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Xi’s article on providing strong sci-tech support for winning war against COVID-19 to be published

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Xi’s article on providing strong sci-tech support for winning war against COVID-19 to be published

President Xi Jinping visits Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan, Central China’s Hubei province, March 10, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING – An article by President Xi Jinping on providing strong scientific and technological support for winning the battle against novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will be published Monday on the Qiushi Journal, a flagship magazine of the Communist Party of […]

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Coronavirus: spread, immunity and recovery. Your questions answered

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Coronavirus: spread, immunity and recovery. Your questions answered

Women wear face masks at the Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport, north of Paris, Thursday, March 12, 2020.   –   Copyright  AP Photo/Thibault Camus    As the coronavirus pandemic keeps progressing, an increasing number of people have raised medical questions about the COVID-19. Its true fatality rate isn’t yet known, but it experts believe it’s ten times higher than […]

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Spanish PM declares ‘state of alert’ over coronavirus: What does that mean?

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Spanish PM declares ‘state of alert’ over coronavirus: What does that mean?

Photo: AFPSpain’s Prime Minister placed the nation on “state of alert” on Friday afternoon, a measure to restrict movement of people in a bid to slow down the spread of the coronavirus. We have chosen to make this article completely free for everyone. Please support our website and our coverage by considering joining as a member. […]

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US army might have brought epidemic to China, says Chinese FM spokesman in tweet

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US army might have brought epidemic to China, says Chinese FM spokesman in tweet

 Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian wrote on his Twitter account on Thursday that the US military may have brought the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to Wuhan. “CDC was caught on the spot. When did patient zero begin in US? How many people are infected? What are the names of the hospitals?” Zhao wrote on Twitter, “It […]

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US launches air raids in Iraq after deadly rocket attack Facilities used by Kataib Hezbollah targeted across Iraq in response to attack that killed and wounded US and UK troops.

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US launches air raids in Iraq after deadly rocket attack Facilities used by Kataib Hezbollah targeted across Iraq in response to attack that killed and wounded US and UK troops.

Kataib Hezbollah was one of the Iraqi militia groups that helped defeat the ISIL (ISIS) group in Iraq [File: Ali Mohammed/EPA] Iraq’s military said in a statement that the US air raids hit four locations in the country. In a statement, the Pentagon said the US conducted “defensive precision strikes” against Kataib Hezbollah facilities across Iraq. “These […]

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Coronavirus updates: Baby boy among 17 new COVID-19 cases in Ontario; TSX falls 10.6 per cent by noon; Justin Trudeau self-isolates

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Coronavirus updates: Baby boy among 17 new COVID-19 cases in Ontario; TSX falls 10.6 per cent by noon; Justin Trudeau self-isolates

  The latest novel coronavirus news from Canada and around the world on Thursday:12:47 p.m.: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s communications director tested positive for the new coronavirus, just days after travelling with Bolsonaro to a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida.A statement from the president’s communications office on Thursday said director Fábio Wajngarten’s test results have […]

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Korea ups quarantine checks on arrivals from 5 European countries Some 102 people linked to call center in Seoul test positive for coronavirus

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Korea ups quarantine checks on arrivals from 5 European countries Some 102 people linked to call center in Seoul test positive for coronavirus

(Yonhap) South Korea said Thursday that those arriving in the country after visiting five European countries, including Germany, will face stepped-up quarantine requirements starting next week, as the government grapples with the largest-yet cluster infections of novel coronavirus in the capital. South Korea’s coronavirus cases climbed by 114 to 7,869 as of midnight Wednesday, the […]

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Coronavirus: Kuwait Central Bank quarantines banknotes for four weeks

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Coronavirus: Kuwait Central Bank quarantines banknotes for four weeks

The Kuwaiti dinar. (File photo: Reuters)  The Central Bank of Kuwait said that they are keeping banknotes in an isolated box for at least four weeks before recirculating them into the economy in a bid to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, in a statement on ThursdayThe World Health Organization officially […]

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Coronavirus: EU condemns Trump over US travel ban from 26 Schengen countries

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Coronavirus: EU condemns Trump over US travel ban from 26 Schengen countries

President Donald Trump speaks in an address to the nation from the Oval Office at the White House about the coronavirus Wednesday, March, 11, 2020.   –   Copyright   The European Union has condemned the announcement by Donald Trump of a near ban on travel from 26 Schengen countries over coronavirus, saying it had been imposed “unilaterally and without […]

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Robots safeguard people’s health after work resumes

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Robots safeguard people’s health after work resumes

A technician assembles a robot which can check people’s health to fight against novel coronavirus pneumonia, in Changsha, Central China’s Hunan province, on March 11, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua] Robots have been widely used to monitor health conditions after more people have resumed work in Changsha, Central China’s Hunan province. These robots can be applied to diverse […]

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