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Coronavirus patients spotted lying on floor at overrun Madrid hospital "Photos"

Chilling scenes have emerged from hospitals in Madrid, Spain, that have been overrun by coronavirus patients — showing some sprawled out over the floor. The...

Nigeria reports poisonings from possible coronavirus drug chloroquine

Nigeria on Sunday warned about cases of chloroquine poisoning after the anti-Malaria drug was hailed as a possible cure for coronavirus, according to a...

An 18-year-old is the youngest person to die of coronavirus in the UK

A teenager, 18, has become the youngest person to die of coronavirus in the UK as the victim is one of 47 new deaths...

Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz dies from coronavirus

Lorenzo Sanz, the 76-year-old former president of Real Madrid, died Saturday from the coronavirus. Earlier this week, multiple outlets reported that Sanz had tested positive...

Idris Elba’s wife tests positive for coronavirus after actor diagnosed

Days after Idris Elba revealed his coronavirus diagnosis, the British actor’s wife, Sabrina Dhowre, has also tested positive. The 29-year-old Dhowre told Oprah Winfrey...

Iran’s coronavirus deaths rise to 1,556, infections exceed 20,000 – health ministry

Iran’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak rose by more than 100 to 1,556 today and the total number of people infected now exceeds...

Italy calls in military to enforce coronavirus lockdown as 627 people die in 24 hours

Soldiers were being drafted in to help enforce the lockdown in Italy on Friday as officials announced 627 new deaths, the largest single-day toll...

Brazil declares COVID-19 state of emergency as Bolsonaro approval slips

Brazil declared a state of emergency today, freeing up funds for the federal government to fight a coronavirus crisis that has hurt the popularity...

Air Canada lays off more than 5,000 flight attendants amid COVID-19 pandemic

MONTREAL - Air Canada is laying off more than 5,100 flight attendants as the country's largest airline cuts routes and parks planes due to...

At least 44 dead from drinking toxic alcohol in Iran after coronavirus cure rumor

Iranian media reports that at least 44 people have died from alcohol poisoning and hundreds have been hospitalized after consuming bootleg alcohol in...

China may face another wave of coronavirus after reporting no new cases

China  reported no locally-transmitted coronavirus cases Thursday for the first time since the outbreak emerged in December — but experts are warning the country to...

Africa should ‘prepare for the worst’ with coronavirus, WHO says

Africa should “prepare for the worst” as the coronavirus begins to spread locally, the World Health Organization’s director-general said Wednesday, while South Africa became...
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Barbados recorded 37 new COVID-19 cases

There were 37 new positive COVID-19 cases on Sunday, out of the 1,436 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. They comprised both...

A Visitor form UK died in Jamaica of COVID-19

Jamaica on Monday recorded one more COVID-19 death, pushing the tally to 305. The deceased is a 77-year-old male from the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, there were...

Sandals founder Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart dies aged 79 following ‘short battle with illness’

Travel pioneer Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, who founded Jamaica's Sandals resort, has died. Stewart was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1941. He grew up on...

Barbados Confirms 161 New COVID-19 Cases

Barbados has announced 161 cases of COVID-19 at the Island’s Dodds prison. The discovery has prompted a massive contact tracing exercise. Authorities say the cases relate...