COVID-19 outbreak: Virus ravages Iran as emergency services chief infected
COVID-19 has claimed 77 lives in Iran, officials said on Tuesday (Mar 3), as the emergency services chief became the latest high-ranking official to be infected in the deadliest outbreak outside China.
23:57 | 03/03/2020
Italy reports second death among 30 COVID-19 cases
Both Italy and Iran reported more deaths among new cases of coronavirus on Saturday (Feb 22).
18:38 | 22/02/2020
COVID-19 outbreak: Egypt confirms first case as death toll in China surges past 1,500
Egypt's health ministry on Friday (Feb 14) announced the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in Africa. Meanwhile, the death toll from China surged past 1,500 on Saturday after 139 more people died in Hubei province, the epicentre of the outbreak.
14:21 | 15/02/2020
