Coronavirus Updates
LA shuts down testing centers due to Floyd protests
9:08 | 05/31/2020
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Saturday said that all COVID-19 testing sites across the city would be closed due to safety concerns as local unrest continued over the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis.
North Macedonia extends state of emergency
9:07 | 05/31/2020
North Macedonia President Stevo Pendarovski on Saturday announced that the country’s state of emergency would be extended for another two weeks.
Pakistan: Masks now mandatory in public
9:06 | 05/31/2020
Pakistan has made it mandatory to wear face coverings in public, Prime Minister Imran Khan’s special assistant on health, Dr. Zafar Mirza, told reporters on Saturday.
Russia plans coronavirus clinical trials in 2 weeks
9:05 | 05/31/2020
Russian scientists plan to start clinical trials on a coronavirus vaccine within two weeks, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said on Saturday.
US coronavirus deaths top 100,000
9:04 | 05/28/2020
The number of coronavirus deaths in the United States has passed the 100,000 mark. As of Thursday, the total number of deaths in the US stood at 100,442 out of 1,699,933 total cases, according to the Johns Hopkins coronavirus tracker.
Coronavirus cases in Arab Gulf region passes 200,000
8:54 | 05/28/2020
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Arab Gulf region has passed 200,000. The region includes Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Oman.
Turkey resumes intercity train service
8:53 | 05/28/2020
Turkey on Thursday restarted intercity train service after a two-month pause due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Washington, DC to start reopening Friday
8:52 | 05/28/2020
The US capital, Washington, DC, will begin a gradual reopening process on Friday, Mayor Muriel Bowser said Wednesday. Restaurants will be allowed to seat people outdoors and barbershops and hair salons can take customers by appointment only.
Fauci: Hydroxychloroquine not effective against coronavirus
8:51 | 05/28/2020
Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and member of the White House’s Coronavirus Task Force, said Wednesday that data showed hydroxychloroquine was not an effective treatment for the coronavirus. France on Wednesday announced a ban on the use of hydroxychloroquine for treating COVID-19 cases.
Greece to allow visitors from Germany, Israel, Cyprus
8:50 | 05/28/2020
Greece will allow visitors from around two dozen countries, including Germany, Israel and Cyprus, starting mid-June, without having to be quarantined, government officials said Wednesday.