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Turkey’s coronavirus death toll rises by 57 to 3,641
The number of people who have died from COVID-19 in Turkey has risen by 57 in the last 24 hours to 3,641, Health Ministry data showed on Thursday.
The overall number of cases rose by 1,977 to 133,721, the data showed, the highest total…
Saudi Arabia forms police unit to enforce coronavirus curbs on social gatherings
Saudi Arabia has formed a police unit to monitor violations of rules banning gatherings of more than five people imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus, the state news agency SPA said on Thursday.
The kingdom had previously said…
Mayor says Moscow’s real coronavirus case tally is more than triple the official
Moscow’s mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, said on Thursday that the real number of coronavirus cases in the Russian capital was actually around 300,000, a figure that is more than three times higher than the official total, the TASS news agency…
Russia overtakes Germany and France in coronavirus case numbers after record daily rise
Russia’s coronavirus case tally surged to 177,160 on Thursday after a record daily rise in infections, meaning it now has the fifth highest number of registered cases in the world and more cases than in Germany or France.
More than half…
Spain’s daily coronavirus death toll falls again on Thursday
Spain’s coronavirus daily death toll fell on Thursday to 213 down from 244 the day before, the health ministry reported.
The overall number of coronavirus deaths rose to 26,070, up from 25,857 on Wednesday. The number of diagnosed cases…
U.S. announces $225 million in emergency aid to Yemen
The United States will provide $225 million in emergency aid to Yemen to support food programs, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday, as aid groups there are forced to scale down operations due to Houthi interference and…
Merkel: we can be a bit bold but must be careful on easing lockdown
Chancellor Angela Merkel has agreed with premiers of Germany’s 16 states to make sure local action is taken quickly to prevent individual, local, coronavirus outbreaks from spreading around the country, she said on Wednesday.
“We are…
Spain extends state of emergency after PM musters opposition support
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez secured enough parliamentary votes on Wednesday to extend a state of emergency for two more weeks from Sunday, allowing the government to control people’s movements as it gradually relaxes a national…
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll rises by 64 to 3,584
The number of people who have died from COVID-19 in Turkey has risen by 64 in the last 24 hours to 3,584, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Wednesday.
The overall number of cases rose by 2,253 to 131,744, the data showed, the…
No evidence Covid-19 is man-made, UK health minister says
The UK’s health minister has said there’s nothing in the roots of the Covid-19 epidemic to support allegations of a man-made origin, as unsubstantiated theories continue to be touted on the other side of the Atlantic.
“We have looked…