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Lebanon's economic crisis left hospitals in need of supplies to combat COV
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
MOSCOW, March 24 (Sputnik/ANI) - Lebanon's economic crisis has left the country severely ill-prepared to fight the coronavirus pandemic and an urgent restock of supplies is needed to help prepare hospitals to deal with the outbreak, a prominent rights group said in a report published Tuesday
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UK Prime Minister Johnson announces quarantine measures amid COVID-19 outb
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
London [UK], Mar 24 (Sputnik/ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday told the Britishers to "stay at home" to relieve the pressure on the health care system amid the coronavirus disease outbreak.
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UN Chief calls for 'immediate global ceasefire' amid COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New York [USA], Mar 23 (Sputnik/ANI) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for an immediate halt of fighting worldwide in order to focus together on combating the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Coronavirus cases in US surpass 35,000, toll at 473
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], Mar 23 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in the United States has increased to 35,225, while the death toll reached 473, the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Centre revealed on Monday.
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Blast kills 5 policemen in Afghanistan's Ghazni
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Ghazni [Afghanistan], Mar 23 (Sputnik/ANI): A roadside bomb blast killed five policemen in the central Afghan province of Ghazni on Monday, Naseer Ahmad Faqiri, the director of the provincial council, told Sputnik.
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McDonald's to close restaurants in UK, Ireland over COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
London [UK], Mar 23 (Sputnik/ANI): McDonald's will shut down all restaurants in the United Kingdom and Ireland by Monday evening (local time) to help maintain social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic, McDonald's UK and Ireland CEO Paul Pomroy said in a statement.
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US envoy says Afghan govt, Taliban discussed prisoners swap via video conf
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 23 (Sputnik/ANI): The Afghan government and the Taliban discussed the exchange of prisoners during a rare video conference to pave the way for a broader peace agenda, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said.
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Afghanistan releases several prisoners to decongest jails amid COVID-19 co
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 23 (Sputnik/ANI): The Afghan authorities on Sunday decided to release "a number of prisoners" as part of measures undertaken to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease in the country, the presidential palace said in a statement.
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COVID-19 cases in France cross 16,000, over 670 people dead
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Paris [France], Mar 23 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of people who got infected with coronavirus in France has increased by 1,500 to 16,018 over the past 24 hours, the country's director-general of health, Jerome Salomon, said on Sunday, adding that the number of fatalities has grown from 562 to
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Spain confirms 1,720 deaths from COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Madrid[Spain], Mar 22 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of COVID-19 cases in Spain increased by 3,646 over the past 24 hours to 28,572, while the death toll has reached 1,720 since the outbreak in the country, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
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Russia Registers 61 New COVID-19 Cases in 6 Regions, Total Toll Reaches 36
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 22 (Sputnik/ANI) - Russia registered 61 new cases of the coronavirus in six regions over the past 24 hours, which brings the total toll of those infected to 367, the country's coronavirus response center said on Sunday.
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Number of COVID-19 Cases in Iran Exceeds 21,600, Death Toll Stands at 1,68
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Tehran[Iran], Mar 22 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of coronavirus infections in Iran has surpassed 21,600, Alireza Vahabzadeh, an adviser to the country's health minister, said on Sunday, adding that the death toll has reached 1,685.
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