The continent has almost half of all coronavirus infections worldwide, and two-thirds of deaths.
It has been described as the country's very first localised mass COVID-19 testing programme.
New York is known as the city that never sleeps but it has taken the brunt of the pandemic in the US and only essential workers are on the move.
Google and Apple are developing an alert to let people know if they have come in contact with someone who is infected.
The US has confirmed the highest number of deaths related to COVID-19 in the world amid more than 500,000 infections.
Majed, who had publicly announced his involvement in the 1975 assassination, was arrested earlier in the week.
Houthis accused the four men of 'collaborating with the enemy', according to journalists' lawyer.
Palestinian and Syrian refugees need adequate testing and healthcare, not more restrictions on their movement.
Governments pledge trillions of dollars to keep economies afloat but how will we repay these massive bailouts?
Tensions rise in Tunisia as people struggle to cope with hunger and unemployment amid coronavirus outbreak.
Confirmed cases in world's largest economy have been sky-rocketing in the month since a pandemic was declared.
Almost 80,000 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in UK where 9,875 deaths have been reported.
The US president is mishandling the COVID-19 pandemic and getting away with it.
Government spokesperson admits overcrowding in prisons as health experts urge precautions to stop spread of coronavirus.
Since the virus was declared a pandemic on March 11, deaths have surged from 4,300 to more than 103,000.
Gov't says it cannot play its part in fighting the pandemic because of 'collective punishment' imposed on it by US.
Cameroon launches nationwide testing as officials brace for a surge in confirmed cases.
A year after al-Bashir was removed from power, country continues to face mounting economic problems.
In an Indigenous culture where elders are more precious than gold, the threat of the coronavirus is terrifying.
'Don't be like me,' has been my mother's mantra for as long as I can remember.
A Nigerian food writer shares the one thing she keeps in her pantry for emergencies and how she is using it now.
The multibillion-dollar wildlife trade must be brought to an end if we want to avoid more pandemics in the future.
A doctor explains the four pillars of health and how you can adhere to them during the coronavirus pandemic.
How accurate are coronavirus infection and death rates? Plus, Italian journalists on reporting COVID-19.
Concerns have been growing about the toll the coronavirus could take in the region.
