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Brazil's coronavirus death toll surpass 2,000
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], April 18 (Sputnik/ANI): Brazil recorded 217 more coronavirus-related deaths in the past day, taking the toll to 2,141, the Health Ministry of Latin America's worst-hit country said on Friday.
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France records 761 more coronavirus deaths, toll rises to 18,681
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Paris [France], April 18 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of coronavirus-related deaths in France rose by 761 to 18,681 in the past day, the head of the public health agency Jerome Salomon said on Friday.
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Coronavirus cases in Canada rises to 31,407
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], April 18 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of Canadians confirmed to have contracted the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has increased to 31,407, Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam told reporters on Friday.
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20 Afghan prisoners released in line with Peace Deal, claims Taliban
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 17 (Sputnik/ANI): The Taliban on Thursday released 20 Afghan policemen and members of the armed forces to the central government in the eastern Laghman province, Zabihullah Mujahid, the group's spokesman, said on Friday.
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Wuhan revises COVID-19 stats, death toll increases by 1,290
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 17 (Sputnik/ANI): The authorities of the Chinese city of Wuhan - the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic - have recalculated statistics of the coronavirus disease, increasing the number of confirmed cases by 325 to 50,333 and the death toll by 1,290 to 3,869.
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UK extends COVID-19 lockdown measures for another 3 weeks
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 17 (Sputnik/ANI): The UK government has decided to extend lockdown measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus for another three weeks, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who is currently standing in for Prime Minister Boris Johnson amid his recovery from COVID-19, said
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Some US states ready to start reopening 'literally tomorrow': Trump
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 17 (Sputnik/ANI): Some US states already meet criteria for reopening after the coronavirus outbreak and will be ready to enter a three-phased program of coming back to normality "literally" tomorrow, President Donald Trump told reporters.
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COVID-19 cases in US tops 650,000
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 17 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of people who have contracted the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States has topped 650,000, according to data compiled by the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center.
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5 killed, 4 injured in attack on US airbase in Afghanistan's Bagram
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bagram [Afghanistan], April 17 (ANI): At least five people were killed and 4 other suffered injuries in an attack on US airbase here by unidentified gunmen, a civilian source told Sputnik on Thursday.
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France's COVID-19 deaths nearing 18,000, cases tally over 108,000
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Paris [France], April 17 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of coronavirus-related deaths in France has increased by 753 to 17,920 over the past 24 hours, with the total case count now standing at 108,847, Jerome Salomon, the head of the state health agency, said on Thursday.
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US coronavirus death toll tops 27,000
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 16 (Sputnik/ANI): The coronavirus outbreak has killed more than 27,000 people in the United States, the highest number of fatalities in any country, data from the Johns Hopkins University showed on Wednesday.
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Coronavirus toll exceeds 17,000 in France
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Paris [France], April 16 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of coronavirus-related deaths in France has surpassed 17,000 on Wednesday, Jerome Salomon, the head of the state health agency, said.
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