Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Greece extends coronavirus lockdown by a week

Greece's government spokesman on Thursday announced a weeklong extension to the country's current lockdown, due to the continued spread of the coronavirus, particularly in the north of the country.

Health

Hong Kong, Singapore agree 'travel bubble'

Hong Kong and Singapore on Thursday said they had agreed "in principle" to set up a bubble allowing residents to travel freely between the two financial hubs as long as they test negative for the coronavirus.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Egypt extends night-time curfew in fight against virus

Egypt will extend a nationwide night-time curfew by a further two weeks in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli said on Wednesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

COVID-19 outbreak in Iran may be much larger than we think

Iran may have significantly more cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) than the 43 that were reported to the public. A brief report published in Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that Iran would need to have approximately ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

East European nations launch virus fightback

Slovakia and the Czech Republic on Thursday said they were closing borders to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, while Latvia and Lithuania closed schools and banned mass gatherings.

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