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Coronavirus: Greta Thunberg isolated on concerns she contracted the virus

In an Instagram post , she said: "The last two weeks I've stayed inside". The 17-year-old Thunberg said she's "basically recovered" and detailed in an Instagr...

Map: How many coronavirus cases does each Indian state have?

India has already banned global flights for a week from Sunday. The death toll due to the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to nine on Monday after West Beng...

President Trump Sends National Guard to California, Washington, and NY

He added that the US Army Corps of Engineers would help build the temporary medical sites in NY and that the US Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy would be deploye...

Guests and Crew Report Flu-Like Symptoms Aboard Zaandam

The Zaandam, seen here during an earlier voyage, is now sailing toward Fort Lauderdale, Fla., with at least 42 guests and crew members experiencing influenza-li...

Justin Trudeau issues stern warning to Canadians: 'Go home and stay home'

Trudeau says it is Canadians duty to keep two meters between yourself and others, avoid groups, stay home as much as possible. Go home. Stay home. "We're goin...

USA could be next coronavirus epicentre, says WHO

Margaret Harris said at a briefing held online by the United Nations in Geneva . "... They (the United States) have a very large outbreak and an outbreak tha...

415 confirmed cases of coronavirus in India

Indians walk wearing face masks on the side of an empty street during a lockdown amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus , in New Delhi, on March 23, 202...

Death toll from coronavirus exceeds 15,000, infections top 350,000

The number of people recovered from the disease is also steadily increasing, with the latest figures bringing the tally to 98,866. As of 12:45 CET (07:45 EDT,...

Italy COVID-19 Deaths 651 in a Day, Total 5476

Considering all data, the total cumulative number of infected cases in the country has reached 59,138, which is 5,560 more than 53,578 recorded on Saturday. "Of...

Senate talks to resume, hopes high massive coronavirus bill will pass

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said that although there were "some serious problems" with the plans Republicans put forward, he believed a deal woul...

PM Modi to address nation at 8 PM on coronavirus menace

Complete shutdowns (barring essential services) are now in force in Chandigarh, Delhi , JK, Goa, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Ladakh, Jharkha...

Coronavirus outbreak: A little upset with China, says Donald Trump

As the new coronavirus continues to spread throughout the U.S., Chinese Americans - and Asian Americans as a whole - have reported rising verbal and physica...

Canada's Largest Province to Shut All Non-Essential Workplaces Amid Virus Crisis

Premier Doug Ford said the new money will help municipalities, food banks, homeless shelters, charities, and non-profits continue delivering critical social s...

All non-essential shops to close as United Kingdom locks down

Johnson declared: "You should not be meeting friends". The Prime Minister announced that the government would "immediately close all shops selling non-essenti...

NSW records 149 new coronavirus cases in biggest daily jump

The morning after Prime Minister Scott Morrison declared it was safe to keep schools open, the NSW and Victorian premiers announced closures and advised paren...

Forecast: Winter Storm To Drop Heavy Snow in Parts of N.H

Much of the state has been placed under a hazardous weather outlook, while a winter storm warning has been issued for Androscoggin County and a winter weather a...

Hong Kong Bans All Non-Residents, Says Bars Can't Serve Alcohol

The vast majority of new infections have been among Hong Kongers, many students fleeing schools and universities overseas. The Hong Kong government also says ...

Coronavirus: PM announces strict new curbs on life in UK

Mr Johnson said his message to the public was simple: 'You must stay at home'. Already many people are working from home and a reduced public transport networ...

United Nations chief urges global ceasefire to help fight COVID-19

Experts and diplomats expect the virus to wreak havoc in countries in conflict, which often are very poor and with fragile health care systems. "It attacks all ...

Coronavirus figures offer signs of hope for Italy that lockdown is working

The numbers are up from an official tally on Saturday evening of 42,681 people actively infected, 4,825 deaths, and 6,072 recoveries. There were just over 600 r...

China's Wuhan reports 1 new COVID-19 case in six days

A total of 39 new COVID-19 cases, all originating overseas, and nine more deaths were confirmed on the Chinese mainland as of Sunday midnight, according to Chin...

Australians Warned of Harsher Penalties for Defying Lockdown as Coronavirus Cases Leap

The death toll in Australia from the novel coronavirus has risen to eight, New South Wales Health said Tuesday. "There are harsh penalties and we'll enforce t...

Australian PM warns of lockdowns to tackle COVID-19

Morrison stated that "Life is changing in Australia for every Australian and life is going to continue to change", and that "for many, young and old, 2020 wil...

COVID-19: National Guard to be deployed in NY, California, Washington

Trump said his administration was developing new protocols for many local economies outside of what he called coronavirus "hot spots" - New York , Califor...

Israel's Gantz holds out on power-sharing deal with Netanyahu

There was no immediate word from Edelstein whether he would obey the order. His center-right Likud party led the way with 36 seats, ahead of Gantz's Blue and Wh...

Hong Kong bans all non-residents from entering the city

The sales ban will go into effect, after it has been approved by Hong Kong's legislative body. "We are investigating any further measures we can do rather tha...

Senate leaders tussle over economic stimulus package

Democrats said they were close to an agreement with Republicans and predicted a modified version would win passage soon. The vote on the $1.8 trillion bill br...

Trump calls to protect Asian Americans after coronavirus uproar

Trump said it was likely "100 percent wrong" during a press briefing on Sunday. I wish they would have told us three months sooner. A reporter asked at the ne...

'Stay at home': United Kingdom introduces sweeping new coronavirus restrictions

Official guidance was already updated to urge Britons to stay in their primary residence amidst reports over the weekend that beauty spots were seeing higher-th...

Arizona man dies after taking chloroquine for coronavirus

His wife, also in her 60s, is in critical condition after taking the additive, which is used in aquariums to kill some organisms, like algae, that may harm fish...