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Syria reports first death over coronavirus

Syria has reported its first official death from Covid-19, amid fears the country is at grave risk if the disease spreads. A woman patient died in hospital, state media say,

Saudi seizes 5 million illegally stored medical masks

Saudi authorities have seized more than five million medical masks that were illegally stockpiled amid the coronavirus outbreak, state media reported on Sunday. The commerce ministry seized 1.17 million masks

Coronavirus: Global death toll rises to 16,558

The global death toll of coronavirus climed to 16,558 till Tuesday. A total of 381,739 people have been affected and 102,429 died worldwide in the deadly disease, worldometer reported. In

Nepal goes into lockdown, to come into force from Tuesday

Nepal goes into coronavirus lockdown three days after the government took some drastic measures to control the spread of COVID-19 in the country. Government of Nepal has decided to impose

Myanmar confirms first coronavirus cases

Myanmar confirmed its first cases of of the deadly novel coronavirus late Monday after weeks of increasing scepticism over the under-developed southeast Asian nation’s claims to be free of the

Italy coronavirus infection death toll passes 4,000

The grim toll of coronavirus deaths in Italy, the world’s worst-hit nation, surged past 4,000 on Friday as New York and other states of the United States joined California in

Italy records more deaths as total infections top 41,000

Shawdesh Desk: A total of 427 COVID-19 patients had died in 24 hours in Italy, taking the country’s death toll to 3,405, according to new data released on Thursday by

Coronavirus: Global death toll climbs to 11,398

Shawdesh desk: The coronavirus pandemic has taken a devastating turn as it claimed the lives of 11,398 people worldwide as of Saturday. It has so far infected 275,871 people around