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Israel's Health Minister confirms plans to resign amid coronavirus crisis
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], April 27 (Sputnik/ANI): Israeli Health Minister Yaakov Litzman confirmed on Sunday (local time) his plans to resign and defended his handling of the coronavirus outbreak, saying that he wants to get the post of construction and housing minister in the new government.
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UK records lowest daily increase in COVID-19 deaths
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], April 27 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of COVID-19 deaths in the United Kingdom (UK) has risen by 413 to 20,732 in the past 24 hours, which is the lowest increase in daily fatalities since March 31, according to the Department of Health and Social Care's data.
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4 policemen killed, 5 injured in Taliban attack in Afghanistan's Oruzgan
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Oruzgan [Afghanistan], April 26 (Sputnik/ANI): Four Afghan policemen were killed and five others were injured as Taliban militants carried out an attack on a security checkpoint in the Nachin area of the country's central province of Oruzgan, a security source told Sputnik on Sunday.
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Coronavirus related deaths in Spain drops to 288 in last 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], April 26 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of coronavirus-related deaths in Spain continues to decline as 288 people have died in the past 24 hours, the Spanish Health Ministry said on Sunday.
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Russia coronavirus cases suprass 80,000; death toll at 747
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 26 (Sputnik/ANI): Russia has registered record 6,361 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 80,949, the national coronavirus response center said on Sunday.
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UK's COVID-19 deaths top 20,000
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], April 25 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of COVID-19 hospital deaths in the United Kingdom has surpassed 20,000 after 813 new fatalities have been confirmed in the past 24 hours, the Department of Health and Social Care said on Saturday (local time).
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COVID-19 cases in Iran nears 90,000, death toll at 5,650
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Tehran (Iran), April 25 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of COVID-19 cases in Iran is approaching 90,000, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said on Saturday.
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Coronavirus cases in US tops 900,000
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 25 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States has surpassed 900,000, and the death toll is approaching 52,000, Johns Hopkins University Center data showed on Saturday.
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COVID-19 deaths in US cross 51,000
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 25 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of US deaths caused by COVID-19 has surpassed 51,000 with total count exceeding 8,90,000, as per Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center data.
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UK does not need extention in Brexit transition period
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], April 24 (Sputnik/ANI): The UK government has informed the European Union that it will not need an extension of the Brexit transition period.
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COVID-19 toll in US reaches 50,031
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], April 24 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of COVID-19-related deaths in the United States has surpassed 50,000, showed the data of Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center on Friday.
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Japan records 13,192 positive cases of COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 24 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Japan has reached 13,192, including 712 infected passengers of Diamond Princess cruise ship, which was quarantined off the coast of Yokohama in February, according to the data compiled by NHK public broadcaster.
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