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New task for spy agencies: stay ahead of epidemic threats

Didier Lauras, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 08 11:32 PM

A host of state intelligence services warned early of a new coronavirus with the potential to wreak havoc worldwide, yet many governments failed to heed the warnings -- a mistake that experts say they are unlikely to make again. Read more »

Epidemic lockdown: little comparison for WWII survivors

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 06 06:26 PM

People in five countries -- Russia, Israel, England, France and Germany -- who survived the upheaval of the 1940s gave AFP their take on what is happening today. Read more »

Keeping the faith in the time of coronavirus

Froilan Gallardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 05 02:32 PM

A parishioner stands by the grill doors of the St. Augustine Metropolitan Cathedral in Cagayan de Oro City on Palm Sunday. Read more »

Spain sees record 849 deaths but downward trend on track

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 31 08:32 PM

Once again, Spain hit a new record with 849 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours on Tuesday although health chiefs said the rate of new infections was continuing its downward trend.  Read more »

Iran records new 139 deaths from COVID-19 in 1 day; total at 2,517

Reuters
Posted at Mar 28 11:14 PM

Iran's death toll from the coronavirus outbreak rose to 2,517 on Saturday, with 139 fatalities in the past 24 hours, Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said. Read more »

Spain counts 832 deaths in 24 hours, pushing toll to 5,690

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 28 11:09 PM

Spain has the world's second-highest coronavirus death toll after Italy with 5,690 fatalities. The number of confirmed cases have jumped to 72,248 as the country moves to significantly increase testing. Read more »

Iran says coronavirus death toll rises to 2,378; total cases at 32,332

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 27 08:06 PM

Iran on Friday announced 144 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, bringing the official number of fatalities to 2,378 in one of the world's worst-hit countries. Read more »

Iran to impose tough measures as coronavirus death toll rises to 2,077

Reuters
Posted at Mar 25 09:08 PM

Rouhani said more restrictions will be imposed to contain the spread of the new coronavirus that has infected 27,017 people across the Islamic Republic. The government has so far refused to impose a lockdown on Iranian cities. Read more »

Spain death toll from COVID-19 rises to 2,696; 514 fatalities in 1 day

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 24 09:39 PM

Another 514 people have died in Spain over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 2,696, as the number of infections surged towards 40,000, the government said Tuesday.  Read more »

About half of Iran's state workers stay at home as coronavirus death toll nears 2,000

Reuters
Posted at Mar 24 07:42 PM

Iran is one of the countries hit hardest by the pandemic outside China. Read more »

Iran's coronavirus deaths rise to 1,566; total infections exceeds 20,000

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 21 07:49 PM

Iran's death toll from the coronavirus outbreak rose on Saturday by more than 100 to 1,556, and the total number of people infected now exceeds 20,000, a health ministry official said. Read more »

Spain virus death toll soars past 1,000: ministry

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 20 08:50 PM

The coronavirus death toll in Spain rose to 1,002 on Friday after another 235 people died in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said. Read more »

Spain virus death toll soars nearly 30 percent in 24 hours, total at 767

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 19 11:16 PM

The number of people who have contracted the disease has meanwhile grown by around 25 percent to 17,147, according to health ministry figures, bringing Spain's tally near that of Iran, the world's third most affected country after China and Italy. Read more »

Iran's death toll from coronavirus rises to 1,284

Reuters
Posted at Mar 19 09:13 PM

The spread of the virus has dampened Iran's celebrations for the Nowruz new year that begins on Friday. Authorities have urged people to stay home and avoid traveling during the new year holidays to help contain the coronavirus contagion. Read more »

Coronavirus cases in Germany soar past 10,000

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 19 07:04 PM

Germany has recorded 10,999 cases of the novel coronavirus, official data showed Thursday, with the number of new reported infections rising by 2,801 in a single day. Read more »

Iran reports 147 more coronavirus deaths, raising total to 1,135

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 18 07:56 PM

-"Now everyone knows about this disease, and what is very strange is that some don't take it seriously," Deputy Health Minister Alireza Raisi said in a televised news conference. Read more »

Iran reports 135 new COVID-19 deaths, total at 988

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 17 08:55 PM

Iran announced on Tuesday another 135 deaths from the novel coronavirus, bringing the overall toll to 988 in one of the world's worst-hit countries. Read more »

Death toll in Iran from coronavirus reaches 429

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 12 08:33 PM

Iran on Thursday reported 75 new deaths from the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said, bringing the death toll to 429 in the worst-hit country in the Middle East. Read more »

South Korea adds 114 coronavirus cases, warns on Seoul cluster

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 12 07:43 PM

South Korea was the first country to report significant coronavirus numbers outside China, where the disease first emerged, and remains one of the world's worst-affected countries despite being overtaken by both Italy and Iran in declared cases. Read more »

From pandemic to social distancing: A coronavirus glossary

Jenny Gross and Mariel Padilla, The New York Times
Posted at Mar 12 11:49 AM

When is an epidemic considered a pandemic, and what is the difference? What do health officials mean when they recommend “self-quarantining” or “social distancing”? Read more »