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Coronavirus: COVID-19 death toll across the UK rises by 938 to 7,097
The UK coronavirus death toll rose by 938 to 7,097 people as of 16:00 GMT on April 7, the health ministry said. ...Ethiopia declares state of emergency to fight coronavirus
Ethiopia on Wednesday declared a state of emergency to fight the coronavirus pandemic, which has so far infected 55 people and resulted ...Peru extends state of emergency to April 26
Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra extended the country’s state of emergency declared to contain the novel coronavirus for two more weeks to April ...WHO urges virus unity after Trump attack
The World Health Organization on Wednesday pleaded for global unity in fighting the coronavirus, following US President Donald Trump’s stinging attack on ...Italy’s daily coronavirus death toll falls, but new cases accelerate
Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy rose by 542 on Wednesday, a lower tally than the 604 the day before, but ...EU rescue talks fail as Netherlands blocks virus compromise
EU finance ministers failed on Wednesday to agree on a rescue plan to help hard hit member states face the coronavirus outbreak, ...Virus may spark ‘devastating’ global condom shortage
A global condom shortage is looming as the coronavirus pandemic shutters factories and disrupts supply chains, the world’s top maker of the ...Spain’s number of coronavirus deaths rises by 757 to over 14,500
The number of daily coronavirus deaths rose in Spain for the second day on Wednesday as 757 people died over the past ...France is fourth country to pass 10,000 coronavirus deaths
France has officially registered more than 10,000 deaths from coronavirus infections, making it the fourth country to cross that threshold after Italy, ...New coronavirus cases in Italy fall to 25-day low, deaths rise by 604
Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy rose by 604 on Tuesday, a lower daily tally than the 636 seen the day ...