Italy's top health agency on Friday urged caution after last week seeing "warning signs" of new coronavirus transmission, especially over outbreaks of cases in Rome. In its weekly report, the Higher Institute of Health (ISS) said the situation was generally positive but that there was still...

With new coronavirus figures reported on Friday, recoveries from the virus outnumbered new cases in Russia for the fourth day in a row. Over the last 24 hours, 7,972 cases were registered in the country while 10,443 people recovered, the country's emergency task force said in a daily...

Algeria has intensified a crackdown on an anti-government protest movement, targeting social media users in a bid to stop demonstrations resuming once coronavirus restrictions end. Weekly protests rocked the North African country for more than a year and only stopped in March due to the...

India reported a record daily jump in the number of novel coronavirus cases Friday as the southern city of Chennai locked down following fresh outbreaks there. Given India's high population density, experts have long worried that a sustained COVID-19 outbreak would lead to pressure on its...