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Africa must ‘wake up’ to coronavirus threat ― WHO

Africa must "wake up" to the coronavirus threat and prepare for the worst, the head of the World Health Organization…

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France locks down as coronavirus panic spreads

France moved into a near-total lockdown Tuesday over the coronavirus, the latest country to impose draconian restrictions affecting the lives…

5 years ago

WHO calls for widespread virus testing as Europe locks down

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called Monday for every suspected coronavirus case to be tested, as countries…

5 years ago

UPDATE: WHO declares coronavirus pandemic

The coronavirus outbreak has been labelled a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus…

5 years ago

Italians on lockdown as coronavirus sweeps globe

A quarter of the Italian population was in lockdown on Sunday as the government took drastic steps to stop the…

5 years ago

US leads global fight against coronavirus economic threat

The US Federal Reserve on Tuesday led the global charge in response to the growing economic risk posed by the…

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Coronavirus more deadly than flu but containable ― WHO

About 3.4% of confirmed cases of COVID-19 have died, far above seasonal flu’s fatality rate of under 1%, but the…

5 years ago

Virus detected in sub-Saharan Africa as markets plunge

Nigeria reported the first new coronavirus case in sub-Saharan Africa on Friday and a major global auto show was cancelled…

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Schools shut, travel curbed as world races to fight coronavirus

Governments battling coronavirus epidemics from Iran to Australia shut schools cancelled big events and stocked up on medical supplies on…

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US warns of coronavirus pandemic as Latin America reports first case

Asia reported hundreds of new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, including an American soldier stationed in South Korea, as the United…

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