Coronavirus Updates
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Iran’s president order authorities to impose lockdown to curb spike in covid-19 cases
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday authorised the country’s provinces to impose lockdowns wherever necessary to stem a rapid rise in coronavirus cases. “We are forced to intensify regulatio…
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Spain’s health minister urges Madrid authorities to impose tougher restrictions
Spain’s health minister urged authorities in Madrid on Saturday to tighten restrictions in the coronavirus hotspot, warning that the capital’s residents and surrounding regions were at “serious risk”…
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Australia’s COVID-19 hotspot to ease curbs ahead of schedule as cases slow
The Australian state of Victoria, a hotspot in the country’s COVID-19 outbreak, said on Saturday social distancing restrictions will be eased earlier than previously announced as daily new infections…
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Two charged after covid-19 killed 76 people at Massachusetts veterans’ home
Two former heads of a Massachusetts veterans home have been indicted on criminal neglect charges for their roles in handling a COVID-19 outbreak that killed 76 people, the state’s attorney general sa…
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Europe dragging covid-19 cases, hospitalisations in wrong direction – WHO
Rates of COVID-19 infections and hospital bed occupancy are rising in Europe, where authorities need to work to halt spread ahead of the influenza season, a top World Health Organization (WHO) offici…
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Israeli Prime Minister toughen second-wave lockdown
Israel tightened COVID-19 lockdown measures on Friday and critics accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to curb protests against his handling of the health and economic crises. Netanyah…
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Officials warn of ‘twindemic’ with flu as covid-19 ravages Europe
A surge in COVID-19 cases in Europe risks becoming a deadly double epidemic of flu and coronavirus infections, EU health officials warned on Thursday as they urged Europeans and their governments not…
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Paris faces new restrictions as Covid-19 cases continue to rise
Inhabitants of Paris are facing new restrictions on daily life as Covid-19 cases in the capital and surrounding region continue to rise. Although case numbers are high in Paris and the surrounding Îl…
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U.S. Land Borders with Canada, and Mexico will remain closed to nonessential travel until at least October
“We have agreed to extend the limitation of non-essential travel at our shared land ports of entry through October 21,” Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said. The land borde…
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UK Coronavirus: Firms in London begin to send workers home after new government rules
City firms have begun to send workers home after the government today told people to begin working from home again where they can. About 1,000 Barclays staff will revert to home working due to the ne…