MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia never sought a sharp oil price fall or an end to cooperation with the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), and the Gulf nations are to blame for the crisis on the global oil markets, a … Read More
Russia, which has reported few confirmed cases of the disease compared to European countries, is readying its healthcare system for a possible spike in patient numbers. Kirill Zykov / Moskva News Agency Russia plans to build new isolation units for patients … Read More
Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York at a news conference regarding the novel coronavirus on March 2. Reuters/Andrew Kelly Forty-eight US states so far have declared states of emergency in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Washington was the first state … Read More
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his nation’s army to deliver medical aid to Italy – the new epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic – after offering help during a Saturday phone call with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. Preparations for the aid mission were underway Sunday at … Read More
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran issued its most dire warning yet Tuesday about the new coronavirus ravaging the country, suggesting “millions” could die in the Islamic Republic if people keep traveling and ignore health guidance. A state TV journalist who … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, Did you hear about the elderly man in Italy who was in isolation with his wife for fourteen days? He died. She strangled him. (That’s a joke, maybe a bad one.) Or is laughing outlawed too? Never … Read More
Globally, there are more than 245,000 cases of which 88,465 people recovered, in 158 countries and territories, according to various trackers. Here’s what’s happening on March 20: People stand apart as they line up to enter a supermarket in Milan, … Read More
A concourse at Sky Harbor Airport is unusually empty as airlines cut flights due to the coronavirus outbreak, March 17, 2020, in Phoenix. THE LATEST: Global Coronavirus Death Toll Passes 10,000 Trump Touts Two Drugs for Coronavirus Treatment South Korea’s … Read More
Travelers wait in line at a Virgin Australia Airlines counter at Kingsford Smith International Airport, amid the coronavirus outbreak, in Sydney, Australia, March 18, 2020. THE LATEST: Global Coronavirus Death Toll Passes 10,000 Trump Touts Two Drugs for Coronavirus Treatment … Read More