pandemic
British PM fights virus in intensive care as global toll soars
World
April 7, 2020
British PM fights virus in intensive care as global toll soars
Britain’s prime minister was battling the coronavirus in intensive care Tuesday, the highest-profile case in the pandemic as the United…
Japan to declare state of emergency over coronavirus
World
April 7, 2020
Japan to declare state of emergency over coronavirus
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will on Tuesday declare a state of emergency in parts of the country, including Tokyo,…
The veil begins to lift on coronavirus
World
April 7, 2020
The veil begins to lift on coronavirus
Just three months ago, few people even knew the word “coronavirus”. But as the disease continues to spread across the…
Zewail City of Science and Technology introduces new technologies to curb coronavirus
Egypt
April 6, 2020
Zewail City of Science and Technology introduces new technologies to curb coronavirus
Zewail City of Science and Technology said on Friday that its professors and researchers are working to play an active…
Coronavirus forces Disney to postpone over 12 upcoming movies
Cinema/TV
April 6, 2020
Coronavirus forces Disney to postpone over 12 upcoming movies
Disney has postponed the cinematic release of over 12 movies as a result of the coronavirus pandemic forcing cinema and…
Shuttered restaurants dish out for Spain’s health workers
Food
April 6, 2020
Shuttered restaurants dish out for Spain’s health workers
It is midday on Saturday and smoke rises off the grill even though the doors are closed at the Timesburg…
US braced for historic blow, as virus lands British PM in hospital
World
April 6, 2020
US braced for historic blow, as virus lands British PM in hospital
The coronavirus threatened Americans with their hardest week in memory on Monday and put Britain’s prime minister in hospital, despite…
Isolation blues? Myanmar’s ex-political prisoners share survival tips
World
April 6, 2020
Isolation blues? Myanmar’s ex-political prisoners share survival tips
From meditation to memory games, former political prisoners in Myanmar are dishing out tips on surviving isolation in a pandemic…
85% of coronavirus cases in Egypt do not need medication: WHO official
Egypt
April 6, 2020
85% of coronavirus cases in Egypt do not need medication: WHO official
Eighty-five percent of coronavirus cases in Egypt do not need medication and recover by themselves, said the representative of the…
Nurse blamed for coronavirus at Egypt cancer institute defends himself
Egypt
April 6, 2020
Nurse blamed for coronavirus at Egypt cancer institute defends himself
A nurse at Egypt’s National Cancer Institute (NCI), blamed for spreading the coronavirus to over 15 medical staff there insisted…