EU shuts borders as coronavirus deaths exceed Asia toll
The European Union sealed off its borders Wednesday to try to put the brakes on the ferocious spread of the ...
Tag: World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO calls for widespread virus testing as Europe locks down
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called Monday for every suspected coronavirus case to be tested, as countries ...
Argentina and Peru close borders amid coronavirus outbreak
The Argentinian government on Sunday announced a 15-day entry ban on all foreigners, while Peru declared a 15-day state of ...
World closes borders, restricts travel to contain coronavirus spread
Countries around the world on Saturday continued to close borders, impose strict entry and quarantine requirements and restrict large gatherings ...
Tom Hanks, wife Rita Wilson test positive for coronavirus
Veteran Hollywood actor, Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, and it was ...
Turkey confirms first coronavirus case
Turkey confirmed its first case of the coronavirus on Wednesday, becoming the last major economy to report an outbreak after ...
UPDATE: WHO declares coronavirus pandemic
The coronavirus outbreak has been labelled a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ...
Italians on lockdown as coronavirus sweeps globe
A quarter of the Italian population was in lockdown on Sunday as the government took drastic steps to stop the ...
South Africa confirms first case of coronavirus
South Africa's health minister on Thursday confirmed the nation's first case of the novel coronavirus, in a 38-year-old man who ...
US leads global fight against coronavirus economic threat
The US Federal Reserve on Tuesday led the global charge in response to the growing economic risk posed by the ...
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