The PLO chief has called for the immediate release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails amid the new coronavirus outbreak.

Syria’s UN ambassador demands the immediate and complete lifting of all sanctions against his country to enable Damascus to respond to the coronavirus pandemic.

The United States has cut off millions of dollars for healthcare programs and other aid in Yemen amid fears of the spread of the new coronavirus in the impoverished Arab nation.

Fear has gripped Indian-controlled Kashmir as the coronavirus claims its first victim in the region.

There are many hurdles before global immunization for coronavirus infection is feasible.

The Arab League has already called for the release of the prisoners from Israeli jails.

The Palestinian Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip urges the world to force Israel to lift the Gaza blockade amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Palestinian prisoners are threatening to go on hunger strike to protest Israeli officials’ failure to enforce measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

US healthcare workers say they desperately grappling with shortages of masks, gowns and other equipment they need to protect themselves while working at hospitals to take care of patients suffering from the highly contagious coronavirus infection.

A leaked Public Health England briefing for senior NHS officials shows that the coronavirus epidemic in the UK is projected to last until next spring and may lead to 7.9 million people being hospitalized.