronavirus

BUENOS AIRES, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dozens of prisoners at a jail in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires rioted demanding urgent…