WHO says governments should prepare for new infections that may follow reopening of the economy

May 12th, 20200 GENEVA — The World Health Organization’s Tedros Adhanom said on Monday that governments considering reopening their economies should have a plan to deal with a resurgence of COVID-19 cases. Adhanom, the director-general of the WHO, said that those countries gearing up to ease economic restrictions should consider whether the...

As coronavirus spreads to the Middle East, governments struggle to contain the outbreak

February 28th, 20200 DUBAI - Coronavirus cases have now been confirmed in at least nine countries in the Middle East, with the largest number of deaths in Iran, and six countries reporting first infections this past week.  The United Arab Emirates (UAE) was the first country in the Middle East to report a confirmed case of the virus, officially known as...