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Coronavirus: Cruise ship with with suspected infection misses Wellington

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Canadian woman, Italian man escape captors in Burkina Faso

On Saturday, the two flew to Bamako and have met with the head of MINUSMA, Mali's president, other Malian authorities and the Canadian ambassador. The peace...

China Reports One Locally Transmitted Virus Case, 20 Imported Ones

The vast majority of that number are returning Chinese nationals. Her case was related to the press by Beijing officials on Saturday and then again on Monda...

Germany on Monday sealed the border of five countries

However, the officer still that the residents flashed for workers, the commute and the shipping of the goods. Interior friend said that German citizens and pe...

COVID-19: Three new deaths in B.C., all in Lower Mainland

Island Health now has eight total confirmed cases of COVID-19. "At least four, and possibly more, of our cases are related to that dental conference", she said....

European Union funds firm developing virus vaccine amid United States interest

EURACTIV's media partnerDer Tagesspiegel reports . "The German government is very interested in ensuring that vaccines and active substances against the new...

Canada closing borders to non-citizens, Americans exempted

Canada will deny entry to people who aren't Canadian citizens or permanent residents, Prime Minister Trudeau announced Monday in Ottawa . When asked why the ...

1st case of the new coronavirus traced back to November in China

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Coronavirus underlying conditions list in full: What are the underlying health conditions?

And everything we do is based scrupulously on the best scientific advice. "Without drastic action cases could double every five or six days", he said. Mr John...

S. Korea reports 74 new coronavirus infections

Forty-one of the new coronavirus cases were from Daegu, where a secretive church at the centre of the outbreak is located. The total number of confirmed cas...

Coronavirus updates: Prime Minister urges people to avoid non-essential contact

Boris Johnson said that London was "a few weeks" ahead of the rest of the country in reaching the peak of the outbreak and urged those living in the capital to...

Release of Taliban prisoners stalls over guarantees

He got what he wanted, and the United States is probably going to resent this further obstacle. The delayed release came after the US and Taliban signed a ...

Coronavirus: Parisians ignore warnings amid virus clampdown

A French health official says warnings to stay home in the coronavirus pandemic are in some cases falling on deaf ears while noting that the virus hasn't ju...

Cuomo and Trump trade barbs over fed response to coronavirus

There are more than 700 cases in New York State, nearly half of them are in New York City. Statewide, there are 729 positive cases of coronavirus . Asked w...

Coronavirus: Italy in 'massive shock therapy' pledge to offset virus impact

He said the measures, which come into effect on Tuesday, were necessary to defend the most fragile members of the community. "There is no more time", he said...

U.S. Health and Human Services Department Hacked Amid Global Pandemic Response

The attackers likely did not take any data from the HHS, and the assumption is that the attack came from a " hostile foreign actor ". Three people with knowle...

Coronavirus Death Toll Jumps 25 Percent; Exceeds 1,800

At least 1,809 people have died from the virus in Italy, making it the largest outbreak outside of China. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said the gover...

Ministers plan police powers to arrest coronavirus patients not self-isolating

Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock tells the BBC people over the age of 70 will be told to stay at home for an extended period. "We know that when you...

Coronavirus: Germany to shut Western borders from Monday

The controls took effect at 8 a.m. Monday. Donald Trump, US president, had also imposed a travel ban on 26 European countries, with the United Kingdom and I...

Missouri shooting: 5 dead, including police officer and gunman

A Missouri police officer and three other people died after being shot late Sunday at a convenience store by a gunman who then killed himself, police said. Si...

People over 70 should stay home amid COVID-19 outbreak: Legault

Quebec Premier Francois Legault called on the province's seniors and those who may be inclined to visit them to stay home until further notice on Saturday in a ...

Gov. Beshear announces 1st Ky. coronavirus death; plans to close bars, restaurants

Beshear also said a patient from Nelson County who tested positive at the University of Louisville refused quarantine, but the Cabinet for Health and Family Ser...

Sydney autumn thrown into chaos following Scott Morrison coronavirus announcement

Australians are also being advised to practice more "social distancing", which would discourage handshakes. Morrison went on to clarify that the measures do n...

Coronavirus: New York Public Library branches to close

Cleveland Public Library will close indefinitely Friday due to concerns over the coronavirus . "We will remain closed through March 29 to help mitigate the s...

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The region recorded its first positive case on Saturday, March 14, 2020 in North Glengarry. So far the Canadian government and some public health authoritie...

All pubs nationwide ordered to close from midnight, house parties discouraged

Martin Harte, of the Temple Bar Company, said the decision was taken voluntarily, adding "this is the owners of all pubs sitting down and deciding this is the b...

Spain, France tighten controls as Europe’s death toll tops 2,000

France and Spain joined Italy in imposing lockdowns on tens of millions of people in their efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus . For some, especial...

Joe Biden pledges to pick woman as running mate

Biden's argument is that America is confronted with a specific series of emergencies (Trump, the coronavirus pandemic) that he, as an experienced leader, can ta...

PM urges Australians to listen to coronavirus 'facts rather than opinion'

Mr Morrison said the aim of the measures was to protect the most vulnerable and slow the spread of the virus so the health system is not overwhelmed to the poin...

Coronavirus: SA to close border to all citizens from high-risk countries

With mainland Europe and North America both being hit by coronavirus , those who have travelled to heavily affected areas are facing quarantine across the globe...

US House passes extensive coronavirus measure

Both parties came together to pass this important package after Trump has been blamed for the spread of the pandemic within the USA, as the virus which is cau...

Trump Says He May Pardon Former Advisor Flynn

The President also cited an unspecified report that the Justice Department had lost records related to Mr Flynn's case. The aftermath of the conversation, inc...

Americans return to long waits for screenings at US airports

US citizens and permanent residents would still be able to return home, but would be funneled through specific airports , Pence said . United States airport...

Spain Imposes Near-Total Lockdown To Fight Coronavirus

Italy saw 368 deaths bring its total to 1,809, Spain recorded 97 more deaths for a total of 288, and France reported 29 deaths, giving a total of 120. Later ...