BAGHDAD – Iraq banned all public gatherings and barred entry by travelers from Kuwait and Bahrain, the health minister said on Wednesday, banning travel to or from a total of nine countries as fears grew over the spread of the …
Brazil Confirms First Coronavirus Case in Latin America
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil’s government confirmed on Wednesday that a 61-year-old Brazilian man who traveled to Italy this month has Latin America’s first confirmed case of the contagious new coronavirus.
We will now see how this virus behaves in …
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Situation Report – 37 (26 February 2020)
Four new Member States (Algeria, Austria, Croatia, and Switzerland) reported cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Algeria is the first Member State of the AFRO Region to report a case of COVID-19.
For the first time, since the …
Hong Kong Bookseller Sentencing Sends Chilling Warning to China Dissidents
Rights groups in Hong Kong and abroad Tuesday denounced a Chinese court’s verdict to sentence former Hong Kong bookseller Gui Minhai to 10 years in prison on charges of illegally providing intelligence to foreign entities.
They said the verdict only …
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Situation Report – 36 (25 February 2020)
HIGHLIGHTS
Four new Member States (Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq, and Oman) reported cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
For healthcare workers and public health professionals, WHO has an online course titled Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) for Novel Coronavirus …
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) WHO Thailand Situation Report 25 February 2020
Today, 25 February 2020, the Ministry of Public Health of Thailand announced two new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in Thailand to 37. Both are Thai nationals, a female with a close relative who recently returned …