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British Columbia reports three more deaths from COVID-19

Lions Gate Hospital, however, will only handling emergent cases because there have been cases there. As for primary care, prescriptions will be refilled witho...

'We will retaliate against any attack' - U.S. warns Iraq

Longstanding antagonism between the United States and Iran has mostly played out on Iraqi soil in recent months. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Iraq...

Coronavirus situation in France "deteriorating very fast": health chief

At the same time , the number of cases in France rose to 4.499 from 3,661 a day earlier. "We must absolutely limit movement, meetings and contacts", French p...

Turkey quarantines pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia

Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoglu, Turkey's Youth and Sports Minister, said student dormitories in Turkey now have a capacity to host some 10,000 people for the 14-da...

Cuomo Urges New Yorkers to 'Stay Home' Practice Social Distancing

But he wants to try to put the states in the best possible position to avoid overwhelming regional hospitals. Of the 950 cases in New York, Cuomo noted that...

Golden Princess passengers in quarantine

A SC lawmaker wants answers after more than 2,400 cruise passengers weren't properly screened for COVID-19 symptoms before they were released into the Port of ...

Coronavirus: US man who stockpiled hand sanitiser probed for price gouging

A Tennessee man who purchased more than 17,700 bottles of hand sanitizer to resell online ended up with a massive financial loss, having been forced into donati...

Ontario announces measures to protect workers during COVID-19 pandemic

Phillips said the full budget would be released as late as the fall. The Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development is responding to inquiries regard...

'Buy what you need', urges United Kingdom health secretary

Jeane Freeman, Hancock's counterpart in Scotland, said: "We don't want people who are elderly to be stuck in their homes alone not contacting anyone, with their...

These are the countries the Foreign Office is advising against travelling to

The US ordered the travel ban in response to the growing number of people becoming infected with coronavirus across the UK. We are following the latest Fore...

US expands travel restrictions to UK, Ireland amid Coronavirus scare

When Trump announced Wednesday that the administration will impose travel restrictions on many European countries from Friday, Britain was not included because ...

Health systems strained in Italy as coronavirus toll surges

Twelve countries outside China now have 1,000 or more confirmed novel coronavirus infections. The big picture: The virus is straining Italy's health...

Virus scare tightens European Union nations' border controls

The Minister has also sent a corresponding notification letter today, on the reintroduction of temporary border controls based on Article 28 of the Schengen Bor...

Braemar Heading to Cuba

Ship captain Joso Glavic announced on Monday Morning that he was sailing to Cuba, where guests would be repatriated back to the UK. Evacuations were being c...

Terrorists Should Stay Out of Europe During Coronavirus Outbreak — ISIS Travel Warning

In the latest edition of the terrorist group's official newsletter, al-Naba, the editors who normally urge followers to carry out attacks on the western countri...

Fauci: No 'immediate' need for domestic travel ban

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday said he was in close touch with Congress about helping U.S. airlines weather a massive downturn in business due...

Global COVID-19 cases surpass those inside China: WHO #43918

A senior government medical adviser in Germany , which recorded more than 1,000 new infections over the past day, urged people to refrain from holding private ...

Health and Human Services Has Been Attacked

Bloomberg reported that the National Security Council's warning on Sunday about fake national quarantine texts was connected to the alleged hack. According...

Governor Beshear Tests Negative For Coronavirus

As of 5 p.m. ET Sunday more tests results were received, bringing the state's total to 21 with two new positive cases in Jefferson County and one in Clark Count...

Final group from Diamond Princess to go home

All passengers and crew members had left the ship moored at Yokohama Port by March 1. On Saturday, she said no cruise ships will be allowed to arrive in New Z...

European Union executive proposes shutting down bloc's external borders for 30 days

More than 22,000 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed across Europe, and more than 1,000 people so far have died on the continent. The president of the Europ...

Taliban attacks in Afghanistan must be reduced: United States general

The government says the talks must begin and violence subside before it will free them all. "We have received the lists of prisoners to be released". This com...

Coronavirus: U.S. restricts travel from Britain, Ireland

Yesterday, a 30-day USA ban took effect on all travel from the EU's Schengen border-free zone, part of a global clampdown on travel to curtail the virus. Offi...

Morrison Government considering further coronavirus stimulus measures

The Prime Minister also responded to demands from Australian Rugby League Commission Chairman Peter V'landys for financial help from the government. Australia...

5 dead, including officer, in Missouri gas station shooting

About 11:40 p.m. another call came in reporting that a vehicle had crashed at the Kum & Go at 2885 E. Chestnut Expressway. A person armed with a gun entered the...

All bars, restaurants to close to dine-in customers in IL

The governor of IL said he is considering closing down bars and restaurants across the state in light of the Wuhan coronavirus global pandemic. DeWine and P...

Coronavirus: Washington State is shutting down restaurants, bars and entertainment facilities

In an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus , King County plans to repurpose three more properties for isolation centers. Grocery stores and pahramcies wi...

Alberta confirms 10 new cases of COVID-19, total at 39

The province is also placing restrictions on visitation to long term care or seniors facilities. Dayhomes are exempt because of the small number of children i...

How forgers fooled the Bible museum with fake Dead Sea Scroll fragments

That bleak view was seemingly confirmed in late 2018 , when the US$500 million Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC revealed that at least five of the Dead ...

Malaysia reports 190 new coronavirus cases, most linked to mosque event

Some 190 new positive Covid-19 cases were reported in Malaysia, Sunday, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 428, said Health Director-General D...