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UK doctor who urged PM to provide protective gear dies of virus

A British doctor who warned United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson that health workers on the front line did not have enough personal protection...

Coronavirus: WHO chief and Taiwan in row over ‘racist’ comments

A row has erupted after the chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) accused Taiwan's leaders of spearheading personal attacks on him. WHO chief Tedros...

Coronavirus: EU could fail over outbreak, warns Italy’s Giuseppe Conte

Italy's prime minister has told the BBC that the European Union risks failing as a project in the coronavirus crisis. Giuseppe Conte says the EU...

Coronavirus: The porous borders where the virus cannot be controlled

As nations shut borders, a surge of people pouring unmonitored over international boundaries in a volatile and vulnerable part of the world has sparked...

Coronavirus fuels a surge in fake medicines

Growing numbers of fake medicines linked to coronavirus are on sale in developing countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. A BBC News investigation...

Singapore reports 287 new coronavirus cases in biggest daily jump

Singapore confirmed 287 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, the biggest daily increase yet, taking the total in the city-state to 1,910, its health ministry...

Taliban protest as Kabul releases another 100 insurgents

The Afghan government said it would release another 100 Taliban inmates Thursday, even though the insurgents have walked out of talks over a comprehensive...

Taiwan demands apology from WHO chief over coronavirus ‘slander’

Taiwan demanded an apology from the World Health Organization chief on Thursday after he accused the island's government of leading personal attacks against him...

UN Security Council to meet on coronavirus pandemic

After weeks of disagreement -- especially between the United States and China -- the UN Security Council will meet Thursday to discuss the coronavirus...

Global coronavirus deaths top 86,000

The worldwide number of fatalities from the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 86,289 on Wednesday, according to a tally compiled by AFP at 1900...

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