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World wages ‘war’ on virus as China offers ray of hope
World powers were on a war footing against the spiralling coronavirus pandemic on Thursday despite a sign of hope from China where ...Italian virus death toll nears China’s as outbreak spreads
The Chinese city where the coronavirus first took hold reported no new homegrown cases Thursday, while the death toll in Italy was ...Global virus infections top 200,000 as nations tighten clampdowns
The number of global coronavirus infections shot past 200,000 on Wednesday, as governments across Europe, North America and Asia rolled out tough ...European Union shuts borders as virus deaths exceed Asia toll
The European Union sealed off its borders Wednesday to try to put the brakes on the ferocious spread of the coronavirus pandemic, ...Kazakhstan declares state of emergency over coronavirus
Kazakhstan has now declared a state of emergency, barring almost all travel to and from the country. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has published ...Countries around the world announce more virus restrictions
Authorities around the world turned to increasingly drastic measures to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus on Sunday, with lockdowns, ...US declares virus emergency as new epicenter Europe locks down
US President Donald Trump declared a national state of emergency as the World Health Organization named Europe the new epicenter of the ...Spain to declare state of emergency over virus
Spain will be in a state of emergency for the next 15 days to better combat the coronavirus, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez ...Brazil’s Bolsonaro tests negative for coronavirus
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he had tested negative for the new coronavirus, after a scare over a trip on which at ...Louisiana first state to postpone presidential primary
Louisiana became the first state in the United States to postpone a scheduled presidential primary election because of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. ...











