UN Climate Summit Postponed until 2021 Because of COVID-19
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - This year's United Nations global climate summit is being postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, host country Britain said Wednesday,
Global Virus Cases near Million as US Records Youngest Death
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A six-week-old baby died of Covid-19 and global agencies warned of food shortages as coronavirus infections around the world neared one million Wednesday.
Trump Ally Accuses WHO of ‘Spreading Chinese Propaganda’ as Beijing Blasts West’s Cover-Up Claims
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - China has dismissed as ‘nonsense’ recent media reports about its alleged attempts to cover up the true scale of fatalities in Wuhan– the province where the COVID-19 outbreak began late last year.
Trial of Avigan for Coronavirus Begins in Japan
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A Japanese pharmaceutical firm has initiated clinical trials of a drug that could potentially treat coronavirus symptoms.
Putin to Hold Meeting by Video-Conference after Contact with Coronavirus Doctor: Kremlin
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a government meeting on Wednesday by video conference, the Kremlin said, a day after a doctor who met Putin last week said he had been diagnosed with the virus.
Russian Plane Takes Off for US with Coronavirus Help Onboard
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A Russian military transport plane took off from an airfield outside Moscow early on Wednesday and headed for the United States with a load of medical equipment and masks to help Washington fight coronavirus, Russian state TV reported.
Coronavirus Worst Crisis since WWII, UN Boss Says as Deaths Surge
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic continued to worsen Wednesday despite unprecedented lockdowns, as the head of the United Nations sounded the alarm on what he said was humanity’s worst crisis since World War II.
US Virus Deaths Pass 4,000: Johns Hopkins
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The total US death toll from the coronavirus pandemic topped 4,000 early Wednesday, more than double the number from three days earlier, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
Some Countries Still without Confirmed Virus Cases
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - 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.
Thousands of French Students ‘Lost’ amid School Shutdown: Minister
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Teachers across France have been unable to stay in contact with thousands of students to ensure they are still learning despite being unable to attend class because of coronavirus confinement, Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer said Tuesday.
Indonesia to Release 30,000 Prisoners Early amid Virus Concerns
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Indonesia is set to release about 30,000 prisoners early as the Southeast Asian nation seeks to avoid a possible surge in coronavirus infections in its overcrowded prisons.
Russian Scientists Develop Highly Accurate Test for Novel Coronavirus
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - 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.
US Deaths Pass 3,000 as World Bank Warns Covid-19 Will Drive East Asia into Poverty
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The United States has recorded its deadliest day in the coronavirus pandemic, with another 540 deaths taking its fatalities past 3,000, as the World Bank warned that economic fallout could drive large parts of East Asia into poverty.
Coronavirus Epidemic 'Far from over' in Asia: WHO Official
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The coronavirus epidemic is “far from over” in the Asia-Pacific region, and current measures to curb the spread of the virus are buying time for countries to prepare for large-scale community transmissions, a WHO official said on Tuesday.
Moscow Begins Lockdown, As Russia Regions Prepare for Confinement
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Moscow on Monday imposed a lockdown in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus as Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin asked regional authorities to make similar preparations.
EU's Gentiloni Warns 'European Project' at Risk in Pandemic
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The European Union warned Monday that economic policy disagreements among member states in reaction to the coronavirus pandemic risked splitting and dooming the European project.
US Regulator Gives Anti-Malaria Drugs Emergency Approval to Treat Coronavirus
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A limited emergency-use authorization for two antimalarial drugs touted as game-changers by President Donald Trump has been issued by the US Food and Drug Administration to treat coronavirus patients.
Argentina Extends Coronavirus Quarantine until Mid-April
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez said on Sunday that the country would extend a mandatory nationwide quarantine period until the middle of April in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus that has killed over 30,000 people worldwide.
