Coronavirus Updates
Dubai changes coronavirus testing entry rules
11:46 | 10/28/2020
Dubai has changed its testing requirements for entry for tourists and residents returning from different destinations, Arab News reports.
Bahrain to open mosques for Dhuhr prayers
11:46 | 10/28/2020
Bahrain on November 1 will resume noon (Dhuhr) prayers at mosques, state news agency BNA reported. Dawn (Fajr) prayers at mosques resumed on August 28.
Israeli coronavirus czar Ronni Gamzu’s replacement named
15:46 | 10/27/2020
Prof. Nachman Ash, a former IDF chief medical officer, was named on Tuesday as the replacement for outgoing coronavirus commissioner Prof. Ronni Gamzu. The transition will begin on Wednesday, the Health Ministry said.
German minister: 20,000 daily cases at end of week
15:42 | 10/27/2020
German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said on Tuesday that he expects 20,000 daily coronavirus infections at the end of the week as the country deals with an exponential rise in daily cases.
Russia reports record daily coronavirus deaths
15:41 | 10/27/2020
Russia on Tuesday reported a record number of daily coronavirus deaths at 320, bringing the country’s total death toll to 26,589, according to The Moscow Times. Russia has announced new restrictions in an effort to slow down the record rise in coronavirus infections.
India’s coronavirus death rate lowest since March
15:40 | 10/27/2020
India’s COVID-19 fatality rate has declined to 1.5%, the lowest since March 22, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday.
AstraZeneca: Vaccine prompts immune response in elderly
15:37 | 10/27/2020
British drugmaker AstraZeneca said on Monday that its coronavirus vaccine candidate being developed by the University of Oxford produces an immune response in both younger and older adults.
US sets news record for average daily coronavirus cases
15:34 | 10/27/2020
The United States on Sunday set a seven-day average record for new coronavirus cases as infections continue to increase across the country. The weekly average was 68,954 on Sunday, according to the Covid Tracking Project, a collaborative volunteer-run effort to track the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the US.
UAE using sniffer dogs to detect COVID-19 at airports
15:33 | 10/27/2020
The United Arab Emirates has confirmed that it is using sniffer dogs to detect COVID-19 at Sharjah and Abu Dhabi airports.
Report: Mossad brought Chinese coronavirus vaccine to Israel
12:41 | 10/26/2020
Israel’s Channel 12 reported on Monday that the Mossad, the external intelligence agency of Israel, brought China’s coronavirus vaccine to Israel to study and learn from it.