Tag: Virus

Categories Middle East

Pompeo adds insult to injury by dangling coronavirus ‘help’ in front of sanctions-stricken Iran

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has criticized Iran’s healthcare infrastructure while offering empty gestures of help, adding insult to injury after years of devastating sanctions have deprived the nation of lifesaving supplies. … Read More >Pompeo adds insult to injury by dangling coronavirus ‘help’ in front of sanctions-stricken Iran

Categories USA

US Intelligence Agencies Monitoring Foreign States’ Responses to Coronavirus Outbreak – Report

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The virus, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan in late December 2019, has taken the lives of about 2,700 people worldwide, as it continues to spread to other countries around the globe causing a panic. … Read More >US Intelligence Agencies Monitoring Foreign States’ Responses to Coronavirus Outbreak – Report

Categories Asia & Pacific

Chinese scientists desperately researching coronavirus discover that it shares human cell binding site with HIV, Ebola

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Chinese scientists have reported that the coronavirus ripping through populations worldwide is much more likely than its close cousin Sars to bind to human cells, as it contains unexpected genes which link it to HIV and Ebola. … Read More >Chinese scientists desperately researching coronavirus discover that it shares human cell binding site with HIV, Ebola

Categories USA

California confirms first possible ‘community transmission’ of coronavirus as China reports fewest new fatalities in a month

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California health officials have detected what may be the first local transmission of the deadly COVID-19 virus in the US – with no known ties to other confirmed cases – as China reported the lowest number of new deaths in weeks. … Read More >California confirms first possible ‘community transmission’ of coronavirus as China reports fewest new fatalities in a month

Categories Middle East

Iran’s VP for women and family affairs is latest official to test positive for coronavirus

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Iranian’s vice president for women and family affairs, Masoumeh Ebtekar, has contracted the coronavirus. Three high-ranking officials, including Iran’s deputy health minister, were already known to be infected. … Read More >Iran’s VP for women and family affairs is latest official to test positive for coronavirus

Categories Asia & Pacific

Save lives, earn money! Chinese city offers $1,000+ REWARD for self-reporting coronavirus symptoms in bid to quell outbreak

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A city in China decided that a money giveaway would be the best motivation for people to report coronavirus symptoms to authorities as the death toll from the infection continues to grow. … Read More >Save lives, earn money! Chinese city offers $1,000+ REWARD for self-reporting coronavirus symptoms in bid to quell outbreak

Categories EU

Germany facing coronavirus ‘epidemic,’ govt can no longer track infection chains – health minister

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German Health Minister Jens Spahn has said that his country is facing a “coronavirus epidemic.” Since breaking out in northern Italy, the deadly COVID-19 virus has spread to more than a dozen European countries. … Read More >Germany facing coronavirus ‘epidemic,’ govt can no longer track infection chains – health minister