It’s likely Covid-19 originated in bats, scientists say. But did it then jump to pangolins? In the public mind, the origin story of coronavirus seems well fixed: in late 2019 someone at the now world-famous Huanan seafood market in Wuhan was infected with a virus from an animal. The rest ... Read More »
International trade body predicts commerce could shrink up to 32% and warns against 30s-style protectionism International trade has dried up as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and could be on course for a collapse as severe as that of the 1930s Great Depression, the World Trade Organization has said. ... Read More »
The US suffered its highest daily death toll from coronavirus on Tuesday, with 1,858 people succumbing to the disease, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University. The new peak in deaths was propelled by New York City, which remains the most stricken part of the country and which ... Read More »
Lebanon recorded an increase in the number of people infected with coronavirus, recording 27 new cases on Wednesday including 11 Lebanese expats, without new deaths. The Health Ministry said the total reached 575 cases including eleven expats flown into Lebanon from Madrid and Paris a day earlier. Out of 108 ... Read More »
British foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Tuesday he was confident that Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in intensive care with a coronavirus infection, would pull through because “he’s a fighter”. “He remained stable overnight. He’s receiving standard oxygen treatment and breathing without any assistance. He has not required any mechanical ... Read More »
China has reported no new deaths from coronavirus for the first time since it began issuing daily briefings on the outbreak more than two months ago. In its latest update, the country’s health ministry said there were 32 confirmed cases and 12 suspected cases recorded over the last 24 hours. All ... Read More »
The US reached a death toll of 11,000 people on Tuesday, which surpasses the total number of battle deaths from six US wars combined, according to data from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. VA data says a total of 9,961 soldiers died on the battlefield during these six wars: ... Read More »
A new study on mice offers hope for a vaccine against coronavirus, according to the researchers behind it. The latest research successfully protected mice against a lethal dose of Mers, a very close relative of the new coronavirus that causes Covid-19. Scientists suggest that the same delivery method could work ... Read More »
The early evidence leaves little doubt that Covid-19 poses a greater risk to men – but are the reasons biological or cultural? he coronavirus crisis seems to be placing everything under a harsh, unforgiving spotlight: economic inequality, the vulnerabilities of healthcare systems, the fragility of globalisation and the challenges of ... Read More »
The Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that 7 new Coronavirus cases were reported, bringing the total number of cases in Lebanon to 548. The ministry added that the number of tests conducted during the past 24 hours reached 568 tests without the ones conducted from the Lebanese nationals who ... Read More »
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