A woman has her temperature checked and her hands disinfected to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus as she enters the Kourosh Shopping Center in Tehran. Iran’s parliament released a report …
Zarif hits out at US’s refusal to lift sanctions on Iran, Syria
20 Apr 2020 16:13 GMT A photo released by the presidency showed the visiting foreign minister and Syrian president sitting opposite each other, both in face masks [Reuters] Iran’s foreign minister has …
RAF planes await order to set off to collect PPE from Turkey
Another shipment has been delayed. Photograph: Sgt Matty Matthews/MoD/AFP via Getty Images Three RAF planes waiting to pick up a shipment of 400,000 protective gowns and other equipment urgently …
Coronavirus puts missile showdown between Turkey and U.S. on hold
Turkey’s plans to switch on its new Russian missile defence systems have been delayed by the coronavirus outbreak but it does not intend to reverse a decision which has raised the threat of U.S.
Coronavirus: ‘Low confidence’ over arrival of PPE from Turkey, says NHS boss
The consignment had been expected to arrive from Turkey on Sunday. Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers, told the BBC there was “no doubt” some hospital trusts already had shortages of the …
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll rises by 123 to 2,140: minister
Turkey’s confirmed cases of the COVID-19 disease increased by 4,674 in the past 24 hours, and 123 more people have died, taking the death toll to 2,140, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Monday.
Vietnam protests China’s expansion in disputed waters
Vietnam protested on Sunday at China saying it had established two administrative units on islands in the South China Sea, in Beijing’s latest move to demonstrate its assertiveness in the disputed …
Turkey has passed China in the number of cases
According to figures released today coronavirus Ministry of Health, Turkey has passed China in the number of cases. As of today, a total of 86 thousand 306 in Turkey coronavirus cases observed, the …
Analyst Heydarian weighs in on Philippines’ handling of COVID-19 pandemic
GMA Network’s resident political analyst Richard Heydarian weighed opposing perspectives on the Philippines’ handling of the coronavirus pandemic in a Stand for Truth episode on Monday. On one hand, …
41 more recover from COVID-19 in Philippines as cases climb to 6,459
The number of patients who have recovered from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) climbed to 613 on Monday after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 41 new recoveries as cases nationwide …