GENEVA (Reuters) - At least 90,000 health-care workers worldwide are believed to have been infected with COVID-19, and possibly twice that, amid reports of continuing shortages of protective equipment, the Inte
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Berlin, May 7 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that COVID-19 restrictions in the country would be eased while minimum social distance and hygiene rules would continue to apply. "I think we ca
Paris, May 7 (IANS) France's death toll from the novel coronavirus rose to 25,809, the world's fifth-highest behind the United States, Britain, Italy and Spain, according to figures released by the French Healt
London, May 7 (IANS) Another 649 COVID-19 patients have died, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in Britain to 30,076, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Robert Jenr
Washington, May 7 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has described the coronavirus pandemic as the "worst attack" ever on the US, pointing the finger at China. Trump said the pandemic had hit the US
Geneva, May 7 (IANS) Strong and resilient health systems are the best defense against pandemics and the multiple health threats of the world, said World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom
London, May 7 (IANS) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced tough questions from lawmakers in the House of Commons as he was mulling a "comprehensive" plan to ease the COVID-19 lockdown in the country.
United Nations, May 6 (IANS): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday asked for the inclusion of people with disabilities (PwDs) in COVID-19 response."I urge governments to place people with disabili
Rome, May 6 (IANS): Italian researchers have claimed that they have successfully developed a vaccine to contain coronavirus (Covid-19) which is likely to work on humans, a report said. Luigi Aurisicchio, CEO of
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Peter Tschentscher, First Mayor of Hamburg, arrive at a news conference after an online meeting with German state governors on the loosening of the restrictions to reduce the
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. (IANS File Photo) UNITED NATIONS, MAY 6 (IANS): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday asked for the inclusion of people with disabiliti
IANS File Photo MANILA, MAY 6 (IANS): A radio broadcaster in central Philippines' Negros Oriental province was shot dead by bike-borne assailants, the 16th journalist to be killed during Presi
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at a news conference at the State Department, in Washington, US on April 29, 2020. (REUTERS File Photo) WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuters): China could
A general view picture shows the Israeli settlement of Efrat (L) in the Gush Etzion settlement block as Bethlehem is seen in the background, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on January 28, 2020. (REUTERS File
An elderly woman wearing a glove and using a cane walks in the street during the hours elderly people are allowed to go outdoors, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Madrid, Spain on May 5. (RE
Nurse Cristina Cadenas, 53, adjusts a plaster in her nose after taking off a full personal protective equipment (PPE), during her shift at Principe de Asturias hospital, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Anti-government protesters wearing face masks to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) raise their hands up symbolising of the "Five demands, not one less" during a protest, in Hong Kong, China
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks at a news conference on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, US on September 26, 2019. (REUTERS File Photo) DUBAI, May 6 (R
Pope Francis holds weekly general audience virtually from the Library of the Apostolic Palace due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Vatican on April 15, 2020. (REUTERS File Photo)
A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet flies past Mount Fuji, Japan on January 29, 2020. (REUTERS File Photo) HONG KONG, May 6 (Reuters): As Washington and Beijing trade barbs over the coronavirus p
