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[ad_1] MADRID: Only 5 percent of Spain’s population has been infected by the new coronavirus, although that number increases to more than 10 percent in Madrid and areas in the center of the country, according to a study published by the government on Wednesday ( May 13) Spain is one …

[ad_1] Many things have changed in the five months since the world found out about Sars-CoV-2, the long name for the little virus that has had a massive impact on economies and societies. And there may be more surprises, or shocks, to come. Scientists, detectives in the microbial world, are …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (May 13) deepened his rift with top medical advisor Anthony Fauci over loosening COVID-19 restrictions, saying they “totally” disagree on whether to keep schools closed. The issue of whether students should return to schools and universities in September is emerging as a …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The spread of the coronavirus has had a tremendous impact on the travel industry. With a vast majority of ground flights to halt the international spread of the virus, major airports such as Singapore and Dubai have seen passenger volumes drop. Ad Ad Airports continue to incur fixed …

[ad_1] SEOUL – South Korea conducted more than 15,000 tests on Wednesday (May 13) as health officials rushed to contain a Covid-19 outbreak linked to at least nine clubs in the Itaewon nightlife district in Seoul. The promise of anonymous evidence has encouraged more people to come forward as the …

[ad_1] KABUL: After struggling to get pregnant for years, Zainab, 27, gave birth to a baby on Tuesday (May 12) morning in a small hospital in the southwest corner of Kabul. She was glad and named the boy Omid, which means “hope” in Dari. Around 10 a.m. (1.30 pm Singapore …

[ad_1] China first China, as the original epicenter of the virus and the first to close, has increased the staffing of the office for several weeks, with little sign that security precautions will be removed any time soon. The Bank of Communications Co., which employs some 87,000 people, ordered most …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 – Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s position as a prime minister is not legitimate unless he can prove he has the majority support in Parliament when he took his oath of office, said his predecessor Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. In a video statement today, Dr Mahathir …

[ad_1] LONDON: A female railway station worker in Britain died of Covid-19 last month after she was spit and coughed up by someone claiming to have the virus, her union said yesterday. The TSSA transport union said Belly Mujinga, 47, contracted the virus with a colleague a few days after …

[ad_1] BEIJING: To enter many offices, restaurants, parks or malls in China nowadays, people must show their status on an app that determines whether they are a COVID-19 threat. There is often a moment of tension before opening the app on arriving at a location. Advertisement Advertisement A green light …