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Coronavirus: UK death toll reaches 8 with 2 new fatalities
Updated : 6 years ago IST
London [UK], Mar 12 (Sputnik/ANI): The United Kingdom has witnessed two more fatalities caused by the coronavirus, taking the death toll to eight in the country, Chief Medical Officer for England Chris Whitty said on Wednesday (local time).
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France registers surge in coronavirus cases by 500 in past 24 hours, 48 ki
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Paris [France], Mar 12 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of people infected with coronavirus in France increased by almost 500 in the past 24 hours, approaching a total of nearly 2,300 cases, Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Wednesday (local time).
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Russian Upper House approves Bill that allows Putin to stay in power past
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Mar 11 (Sputnik/ANI): The Upper House of the Russian parliament, the Federation Council, approved on Wednesday the presidential bill on amending the national Constitution.
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Iran reports 63 new coronavirus deaths, toll reaches 354
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Mar 11 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of people who have died from the novel coronavirus in Iran jumped to 354 after the country reported the highest single-day total of 63 fatalities on Wednesday, Alireza Vahabzadeh, an adviser to the country's Health Minister, said.
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Italy may face at least 2 months of recession due to coronavirus: Economy
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Rome [Italy], Mar 11 (Sputnik/ANI): Italy's economy may shrink for at least two months due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus and subsequent emergency measures, the country's Economy Minister, Roberto Gualtieri, said on Wednesday.
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Death toll from coronavirus in US reaches 29
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington [US], Mar 11 (Sputnik/ANI): Washington health authorities confirmed that the state's coronavirus death toll has reached 24, bringing the US total to 29.
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Turkey reports first coronavirus case
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Mar 11 (Sputnik/ANI): Turkey on Wednesday reported the first case of coronavirus.
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COVID-19 : Air Canada suspends flights to Italy
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], Mar 11 (Sputnik/ANI): Canada's national carrier is suspending flights to Italy beginning Wednesday till May 1, Air Canada spokesperson Peter Fitzpatrick said in a statement to Sputnik.
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Over 28,600 infected with coronavirus outside China: WHO
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva, [Switzerland], Mar 10 (Sputnik/ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has registered over 3,940 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outside of China, whereas the total number of infected people exceeded 28,600.
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Coronavirus: Death toll in Italy shoots up to 463
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Rome [Italy], Mar 10 (Sputnik/ANI): Italy's death toll from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) grew by 96 to 463 over the past 24 hours, with the total number of infected people exceeding 9,100, Angelo Borrelli, the head of the national Civil Protection Agency, said on Monday.
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WHO chief says threat of coronavirus becoming pandemic now 'very real'
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 9 (Sputnik/ANI): World Health Organization Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Monday that the threat of the coronavirus outbreak becoming a global pandemic was now "very real" after the deadly virus has spread in over 100 countries.
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France bans gatherings of over1,000 people amid COVID-19 scare
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Paris [France], Mar 9 (Sputnik/ANI): France has banned all gatherings of more than 1,000 people in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease, officially known as COVID-19, in the country, Health Minister Olivier Veran said here on Sunday.
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