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Syria reports first death
Syria has reported its first official death from Covid-19, amid fears the country is at grave risk if the disease spreads. A ...Dutch coronavirus cases surpass 10,000
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Netherlands surged past the 10,000 mark, health authorities said, adding that deaths and hospitalisations ...Europe, US virus deaths surge as Trump reverses New York lockdown threat
The global coronavirus death toll surged past 30,000 over the weekend as Europe and the United States endured their darkest days of ...Mali votes despite virus, security fears
Malians headed to the polls on Sunday for a long-delayed parliamentary election just hours after the country recorded its first coronavirus death ...Spain’s coronavirus death toll rises by 838 overnight to 6,528
Spain awoke to its third week under near-total lockdown on Sunday, as the government met to approve a strengthening of measures and ...Europe virus toll surges, Trump mulls quarantine of New York area
The coronavirus death toll shot past 20,000 in Europe on Saturday, with Italy and Spain each reporting more than 800 dead in ...UN panel urges halt to Syria fighting as virus strikes
Warring parties in Syria must stop fighting “to avoid further catastrophe”, UN investigators said on Saturday, as the first cases of the ...Spain toughens lockdown as toll nears 5,700
Spain toughened its nationwide lockdown on Saturday, halting all non-essential activities as it stepped up its fight against the deadly coronavirus epidemic ...Italy’s toll tops 10,000 despite long lockdown
The coronavirus toll in Italy shot past 10,000 on Saturday and showed little sign of slowing despite a 16-day lockdown. The 889 ...China’s virus epicentre eases travel restrictions after lockdown
Trains packed with thousands of passengers arrived in Wuhan Saturday as the Chinese city that was Ground Zero for the global coronavirus ...