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France to give details on easing lockdown

France reports record 418 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours

1:12 am March 31, 2020

Paris: France on Monday reported its highest daily number of deaths since the coronavirus epidemic began, saying 418 more people had died in hospital to bring the toll to 3,024. There are now 20,946 people hospitalised in France with COVID-19, with 5,056 of them in intensive care, the government said in its daily update. The […]

German governor apologizes for 'little Merkel' comment

Merkel again tests negative for coronavirus

12:33 am March 31, 2020

Frankfurt am Main: Chancellor Angela Merkel’s third coronavirus test has come back negative but the German leader will stay in home quarantine for the coming days, her spokesman said Monday. Merkel, 65, has been in self-isolation at her Berlin flat for just over a week, after learning on March 22 that a doctor who gave […]

Georgia to impose general quarantine over coronavirus

11:58 pm March 30, 2020

Tbilisi: Georgia will impose a general quarantine and a nighttime curfew to fight the coronavirus pandemic, the Black Sea nation’s prime minister announced Monday. “The dynamics of the growth in new cases (of the COVID-19 disease) is alarming,” Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia told a news conference. Japan Olympic Committee deputy head has coronavirus: statement “We are declaring […]

Italy sees slowdown in rate of new virus cases

11:46 pm March 30, 2020

Rome: Italy is seeing a continued slowdown in the rate of its new confirmed coronavirus cases while registering a record number of people cured as it enters its third week into a nationwide lockdown. Another 812 people died in the last day, bringing Italy’s toll to 11,591 and maintaining its position as the country with […]

COVID-19: BMC for cremation of bodies, allows burial in big ground

Coronavirus deaths top 35,000 worldwide, most in Europe: AFP tally

11:43 pm March 30, 2020

Paris: More than 35,000 people have died worldwide from the coronavirus pandemic since it emerged late last year in China, most of them in Europe, according to an AFP tally at 1615 GMT Monday using official figures. In total, 35,905 people have died, including 26,076 in Europe. Italy has the most deaths with 11,591, following […]