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Iraq's official death toll from the novel coronavirus has surpassed 2,000, the health ministry said Wednesday, as the war-ravaged country's crippled healthcare system struggles to cope.

The test of the 55 individuals who were in close contact with the COVID-19 positive Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) personnel in Boracay came out negative for the virus.

The Philippine Football Federation has set up multiple guidelines on the potential return of football competitions in the professional and amateur scene once the government eases its community quarantine regulations.

Greece prepared to welcome tourist flights to its island destinations on Wednesday for the first time in months, as it raced to salvage a tourism season shredded by the coronavirus pandemic.

Burundi's new President Evariste Ndayishimiye has declared the coronavirus the country's "biggest enemy", in a major about-turn for a nation which has largely ignored the dangers of the virus.

A personnel of the Senate's Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms (OSAA) passed away on Wednesday morning due to suspected COVID-19.

A detainee at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) headquarters in Manila has tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after undergoing both rapid antibody test and the confirmatory polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test.

ILOILO CITY — A hospital in Barbaza town, Antique province was placed on lockdown after a doctor was infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

When coronavirus claimed its first victim in India's largest slum in April, many feared the disease would turn its narrow, congested streets into a graveyard, with social distancing or contact tracing all but impossible.

The US possession of Puerto Rico will require all visitors arriving by air to present a negative COVID-19 test or be held under quarantine at their own expense, officials said Tuesday.

Mask-wearing pupils catching up with friends at one Bangkok high school were quickly told to spread out as they headed back to lessons on Wednesday after months of distance learning due to coronavirus restrictions.

CEBU CITY — Work at the Cebu Provincial Capitol was suspended Wednesday, July 1, to pave way for a thorough disinfection

After more than four months since the outbreak of the pandemic, the total number of Filipinos abroad who recovered from COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) is now 5,101 as the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reports seven new confirmed cases,10 new recoveries and two new fatalities on Tuesday.

DAVAO CITY - The Department of Health Davao Center for Health Development reported as of 5:00 pm on Monday three additional cases of coronavirus disease in Davao region which now has a total of 529 cases.