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Addis Ababa, April 3, 2020 (FBC) -The White House is expected soon to advise Americans living in coronavirus hotspots to wear cloth masks or scarves in public to help stop the spread of the…

Addis Ababa, April 2, 2020 (FBC) -Scientists in Australia have begun testing two potential coronavirus vaccines in "milestone" lab trials. The vaccines, made by Oxford University and US…

Addis Ababa, April 1, 2020 (FBC) -Saudi Arabia has asked Muslims planning to take part in the Hajj pilgrimage to delay booking amid uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic. Hajj…

Spain has recorded 849 new deaths related to coronavirus, the highest number in 24 hours in the country since the outbreak began. The national death toll is now at 8,189, according to the…

Addis Ababa, March 30, 2020 (FBC)- US deaths from coronavirus could reach 200,000 with millions of cases, the government's top infectious disease expert warned on Sunday as New York, New…

Addis Ababa, March 28, 2020 (FBC) -The city in China where the coronavirus pandemic began, Wuhan, has partially re-opened after more than two months of isolation. Crowds of passengers…

Addis Ababa, March 27, 2020 (FBC) - G20 nations pledged a "united front" on Thursday in the fight against coronavirus, saying they were injecting $5 trillion into the global economy to…

Addis Ababa, March 27, 2020 (FBC) -The US now has more confirmed cases of coronavirus than any other country, with more than 85,500 positive tests. According to the latest figures…

Addis Ababa, March 26, 2020 (FBC) -The United States has registered more than 1,000 COVID-19 deaths as the country confirmed more than 69,000 cases. The US Senate passed a sweeping $2…

Addis Ababa, March 25, 2020 (FBC) - Sudan's Defence Minister Lt-Gen Jamal Omar has died of a heart attack in South Sudan, Reuters news agency reports, quoting a spokesman for the Sudanese…