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Coronavirus: Greatest test since World War Two, says UN chief

Coronavirus: Greatest test since World War Two, says UN chief

BBC 2020-04-01 15:02:33

The current coronavirus outbreak is the biggest challenge for the world since World War Two, UN secretary general António Guterres has warned. He said it could bring a recession "that probably...

US has lost opportunity to lift Iran sanctions amid coronavirus: Rouhani

US has lost opportunity to lift Iran sanctions amid coronavirus: Rouhani

-- 2020-04-01 13:40:13

Iran’s president said on Wednesday the United States had missed a historic opportunity to lift sanctions on his country during the coronavirus outbreak, though he said the penalties had not hamp...

Saudi asks Muslims to wait on Hajj plans amid virus crisis

Saudi asks Muslims to wait on Hajj plans amid virus crisis

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-04-01 13:23:12

Saudi Arabia has asked Muslims to wait until there is more clarity about the coronavirus pandemic before planning to attend the annual Hajj pilgrimage, the minister for hajj and umrah said on state TV...

US massively expanding hospitals as coronavirus death toll surpasses China's

US massively expanding hospitals as coronavirus death toll surpasses China's

REUTERS 2020-04-01 10:18:43

The United States aims to build hundreds of temporary hospitals to ease pressure on a healthcare system under siege from the coronavirus pandemic, with the US death toll now topping 3,600 to surpass t...

Italy frets over lockdown, eyes eventual staggered re-opening

Italy frets over lockdown, eyes eventual staggered re-opening

-- 2020-04-01 10:08:06

Italian health officials warned on Tuesday it was too soon to consider lifting lockdown restrictions, saying a deceleration in new cases of coronavirus should not raise hopes that the crisis was near...

Mass disinfections to battle coronavirus pose another health hazard

Mass disinfections to battle coronavirus pose another health hazard

-- 2020-03-31 20:28:51

A drone dispersed clouds of disinfectant in the sky above Indonesia’s second-largest city Surabaya on Tuesday, a response to the coronavirus pandemic which is catching on around the world despit...

Spain hit by record virus deaths

Spain hit by record virus deaths

AP 2020-03-31 18:19:35

Spain's coronavirus deaths jumped by a record number Tuesday as the country's medical system strained to care for its tens of thousands of infected patients, and the World Health Organization warned t...

Love across borders for elderly couple

Love across borders for elderly couple

-- 2020-03-31 17:55:14

An elderly couple have become local celebrities amid the coronavirus outbreak for their daily cross-border meeting, reports BBC. Inga Rasmussen, 85, from Denmark and Karsten Tüchsen Hansen, 89,...

Philippines sees largest daily rise in coronavirus deaths

Philippines sees largest daily rise in coronavirus deaths

-- 2020-03-31 17:41:43

The Philippines recorded on Tuesday its largest daily increase in coronavirus deaths and infections, as it ramped up testing with the arrival of thousands of kits from abroad and the opening of new la...

US extends waivers on sanctions against Iran

US extends waivers on sanctions against Iran

-- 2020-03-31 17:02:30

The United States has renewed several waivers on its sanctions against Iran, allowing Russian, European and Chinese companies to continue to work on Iran’s civilian nuclear facilities without dr...

Virus lockdown eases in China’s Wuhan

Virus lockdown eases in China’s Wuhan

-- 2020-03-31 14:38:43

Residents of China’s Wuhan city, ground zero for the coronavirus pandemic, have mixed emotions as containment measures are lifted and the community infection rate slows to a trickle, with some p...

Indian doctors fight coronavirus with raincoats, helmets amid lack of PPE

Indian doctors fight coronavirus with raincoats, helmets amid lack of PPE

-- 2020-03-31 14:20:16

Shortages of protective health gear in India are forcing some doctors to use raincoats and motorbike helmets while fighting the coronavirus, exposing the weak state of the public health system ahead o...

Number of coronavirus cases in Germany rises to 61,913

Number of coronavirus cases in Germany rises to 61,913

Reuters 2020-03-31 13:17:20

The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Germany has risen to 61,913 and a total of 583 people have died of the disease, statistics from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious disea...

The US weighs the grim math of death vs the economy

The US weighs the grim math of death vs the economy

REUTERS 2020-03-31 12:48:33

Hollstadt Consulting CEO Molly Jungbauer has had to let go 30 of the 150 employees at her St. Paul, Minnesota firm to weather the drop in revenue from travel industry clients because of the coronaviru...

Coronavirus epidemic ‘far from over’ in Asia: WHO official

Coronavirus epidemic ‘far from over’ in Asia: WHO official

-- 2020-03-31 12:31:19

The coronavirus epidemic is “far from over” in the Asia-Pacific region, and current measures to curb the spread of the virus are buying time for countries to prepare for large-scale commun...

Myanmar reports first coronavirus death; case numbers rise

Myanmar reports first coronavirus death; case numbers rise

-- 2020-03-31 12:26:27

Myanmar reported its first coronavirus death on Tuesday, a 69-year-old man who also had cancer and died in a hospital in Yangon city, a government spokeswoman said. He had sought medical treatment in...

India's internet curbs in Kashmir hamper coronavirus fight

India's internet curbs in Kashmir hamper coronavirus fight

Reuters 2020-03-31 12:15:21

India’s health ministry on Monday invited doctors in Indian-administered Kashmir to an online training session on managing ventilators - critical equipment for patients with COVID-19, the diseas...

US coronavirus death toll rises past 3,000 on deadliest day

US coronavirus death toll rises past 3,000 on deadliest day

-- 2020-03-31 10:09:29

The US death toll from the coronavirus pandemic climbed past 3,000 on Monday, the deadliest day yet in the country’s mounting crisis, while New York cheered the arrival of a gleaming 1,000-bed U...

Wuhan reports no new coronavirus infection for sixth day

Wuhan reports no new coronavirus infection for sixth day

-- 2020-03-30 17:13:15

China reported a drop in new coronavirus infections for a fourth day as drastic curbs on international travellers reined in the number of imported cases, while policymakers turned their efforts to hea...

Prisoners riot in Iran amid coronavirus outbreak

Prisoners riot in Iran amid coronavirus outbreak

-- 2020-03-30 16:57:57

Prisoners in southern Iran broke cameras and caused other damage during a riot, state media reported Monday, the latest in a series of violent prison disturbances in the country, which is battling the...

Trump backs off plan to reopen businesses by mid-April amid coronavirus warnings

Trump backs off plan to reopen businesses by mid-April amid coronavirus warnings

REUTERS 2020-03-30 15:46:01

President Donald Trump on Sunday extended his stay-at-home guidelines until the end of April, dropping a hotly criticised plan to get the economy up and running by mid-April after a top medical advise...

India says no plan to extend coronavirus lockdown as poor struggle

India says no plan to extend coronavirus lockdown as poor struggle

-- 2020-03-30 13:32:24

India has no plans to extend a 21-day lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the government said on Monday, as it struggled to keep essential supplies flowing and prevent tens of thousands of...

Europe cities get cleaner air as lockdown continues

Europe cities get cleaner air as lockdown continues

Reuters 2020-03-30 12:02:01

Air pollution has decreased in urban areas across Europe during lockdowns to combat the coronavirus, new satellite images showed on Monday, but campaigners warned city-dwellers were still more vulnera...

Drop in China’s new coronavirus cases; none in Hubei for sixth day

Drop in China’s new coronavirus cases; none in Hubei for sixth day

-- 2020-03-30 11:00:07

Mainland China reported a drop in new coronavirus infections for a fourth day as imported cases fell, while authorities shut the borders to foreign travellers and drastically slashed the number of int...

Coronavirus deaths fall again in Italy but lockdown extension looms

Coronavirus deaths fall again in Italy but lockdown extension looms

-- 2020-03-30 09:52:00

The number of deaths from coronavirus in Italy fell for the second consecutive day on Sunday but the country still looked almost certain to see an extension of stringent containment measures. The Civ...

German minister commits suicide over ‘coronavirus worry’

German minister commits suicide over ‘coronavirus worry’

-- 2020-03-29 22:16:15

The finance minister of the regional state of Germany’s financial centre Frankfurt has committed suicide, police and the public prosecutor’s office said in a joint statement on Saturday....

Iran's coronavirus death toll reaches 2,640

Iran's coronavirus death toll reaches 2,640

-- 2020-03-29 21:24:16

Iran’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 2,640, a health ministry official said on Sunday, as the Middle East’s worst-hit country grapples with the fast-spreading outbreak, reports Reute...

Coronavirus fear sparks Thai prison riot as cases reach 1,388

Coronavirus fear sparks Thai prison riot as cases reach 1,388

-- 2020-03-29 20:03:35

Prisoners set fire to the canteen of jail in northeastern Thailand and several inmates escaped during a riot on Sunday that was sparked by rumours of a coronavirus outbreak, a senior justice ministry...

UK coronavirus death toll surpasses 1,000

UK coronavirus death toll surpasses 1,000

Reuters 2020-03-29 18:54:32

The British government is "very concerned" following the latest figures which show more than 1,000 people had died after testing positive for coronavirus, senior minister Michael Gove said on Sunday....

Spain, Italy demand EU virus help

Spain, Italy demand EU virus help

AP 2020-03-29 18:33:46

Spain and Italy demanded more European help as they fight still-surging coronavirus infections amid the continent's worst crisis since World War II. In the US, authorities urged millions in the hard-h...