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UN plans global fund for coronavirus patients

UN plans global fund for coronavirus patients

-- 2020-03-23 16:18:22

The United Nations will create a fund to support the treatment of coronavirus patients worldwide, Norway's foreign ministry said on Monday. "A multi-donor fund under UN auspices will provide predicta...

Germany reports 22,672 coronavirus cases, 86 deaths

Germany reports 22,672 coronavirus cases, 86 deaths

Reuters 2020-03-23 15:19:50

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany has risen to 22,672 and 86 people have died from the disease, a tally by public health agency Robert Koch Institute (RKI) showed on Monday. That c...

Spain's coronavirus deaths surpass 1,700

Spain's coronavirus deaths surpass 1,700

-- 2020-03-22 18:43:15

Spain's death toll from coronavirus soared to 1,720 on Sunday from 1,326 the day before, according to latest data from the health ministry. The one-day rise in deaths of 394 was higher than the previ...

Italy coronavirus deaths jump by almost 800, govt shuts most workplaces

Italy coronavirus deaths jump by almost 800, govt shuts most workplaces

-- 2020-03-22 11:38:56

Italy recorded a jump in deaths from coronavirus of almost 800 on Saturday, taking the toll in the world’s hardest-hit country to almost 5,000. In its latest desperate effort to halt the epidem...

Spain warns the 'worst is yet to come' as coronavirus deaths surpass 1,300

Spain warns the 'worst is yet to come' as coronavirus deaths surpass 1,300

REUTERS 2020-03-22 11:24:26

The Spanish government said on Saturday it would do whatever was needed to combat the coronavirus pandemic and warned that "the worst is yet to come" after the national toll surpassed 1,300 deaths and...

Italy's coronavirus deaths surge by 627 in a day

Italy's coronavirus deaths surge by 627 in a day

REUTERS 2020-03-21 10:53:53

The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has leapt by 627 to 4,032, officials said on Friday, an increase of 18.4 per cent - by far the largest daily rise in absolute terms since the co...

Dutch health minister tackling coronavirus spread quits

Dutch health minister tackling coronavirus spread quits

-- 2020-03-20 19:10:55

The minister leading the Dutch government’s fight against the coronavirus resigned on Thursday, a day after collapsing from exhaustion during a parliamentary debate on the epidemic, reports Reut...

Coronavirus deaths top 10,000 globally

Coronavirus deaths top 10,000 globally

-- 2020-03-20 15:40:18

More than 245,000 people have been infected by the novel coronavirus across the world and 10,028 have died, with cases and deaths outside China far exceeding those in the country where the outbreak be...

Coronavirus deaths in Italy overtake China as economic damage mounts

Coronavirus deaths in Italy overtake China as economic damage mounts

REUTERS 2020-03-20 10:47:52

The world’s richest nations poured unprecedented aid into the global economy on Thursday as coronavirus cases ballooned in the new epicentre Europe, with the number of deaths in Italy outstrippi...

UK schools to close from Friday

UK schools to close from Friday

-- 2020-03-19 12:15:03

Schools in the UK are to shut from Friday until further notice as a response to the coronavirus pandemic. Schools will close except for looking after the children of keyworkers and vulnerable childre...

Rattled world 'at war' with coronavirus as deaths surge in Italy, France

Rattled world 'at war' with coronavirus as deaths surge in Italy, France

REUTERS 2020-03-19 10:21:20

Hundreds of millions of people faced a world turned upside down on Wednesday by unprecedented emergency measures against the coronavirus pandemic that is killing the old and vulnerable and threatening...

WHO confirms two coronavirus cases among its staff

WHO confirms two coronavirus cases among its staff

-- 2020-03-17 17:19:13

An official from the World Health Organisation, the body leading the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic, said on Tuesday that two staff members have been confirmed to be infected with coron...

Germany to introduce border controls as coronavirus cases jump

Germany to introduce border controls as coronavirus cases jump

-- 2020-03-16 11:21:12

Germany will temporarily introduce border controls on its frontiers with Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg and Denmark from Monday, the government said on Sunday as the country seeks to curb a...

COVID-19: EU states record highest one-day death toll

COVID-19: EU states record highest one-day death toll

-- 2020-03-16 10:14:42

The three states bearing the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic in Europe have all recorded their highest death tolls for a single day. Italy saw 368 deaths bring its total to 1,809, Spain recorded 97...

Coronavirus: Spain, France announce sweeping restrictions

Coronavirus: Spain, France announce sweeping restrictions

-- 2020-03-15 11:13:05

Two of the EU's biggest states, Spain and France, have followed Italy in announcing emergency restrictions to combat the spread of the coronavirus. In Spain, people are banned from leaving home excep...

Ten more die in England from coronavirus

Ten more die in England from coronavirus

Reuters 2020-03-14 20:53:44

Health authorities in England announced on Saturday a further 10 deaths caused by coronavirus, almost doubling the number of fatalities in Britain since Friday. "I am sorry to confirm 10 further pati...

Coronavirus: Spanish cases up by 1,500 in one day

Coronavirus: Spanish cases up by 1,500 in one day

-- 2020-03-14 19:55:05

Coronavirus cases in Spain have risen by 1,500 to more than 5,700, public health officials say, reports The BBC. Spain is the worst affected country in Europe after Italy, which has more than 15,000...

Newborn baby tests positive for coronavirus in London

Newborn baby tests positive for coronavirus in London

-- 2020-03-14 19:22:28

A newborn baby has tested positive for coronavirus in what is thought to be the youngest case of the disease in the UK, it has emerged, reports The Guardian. The child’s mother, who was taken t...

UK to ban mass gatherings from next week to curb coronavirus

UK to ban mass gatherings from next week to curb coronavirus

-- 2020-03-14 15:05:13

Britain’s government will ban mass gatherings from next week in an attempt to curb the coronavirus outbreak, an escalation of its crisis plan which critics had said was too relaxed. Prime Minis...

Greece reports first coronavirus death

Greece reports first coronavirus death

-- 2020-03-12 14:02:01

Greece reported its first fatality from a coronavirus infection on Thursday, a 66-year-old man who had returned from a religious pilgrimage to Israel and Egypt at the end of February. The deceased ha...

'Putin to stay in power until 2036'

'Putin to stay in power until 2036'

-- 2020-03-11 17:51:44

The Russian parliament approved a constitutional reform to allow the country's President Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036. The parliament gave the approval in the third and final reading We...

Turkey confirms first COVID-19 case

Turkey confirms first COVID-19 case

-- 2020-03-11 15:07:40

Turkish health minister on Wednesday announced the first case of the novel coronavirus in Turkey. A male citizen was tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday evening, Turkish Health Minister Fa...

Coronavirus death toll in Italy jumps by 168

Coronavirus death toll in Italy jumps by 168

-- 2020-03-11 11:44:13

The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has jumped by 168 to 631, an increase of 36 per cent, the Civil Protection Agency said on Tuesday. It was the largest rise in absolute numbers...

UK health minister tests positive for coronavirus

UK health minister tests positive for coronavirus

Reuters 2020-03-11 11:23:37

British junior health minister Nadine Dorries has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating, she said on Tuesday. Dorries said she took “all the advised precautions” as soon a...

Airlines strive to stave off calamity as coronavirus locks down Italy

Airlines strive to stave off calamity as coronavirus locks down Italy

-- 2020-03-10 20:00:57

Airlines around the world sank deeper into crisis on Tuesday as the worsening coronavirus epidemic and Italy’s lockdown hammered passenger numbers, forced the cancellation of thousands of flight...

Germany reports first two deaths from COVID-19

Germany reports first two deaths from COVID-19

-- 2020-03-10 18:09:26

The first two deaths from COVID-19 in Germany were confirmed by local authorities on Monday. A 89-year-old woman from Essen and a 78-year-old man from the district of Heinsberg, both in the western s...

Italy orders nationwide lockdown to combat coronavirus

Italy orders nationwide lockdown to combat coronavirus

REUTERS 2020-03-10 10:41:44

The whole of Italy will be placed under lockdown until next month, prime minister Giuseppe Conte announced on Monday, in an unprecedented new attempt to beat coronavirus in Europe's worst-affected cou...

Germany, France close North Korea missions amid coronavirus concern

Germany, France close North Korea missions amid coronavirus concern

-- 2020-03-09 12:12:22

Germany and France withdrew their representatives from North Korea and closed their missions on Monday, the British ambassador there said, amid growing concern in the isolated country about the spread...

Italy announces quarantine affecting quarter of population

Italy announces quarantine affecting quarter of population

AP 2020-03-08 10:39:31

Italy’s prime minister announced a sweeping coronavirus quarantine early Sunday, imposing restrictions on the movement of about a quarter of the country’s population in a bid to contain a...

UK to abolish tampon tax

UK to abolish tampon tax

-- 2020-03-07 16:48:33

The United Kingdom is expected to abolish the so-called tampon tax at the end of 2020, as the Brexit transition period comes to a close. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is planning to announc...