Iran threatens to use ‘force’ to stop people travelling between cities as it tries to get a grip on one of the world’s worst coronavirus outbreaks Iran has confirmed almost 5,000 cases of coronavirus with 124 people killed Virus spread to every province in the country in one of world’s worst outbreaks Health ministry has … Read more
The impact of coronavirus, as seen from space: Satellite images reveal the effects the disease has had – from empty theme parks to deserted streets The Grand Mosque in Mecca and a holy shrine in Qom are missing their usually huge crowds of pilgrims Tourists are also absent from Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, Milan’s Piazza del … Read more
The reputed birthplace of Jesus has been shut over coronavirus fears while Hinduism’s Holi festival is being scaled back and Iran is urging people to avoid using cash in a fresh round of public health measures today. The Nativity Church in Bethlehem, where Christians believe Jesus was born, will close indefinitely from 4pm today after … Read more
Three things happened yesterday that made me think the sh*t with coronavirus just got very real. First, the head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned after massive spikes in coronavirus infection in worst hit countries like South Korea, Italy, Iran and Japan: ‘We are in unchartered territory.’ And he revealed the death … Read more
Footage emerges claiming to show coronavirus victim body bags lined up in Iranian hospital amid fears regime is hiding true toll of the disease The footage was reportedly recorded by medical personnel in a hospital It shows lines of seemingly full body bags lining the floors of the hospital Comes amid accusations regime is concealing the … Read more
Figures released by China on Wednesday suggest the tide of the coronavirus epidemic in the nation may be turning. For the first time since the outbreak began, the number of coronavirus deaths outside of China exceeded those reported inside the country. Only 38 deaths from the virus were reported on Wednesday, according to the Chinese … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,200 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and over 94,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,200 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and over 94,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
Iran has released 54,000 prisoners to avoid spreading coronavirus after its cases soared to more than 2,300 today, including 77 deaths. Tehran’s judiciary said the inmates were allowed out only after testing negative for COVID-19 and posting bail, while ‘security prisoners’ jailed for more than five years would not be released. It comes amid fears … Read more
Iran‘s Ayatollah Khamenei has said that coronavirus is ‘not that big a deal’ even though the country’s death toll has hit 77 and one of his senior advisers has died of the disease. Khamenei called on Iranians to pray against the virus ‘as prayer can solve many problems.’ As of today, 77 in the country … Read more
A British-Iranian woman jailed in Iran could be released on furlough this week after serving four years in prison. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 41, could leave Evin jail either today or tomorrow according to Labour MP Tulip Siddiq. It comes just days after Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband Richard Ratcliffe said he feared his wife had developed a ‘cold’ due … Read more
Figures released by China on Monday suggest that the tide of the coronavirus epidemic in the nation may be turning. There are now more patients who have recovered from the illness than there are people who are still infected there. According to China Global TV Network, as of Monday, there are at least 44,500 people … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and almost 90,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more