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Donald Trump calls off trip to disease control agency over staffer’s ‘Covid-19’

President Donald Trump’s visit to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta has been called off because of concerns that a staff...

Iran mulls use of force to halt travel between cities in fight against Covid-19

Iran said Covid-19 has killed 124 people amid 4,747 confirmed cases in the Islamic Republic as authorities warned they may use “force” to limit...

Boris Johnson pledges extra £46m for coronavirus vaccine research as over 20,000 tested in UK

The UK’s Department of Health said more than 20,000 people had been tested for the coronavirus. A daily update of figures on its website said:...

Fear of ‘devastation’ for poor as coronavirus cases near 100,000

The number of people infected with the new virus charged toward 100,000 today, with the global scare upending routines, threatening livelihoods and prompting quarantines...

PM urges Israelis to trade handshakes for namaste gesture to counter Covid-19

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged Israelis to stop shaking hands in light of growing concerns over Covid-19 and suggests instead they adopt...

Friday prayers cancelled in Iran’s provincial capitals amid Covid-19 outbreak

Friday prayers in Iran have been cancelled across all provincial capitals amid the country’s growing Covid-19 outbreak, state television said. Friday is the main congregational...

Deaths from Covid-19 more likely among the elderly

The death rate for people infected with coronavirus is “significantly ramped up” among people over the age of 80, officials said. England’s chief medical officer...

Louvre closed amid debate over France’s Covid-19 measures

Tourists trying to visit the Louvre Museum on Monday were out of luck, as the world’s most visited museum stayed closed for a second...

Covid-19 taking toll on northern Italy’s doctors and nurses

The Covid-19 outbreak in northern Italy has so overwhelmed the public health system there that officials are taking extraordinary measures to care for the...

Iran’s coronavirus death toll up to 54 after sharp rise in confirmed cases

Iran’s Health Ministry has raised the death toll from the coronavirus to 54 as the number of people infected soared to 978. Spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour...

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