Coronavirus is killing one person every 10 minutes in Iran, according to the nation’s health ministry. The Tehran government finally voiced the extent of the outbreak within its borders on Thursday after weeks of skewed numbers. The number of its confirmed cases is currently more than 19,640 with the death toll climbing to 1,433, making […]
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Italy’s Death Toll Surges by 627 in a Single Day to 4,032…
Italy’s coronavirus death toll has leapt by 627 in a single day, an increase of 18.4 percent, taking the total to 4,032 – by far the largest daily rise in absolute terms since the virus emerged a month ago. On Thursday, Italy overtook China as the country to register most deaths from the highly contagious […]
Former Director of Massachusetts Biotech Firm Faces Up to Seven Years in Chinese Prison After ‘Hiding her Coronavirus symptoms and Flying from LA to Beijing for Treatment’…
A former associate director of a US biotechnology company is facing up to seven years in prison in China after allegedly hiding her coronavirus symptoms and flying from Los Angeles to Beijing in hopes of receiving treatment. The Chinese national, 37, gobbled down anti-fever medicine at LAX to suppress her high temperatures before boarding the […]
National Shutdown Looms in Germany Over Chinese Coronavirus As Bavaria Imposes Total Lockdown…
The leader of Germany’s largest state, Bavaria, has announced a complete shutdown on all public life, beginning from this evening (20 March), and lasting for at least the next two weeks to try and contain the spread of coronavirus. “We are shutting down public life almost completely,” Bavaria’s state premier Markus Söder said in a […]
Iran Reports Largest Spike in Coronavirus as 147 More Die…
Iran reported its single largest increase in deaths from the new coronavirus on March 18 as another 147 people died, raising the country’s overall death toll to 1,135. The nearly 15 percent spike in deaths—amid a total of 17,361 confirmed cases in Iran—marks the largest 24-hour increase in fatalities since officials first acknowledged cases of […]
Italy Reports Nearly 500 Deaths in 24 Hours from CCP Virus…
Italian health authorities said that nearly 500 people have died from the new coronavirus in 24 hours as the country struggles to contain the outbreak. The country’s Civil Protection chief, Angelo Borrelli, said that 475 people died from the CCP virus in a single day, raising the death toll to 2,978 as of Thursday. The […]
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Spain Turns Back Cars from Land Borders as Coronavirus Death Toll Nears 500…
Spain set up police checks at its land borders with France and Portugal on March 17 and turned back foreigners attempting to enter, part of strict measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Europe’s second hardest-hit country. The government reported 182 new fatalities overnight, bringing the total number to 491 and making Spain […]
Japan Olympics Official Tests Positive For COVID-19 As Training Camps Canceled Across Country…
The deputy head of Japan’s Olympics Committee has coronavirus after reportedly experiencing a mild fever on Sunday after returning from a trip to Europe and the United States, according to the Wall Street Journal. Kozo Tashima, who is also the president of Japan’s Football Association, was in Orlando, Florida on March 5 where he watched […]
Top Cleric on Iran’s Powerful Council of Experts Dies of Covid-19…
Top Iranian clerics who are close to the supreme leader have increasingly been testing positive for Covid-19, and one senior cleric has just died from it. Multiple regional news outlets have reported the death Ayatollah Hashem Bathaei-Golpaygani Monay after he tested positive for coronavirus over the weekend, in the very first instance of a member […]
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China’s First Confirmed Coronavirus Case Traced Back to November 17…
The first case of someone in China suffering from Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, can be traced back to November 17, according to government data seen by the South China Morning Post. Chinese authorities have so far identified at least 266 people who were infected last year, all of whom came under […]
European Union To Ban Non-Essential Travel Into Europe…
The gradual but accelerating “quarantining” of the world into its constituent parts to halt the spread of the Coronavirus just took a major step moments ago, when the FT reported that European countries plan a ban on entry to the 26-state Schengen passport free travel zone in the most radical response yet to the continent’s […]
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Self-Isolates After Wife Shows Coronavirus Symptoms…
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is self-isolating at his home after his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau returned from London and exhibited “mild flu-like symptoms.” “She immediately sought medical advice, and is being tested for the COVID-19 virus,” CTV News reported. “She is self-isolating at home awaiting test results, and her symptoms have since subsided.” Prime […]
Italian Medical Chief Dies from Coronavirus…
Italy’s medical community is mourning the death of the head of the medical association in the northern Italian region of Varese, Italy’s state-run ANSA reported Wednesday. Roberto Stella, president of the Medical Guild of Varese, died Tuesday night in Como, where the 67-year-old was hospitalized for respiratory failure due to coronavirus, the agency reported In […]
Inside the Red Zone: An Interview from Italy During Covid-19 Lockdown…
Since COVID-19 appeared in the news, I have paid even more attention to some of the preparedness forums and social media groups that I am part of. People have a lot of questions about preparedness and I have been making an effort to help them figure things out whenever possible. In one group I saw […]
Merkel Expects 60-70 Percent of Germans To Be Infected with Coronavirus…
Parliament falls silent as German Chancellor drops shocking number. Angela Merkel says she expects around 60-70 per cent of Germans will be infected with the coronavirus, which equates to about 53 million people. Reportedly, the German Parliament fell completely silent when Merkel stated the number News outlet Bild reported the German Chancellor’s comments, which echoed […]
Italy Reports 196 New Deaths From Coronavirus in 24 Hours…
Italian health officials on Wednesday reported 196 deaths from the COVID-19 coronavirus in the past 24 hours, representing a 30 percent increase over the previous day. Confirmed cases rose more than 20 percent to 12,462, making Italy the worst-affected country in the world outside of mainland China. Italy’s emergency manager, Angelo Borrelli, announced the new […]
China Covered Up Outbreak of New Coronavirus, US National Security Adviser Says…
Chinese officials covered up the initial outbreak of the new coronavirus, costing the world some two months in response time, U.S. national security advisor Robert O’Brien said, in some of the strongest remarks against the regime in Bejing about the spread of the virus. In response to Chinese officials’ recent claims that the virus didn’t […]
UK’s Health Minister Nadine Dorries Tests Positive for COVID-19…
Health minister Nadine Dorries has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating. She is the first MP in the UK to be diagnosed with COVID-19, as the virus spread further on Tuesday. A sixth person in the country has died and the total number of confirmed cases is 382 – up by 54 in the […]
Corrupt Elites Siphon Aid Money Intended for World’s Poorest…
A new study has found that as much as a sixth of foreign aid intended for the world’s poorest countries has flowed into bank accounts in tax havens owned by elites. The report from the World Bank, opens with the simple question: “Do elites capture foreign aid?” The overriding conclusion of the 46-page report says […]
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