‘Incredibly small’ chance of mass vaccine or treatment in next year: UK official
There is an “incredibly small” chance of having a highly effective vaccine or treatment for the coronavirus within the next year, England’s Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said on Wednesday.
Abbas says Palestinian accords with Israel, U.S. null if Israel annexes West Bank land
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said in remarks aired on Wednesday that his administration would regard agreements with Israel and the United States “completely cancelled” if Israel annexes land in the occupied West Bank.
WHO chief says ‘virus will be with us for a long time’
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that there were “worrying upward trends” in early epidemics in parts of Africa and central and South America, while also warning that opening up global travel needed to be managed carefully.
Britain’s Zoom parliament makes an almost glitch-free debut
British lawmakers upended 700 years of history on Wednesday, grilling stand-in leader Dominic Raab by video link in an unprecedented but largely successful “hybrid parliament” session forced by the coronavirus outbreak.
Albanian shops, courts, taxis resume work next week, with conditions
Albania, which already began this week to loosen some of the tightest coronavirus restrictions in Europe, will let some more shops, courts and taxis resume business beginning next week, provided that they meet hygiene and social distancing standards.
UK unlikely to have sudden lifting of lockdown: chief medical officer
England’s chief medical officer said on Wednesday it was unrealistic to expect a sudden lifting of all lockdown restrictions, even as ministers say the United Kingdom has reached the peak of the coronavirus outbreak.
UK has enough protective equipment but there may be local shortages: health official
Britain has enough personal protective equipment (PPE) at the national level but there are local shortages that may persist in the coming days, the government’s chief medical adviser said on Wednesday.
U.S. says review of WHO to assess if the body is run in ‘the way it should be’
The United States will assess if the World Health Organization is being run properly following President Donald Trump’s pause in U.S. funding to the global body, the acting head of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) said on Wednesday…
Trump tells Navy to destroy Iranian gunboats if they ‘harass’ American ships
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had instructed the U.S. Navy to fire on any Iranian ships that harass it at sea, but said later he was not changing the military’s rules of engagement.
U.S. renews criticism of China’s early handling of coronavirus outbreak
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said the United States strongly believes that China’s ruling communist party failed to report the outbreak of the new coronavirus in a timely manner to the World Health Organization.
