Minister of Information Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd on Tuesday announced that the Cabinet extended the general mobilization until May 24, while maintaining the economic activities that were allowed to resume work within the imposed conditions. “Prime Minister Hassan Diab confirmed that the Corona epidemic has not ended yet, and ...

Global economy heads for deepest recession since Great Depression as business comes to near standstill Inflation in the wealthiest countries has collapsed at the fastest pace since the financial crisis, as the coronavirus outbreak sinks the world into the deepest recession for almost a century. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation ...

Company claims machine can produce 36,000 test results a day with 99.8 per cent accuracy A blood-screening company claims it has developed a “fast and accurate” antibody test – and is urging UK ministers to begin talks to bring it to the NHS. Quotient said its screening machines, which have received European ...

Dirty air is well known to worsen the heart and lung risk factors for Covid-19 – early research is cause for concern In many respects, it makes perfect sense. Patients with severe Covid-19 are twice as likely to have had pre-existing respiratory diseases and three times as likely to have ...

Millions of Europeans emerged from lockdown on Monday, with hardest-hit Italy leading the way out of its two-month coronavirus confinement. Blue skies greeted Romans as they stepped into a world forever changed by the pandemic that has now infected 3.5 million people. The milestone came as US Secretary of State ...

Experts at the University of Oxford said the first results of coronavirus vaccine trials could by ready as early as mid-June, as the institution announced a new partnership with drug giant AstraZeneca. The agreement with the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company will allow for rapid large-scale distribution of the vaccination around the world if the candidate proves ...

Traders have had to rapidly adjust their day-to-day routine as the corornavirus pandemic has forced many around the world to work from home. Some are using software that lets them remotely log in to their work computers, while others have been given company PCs with specific programs installed. But it’s not ...

Countries must lift lockdowns gradually, while still being “on the look-out” for COVID-19 and ready to restore restrictions if the virus jumps back, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. Vulnerable people in institutions, including those in long-term care facilities, prisons and migrant dormitories, must be protected, its top ...

Scientists cast doubt on the Trump-backed theory that the coronavirus escaped from a Chinese lab Why are the origins of the pandemic so controversial? How Covid-19 began has become increasingly contentious, with the US and other allies suggesting China has not been transparent about the origins of the outbreak. Donald ...

Medical researchers have been studying everything we know about Covid-19. What have they learned – and is it enough to halt the pandemic? Coronaviruses have been causing problems for humanity for a long time. Several versions are known to trigger common colds and more recently two types have set off ...