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World ramps up restrictions as virus cases top 300,000

10:38 pm March 22, 2020

Rome: From Italy to India to the United States, governments rolled out tougher measures to halt the rapid spread of the coronavirus pandemic as global cases surged past 300,000 on Sunday and Asia braced for a possible second wave of infections. Nearly one billion people are already confined to their homes around the world as […]

Virus advances around the world as medical supplies dwindle

3:12 pm March 22, 2020

Washington: The virus pandemic advanced Sunday after the US and Europe reported soaring new cases, prompting a scramble in some regions to set up additional hospital beds and replenish much-needed medical supplies. Italy announced its biggest day-to-day increase of infections, which rose by 6,600 with nearly 800 new fatalities from the virus that causes COVID-19. […]

Iran’s coronavirus death toll climbs to 1,556

8:57 pm March 21, 2020

Tehran: Iran said Saturday that 123 more people had died from coronavirus, raising the official death toll to 1,556 in the Islamic republic, one of the world’s worst affected countries. 103-year-old Iran woman survives coronavirus: report Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said 966 more cases had been confirmed over the past 24 hours and 20,610 […]

Coronavirus cases rise to 78 in China, spike in imported infections

Italy overtakes China with most virus deaths, California goes on lockdown

3:47 pm March 20, 2020

Los Angeles: Italy has surpassed China as the country with the most deaths from coronavirus as California, home to more than 39 million people, was placed under lockdown in the most drastic containment measure yet by a US state. President Donald Trump said meanwhile that the United States is fast-tracking antimalarial drugs for use as […]

Italy sees slowdown in rate of new virus cases

Italy hits one-day record with 368 new coronavirus deaths: official data

11:49 pm March 15, 2020

Rome: Italy on Sunday recorded 368 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, its highest one-day increase to date, taking the total to 1,809, the most outside China, official data showed. The number of infections has reached 24,747, a count released to the media by Italy’s civil protection service said. The northern Lombardy region around Milan […]