Foreign
Confirmed Covid-19 cases worldwide exceed 1 million
April 3, 2020, 10:19 am
WASHINGTON -- The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases worldwide has risen above 1 million, according to the new tally from Johns Hopkins University on Thursday afternoon. A total of 1,002,159 people have been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus across the world, with a death toll of 51,485, while… Read More
Asean discusses response to Covid-19
April 1, 2020, 8:10 pm
HÀ NỘI -- The first teleconference of the Asean Coordinating Council Working Group on Public Health Emergencies was held on Tuesday under the chair of Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyễn Quốc Dũng, head of the Asean Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) Vietnam. The group was set up following a… Read More
Trump warns of 'very painful two weeks’ over Covid-19
April 1, 2020, 8:43 am
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that the next two weeks will be “very painful" in the US in terms of deaths from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid -19). Speaking at a White House briefing, Trump urged Americans to brace for "hard days ahead," two days after saying that… Read More
Global coronavirus cases surpass 800K
March 31, 2020, 8:18 pm
ANKARA – The global tally of confirmed coronavirus cases climbed past 800,000 on Tuesday, according to figures compiled by U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University. The Covid-19 virus, which emerged in Wuhan, China last December, has spread to at least 178 countries and regions around the globe,… Read More
Russian scientists develop highly accurate test for Covid-19
March 31, 2020, 8:17 pm
MOSCOW — The Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Russia’s sanitary watchdog Rospotrebnadzor has created a highly accurate test to detect the novel coronavirus infection in humans, the governmental agency said on its website on Tuesday. "The testing kit has successfully passed… Read More
Some countries still without confirmed virus cases
March 31, 2020, 7:56 pm
ANKARA — Though the World Health Organization has declared coronavirus a pandemic, with no place safe from its effects, a handful of countries worldwide have escaped it so far, at least apparently. After first emerging in Wuhan, China last December, the virus has over 788,000 confirmed cases… Read More
ILO, WHO chiefs welcome G20 steps on Covid-19 fight
March 27, 2020, 4:52 pm
GENEVA – The heads of the International Labor Organization (ILO) and World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday welcomed G20 leaders’ commitment as a “first step” to the challenge created by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. ILO Director-General Guy Ryder and his WHO… Read More
UN launches Covid-19 global humanitarian response plan
March 26, 2020, 9:52 pm
UNITED NATIONS -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday launched a 2-billion-U.S.-dollar global humanitarian response plan to fight coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in some of the world's most vulnerable countries. "Covid-19 is menacing the whole of humanity, and so the whole of… Read More
US Senate passes $2 trillion Covid-19 aid package
March 26, 2020, 2:05 pm
WASHINGTON — The US Senate overwhelmingly passed a massive USD2-trillion stimulus package late Wednesday to ease the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The largest stimulus legislation in the country's history cleared the Senate floor with a 96-0 vote with some lawmakers missing as… Read More
Modi announces countrywide lockdown for 21 days
March 25, 2020, 2:03 pm
NEW DELHI, India – Addressing the nation for the second time in a week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on late Tuesday announced a countrywide lockdown for three weeks, restricting a population of over 1.3 billion indoors. “India is at a stage where our actions today will help decide the impact… Read More
China to lift Wuhan lockdown on April 8
March 24, 2020, 5:21 pm
ANKARA – Chinese authorities will lift the months-long lockdown in the city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus was first detected, on April 8, local media reported on Tuesday. According to Xinhua news agency, the local health authorities in Hubei Province, which includes Wuhan city, has declared a… Read More
Global Covid-19 cases top 300K with nearly 13K deaths
March 22, 2020, 3:42 pm
NEW YORK – The number of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases worldwide topped 300,000 as 6 p.m. Saturday (US time), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. The latest figure reached 303,816 cases with 12,950 deaths, the CSSE said. Outside… Read More
Vietnam eyes postponing 36th Asean Summit, related meetings
March 20, 2020, 9:59 pm
HÀ NỘI – Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Thursday wrote to leaders of Asean countries and New Zealand proposing the 36th Asean Summit, the Asean-New Zealand Summit and related meetings, initially scheduled for April 8-9 in Vietnam’s Đà Nẵng City, be postponed until the end of… Read More
Over 84,000 patients recover from coronavirus worldwide
March 19, 2020, 8:47 pm
ANKARA – More than 84,000 people have recovered from the novel coronavirus globally, officially known as Covid-19, according to the Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering. Of the total number of recovered patients, 70,425 are in mainland China, the highest number in… Read More
China's Wuhan reports zero increase in coronavirus infections
March 19, 2020, 4:06 pm
WUHAN – No new infections of the novel coronavirus were reported on Wednesday in Wuhan, the epicenter of the epidemic, marking a notable first in China’s central city's months-long battle with the deadly virus. The Health Commission of Hubei Province, where Wuhan is the capital, said the… Read More
Covid-19 vaccine trial begins: WHO
March 19, 2020, 2:26 pm
GENEVA – The first vaccine trial for the deadly coronavirus has begun, the World Health Organization (WHO) head said Wednesday. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the trial began “just 60 days after the genetic sequence of the virus was shared by China”. He did not say where the trial is… Read More
Up to 25M may lose jobs due to Covid-19, UN body warns
March 19, 2020, 2:24 pm
GENEVA – The International Labor Organization (ILO) warned Wednesday that the economic fallout from coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) could cause the loss of up to 25 million jobs. “The effects will be far-reaching, pushing millions of people into unemployment, underemployment and working… Read More
7.4K people die of Covid-19 globally: WHO
March 18, 2020, 5:18 pm
GENEVA – The global death toll from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) increased by 475 to 7,426 in the past 24 hours as of 10:00 CET (0900 GMT) Tuesday, according to the daily situation report released by the World Health Organization (WHO). The report showed a total of 179,112 confirmed… Read More
White House eyes cash payment for working Americans amid Covid-19
March 18, 2020, 4:33 pm
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration on Tuesday expressed its intent to offer cash payments for working Americans as part of an economic stimulus package amid the coronavirus fallout. "We're looking at sending checks to Americans immediately," US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said at a White… Read More
Italy cracks down on citizens amid lockdown
March 18, 2020, 3:12 pm
ROME – A rising number of infractions have pushed Italian authorities to take a firmer stance to enforce rules of an almost total lockdown aimed at limiting the coronavirus outbreak in Europe’s worst-hit country. More than 665,000 were subjected to checks between March 11 and 15, according to… Read More
