Germany warns against travel as virus threat increases to ‘high’
Berlin (dpa) – Germany stepped up its advice against travel on Tuesday, with the government issuing a global travel warning in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The…
Global coronavirus death toll tops 7,500
PARIS (HRNW) According to an Iranian health official, there were 135 new deaths due to the coronavirus, raising the total death toll to 988. Spain’s…
Europe locks down as global virus panic spreads
PARIS (HRNW) – European leaders plan to ban all non-essential travel into the continent on Tuesday, the latest drastic attempt to curb the coronavirus pandemic…
Macron ramps up French ‘war’ on coronavirus
PARIS (HRNW) – French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday ordered people to stay at home to avoid spreading the new coronavirus, saying only necessary trips…
‘Most exposed’: Spain’s cashiers on the frontline of virus battle
MADRID (HRNW) – “Keep a safe distance!” barks a cashier in a Madrid supermarket, where working the till means braving the frontline in virus-ravaged Spain….
Biden-Sanders vote goes ahead in 4 states as virus upends American life
MIAMI (HRNW) – Millions of Americans troop to polling stations Tuesday in four states despite the coronavirus pandemic bringing anxiety and uncertainty to the nation’s…
US begins first human trial of coronavirus vaccine
WASHINGTON (HRNW) – The first human trial to evaluate a candidate vaccine against the new coronavirus has begun in Seattle, US health officials said Monday,…
Punjab, Sindh report new coronavirus cases, Pakistan tally reaches 193
Karachi (HRNW) Sindh and Punjab have reported 10 new cases of COVID-19 in Karachi and Dera Ghazi Khan on Tuesday. The total number of cases in…
Punjab reports six cases of coronavirus
LAHORE (HRNW) Punjab health minister Dr Yasmin Rashid on Tuesday has confirmed that the number of coronavirus patients has escalated to six in province. Addressing…
CM Sindh directs to distribute soaps, hand sanitizers in rural areas
KARACHI (HRNW) – Chief Minister of Sindh (CM) Murad Ali Shah on Tuesday has chaired an important meeting on the situation caused by the coronavirus…