Turkey’s coronavirus death toll rises by 57 to 3,641: health ministry
The number of people who have died from COVID-19 in Turkey has risen by 57 in the last 24 hours to 3,641, Health Ministry data...
Exclusive: Large number of COVID-19 cases among Afghan medics spark alarm in Kabul
More than a third of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Afghan capital have been among doctors and other healthcare staff, two senior health officials said...
Saudi Arabia forms police unit to enforce coronavirus curbs on social gatherings: state news agency
Saudi Arabia has formed a police unit to monitor violations of rules banning gatherings of more than five people imposed to curb the spread of...
Norway eyes reopening most of society by mid-June
Norway aims to reopen by mid-June most of the public and private institutions that have been closed to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus,...
Italy’s daily coronavirus death toll falls, new cases broadly stable
Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 274 on Thursday, against 369 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, while the daily...
Millions more Americans file for jobless benefits; productivity tanks
Millions more Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, suggesting layoffs broadened from consumer-facing industries to other segments of the economy and could remain elevated even...
Panama’s Copa Airlines planning to retire Boeing 737-700 fleet
Panama’s Copa Airlines said on Thursday that it is planning to retire early its fleet of 14 older Boeing 737-700 NG planes, the latest carrier...
GSK to test experimental drug to treat pneumonia from COVID-19
GlaxoSmithKline will start trials of an experimental rheumatoid arthritis drug on patients suffering from pneumonia related to COVID-19 at the end of the month....
U.S. employers must try to accommodate workers vulnerable to coronavirus: agency
The U.S. agency that enforces laws prohibiting disability discrimination said on Thursday that employers must try to accommodate workers with medical conditions that make them...
UK appoints former TalkTalk boss to lead coronavirus test and trace programme
Dido Harding, the former chief executive of internet provider TalkTalk, has been appointed by the British government to head its coronavirus test and trace programme...