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Italy cases '10 times higher than reported'

Italy cases '10 times higher than reported'

REUTERS 2020-03-25 14:13:51

Fatalities in Italy from coronavirus have surged in the last 24 hours, the Civil Protection Agency said on Tuesday, dashing hopes the epidemic in the world’s worst hit country was easing after m...

Tsunami warnings after magnitude 7.8 quake strikes Russia’s Kuril islands

Tsunami warnings after magnitude 7.8 quake strikes Russia’s Kuril islands

Reuters 2020-03-25 10:38:08

US authorities put out tsunami warnings on Wednesday after an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck off Russia’s Kuril Islands, but meteorological officials in Japan issued no alerts, although they...

Greta Thunberg says probably had COVID-19

Greta Thunberg says probably had COVID-19

Reuters 2020-03-25 10:21:40

Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg said on Tuesday that while self-isolating after recent travels in Europe she probably came down with COVID-19, and urged other young people to stay at home too if...

Turkey sets shop, bus restrictions as coronavirus death toll rises to 37

Turkey sets shop, bus restrictions as coronavirus death toll rises to 37

-- 2020-03-24 12:45:39

Turkey imposed restrictions on Tuesday on grocery store opening hours and numbers of shop customers and bus passengers, adding to steps to combat the spread of the coronavirus after the country’...

Britain imposes lockdown to combat spread of coronavirus

Britain imposes lockdown to combat spread of coronavirus

Reuters 2020-03-24 10:01:49

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered Britons on Monday to stay at home to halt the spread of coronavirus, imposing curbs on everyday life without precedent in peacetime. All but essential sho...

Hungary seeks indefinite extension to state of emergency

Hungary seeks indefinite extension to state of emergency

AP 2020-03-23 19:32:19

The Hungarian government is seeking to extend indefinitely the state of emergency introduced on March 11 because of the coronavirus epidemic, leading some to fear an unjustified power grab and an eros...

Coronavirus: Death toll in Italy reaches 5,476

Coronavirus: Death toll in Italy reaches 5,476

-- 2020-03-23 17:41:33

The coronavirus epidemic continued to spread in locked-down Italy on Sunday with total cumulative number of infected cases reaching 59,138 and deaths reaching 5,476, according to the latest data relea...

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...