Seoul, May 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) South Korean health authorities have warned against an increase in new COVID-19 cases, as the country reported yet another cluster infection on Friday after easing social distancing. The country detected 12…
Washington, May 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) US President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered daily coronavirus testing at the White House after it was reported that one of his personal aides has tested positive for the deadly disease….
Washington, May 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The first coronavirus-related death of an immigrant detained in the US has been reported at a centre in California, a media report said on Thursday. The 57-year-old man, named by relatives…
Washington, May 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) US President Donald Trump said that the White House Coronavirus Task Force will continue “indefinitely”, a day after officials hinted that the team would wind down. The task force “will continue…
By Arul Louis New York, May 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Although COVID-19 affects children less frequently, officials say they have been diagnosed in the New York area with a serious mystery illness connected to it that affects…
New York, May 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sixty-four children have been hospitalised across New York with a disease possibly linked to the COVID-19, the state’s health department said. In an advisory issued to healthcare providers on Wednesday,…
Moscow, May 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Russia has confirmed 10,102 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, raising the overall tally to 155,370, its country’s coronavirus response centre said on Tuesday. The death toll from the…
By Arul Louis New York, May 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) With about half of the 50 US states beginning to relax the COVID-19 restrictions without fully meeting the criteria for it, new models of the pandemic’s deadly…
Ottawa, May 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Canada has joined the European Union (EU) and other countries in a global effort to develop a vaccine for COVID-19 when the country’s five provinces began easing restrictions on businesses and…
Washington, May 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The global number of deaths due to the novel coronavirus has surpassed the 250,000 mark, according to the the Johns Hopkins University. As of Tuesday morning, the global death toll stood…
Rome, May 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Italy on Monday began Phase 2 of its COVID-19 lockdown de-escalation, which will see some measures easing and the restart activities. Manufacturing of products like textiles and fashion items, construction and…
Paris/London, May 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) France and the UK will start the trials of the their respective COVID-19 tracing apps from next week, the two governments have confirmed. French Minister for Digital Affairs Cedric O said…
Wuhan, May 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) There has been no new confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in China’s Hubei province and its capital Wuhan, where the deadly disease originated last December, for the 30th consecutive day,…
Rome/Berlin, May 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) A gradual reopening of activities will begin in Italy from Monday, after residents spent a number of weeks in confinement due to the coronavirus pandemic, while churches in Germany resumed prayer…
Moscow, May 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Russia on Sunday reported a new single-day record with 10,633 COVID-19 cases confirmed over the last 24 hours, raising its total number of infections to 134,687, health authorities said. Russia has…
Madrid, May 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Masks will be compulsory on public transport in Spain from Monday as the country moves to gradually relax its tough lockdown. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said the government would distribute 6…
Paris, May 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) With 218 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours, France registered the smallest one-day increase in fatalities since the end of March, a top health official said. French Director General for Health Jerome…
Geneva, May 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The World Health Organization (WHO) has welcomed the news that there were no more hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Wuhan, the Chinese city where the novel coronavirus originated last December, praising its…
Washington, May 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The White House has blocked Anthony Fauci, an infectious disease expert and central figure in the administration’s response to the novel coronavirus, from testifying before Congress. “While the (Donald) Trump Administration…
Pyongyang, May 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony of a phosphatic fertiliser factory on Friday, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Saturday. “All the participants broke into…