Syria Reopens Mosques For Friday Prayers Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

DAMASCUS, May 9 (NNN-SANA) – Mosques in Syria reopened on Friday, for the first time since Mar, as part of the government’s plan, to ease the measures against the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the mosques were opened for the Friday prayers only, not for Muslims’ five prayers per day. Workers in…

Egypt Confirms Record 495 Single-Day New COVID-19 Cases, 8,476 In Total

CAIRO, May 9 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt on Friday confirmed a record 495 new cases of COVID-19, raising the total number of infections in the North African country to 8,476. Meanwhile, 21 fatalities were recorded, bringing the death toll in the country to 503, said Khaled Megahed, spokesman of the health…

Spotlight: U.S. Unemployment Surges To Depression-Era Level, Analysts Say It Will Only Get Worse

WASHINGTON, May 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – New data showed that U.S. employers cut a staggering 20.5 million jobs in Apr, erasing a decade of job gains since the global financial crisis and pushing the unemployment rate to a record 14.7 percent. While this marks the highest level of unemployment since the…

New Car Registration In Britain Plunges By 97.3 Percent In Apr

LONDON, May 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – New car registration in Britain plunged by 97.3 percent in Apr, hitting record low in decades, as the nation was in lock-down for the entire month to tackle COVID-19. With showrooms closed and car buyers housebound, just 4,321 new cars were registered in the month,…

COVID-19 Curve Decreasing In Italy As Death Toll Tops 30,000

ROME, May 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Italy posted a decrease in COVID-19 intensive care cases and hospitalisations, as the death toll pushed past the 30,000 mark, according to the latest number released by the country’s Civil Protection Department. The nationwide total of active infections fell by 1,663 cases to 87,961, down…

UK COVID-19 Deaths Top 31,000 As Another 626 Patients Die

LONDON, May 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Another 626 COVID-19 patients have died in Britain, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 31,241, Environment Secretary, George Eustice, said yrsterday (Friday). The figures include deaths in all settings, including hospitals, care homes and the wider community. Earlier in the day,…

France’s COVID-19 Death Toll Tops 26,000

PARIS, May 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – With 243 people losing their lives to the virus in the last 24 hours, France on Friday, saw its pandemic toll rise to 26,230, while the number of people hospitalised and admitted into intensive care continued to decline. To date, a total of 16,497 people…

Chinese Envoy Calls For Multi-lateralism On Anniversary Of End Of WWII In Europe

UNITED NATIONS, May 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – A Chinese envoy called for multi-lateralism on the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. “Multi-lateralism is a collective choice made by humanity, at the cost of a world war. Thanks to multi-lateralism, mankind has enjoyed 75 years of peace…

Turkey Reports 1,848 New COVID-19 Cases, 135,569 In Total

ANKARA, May 9 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish Health Minister, Fahrettin Koca, on Friday, reported 1,848 new COVID-19 cases, and 48 more deaths in Turkey. The total number of confirmed cases in the country has climbed to 135,569, while the death toll surged to 3,689, Koca tweeted. Turkey conducted 33,687 tests, for…

Spain Sees Rise In New COVID-19 Deaths, Infections

MADRID, May 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Spanish health ministry, on Friday, confirmed a slight increase in the number of new deaths of COVID-19, while the number of new cases rose by over 1,000. The death toll rose to 26,299, after 229 people lost their lives, in the 24-hour period until…