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Spain reported 812 coronavirus deaths on Monday, a slight decline on the previous day’s toll. The total number of fatalities rose to 7,340 in the past 24 hours, from 6,528 Sunday, according to Health Ministry data. The number of confirmed cases increased to 85,195 from 78,797. As Spain battles Europe’s …

New York on Sunday announced 3,250 new cases and 161 deaths from the coronavirus disease within 24 hours. Data released by the state Department of Health shows that the number of patients rose by 10.4 per cent from 29,158 on Saturday to 32,308 as of 9.30a.m. on Sunday. Similarly, the …

The United Kingdom is exploring flight options to evacuate its nationals willing to leave Nigeria The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ms Catriona Laing, disclosed this on Friday.She said the decision was necessitated by “the rapidly changing situation in the region and recent airport closures” over the coronavirus pandemic. The …

South Africa’s president appeared in full military uniform for the first time since the end of apartheid and told troops to be a “force of kindness” as a three-week lockdown begins at midnight and they ensure that 57 million people stay home. The mission is the “most important in the …

Tunisian Health Ministry on Friday reported 30 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 227. Out of a total of 2,045 lab tests, 227 cases were tested positive from 20 provinces out of 24, said a ministry statement. Tunisia’s first confirmed case …

Not less than nine doctors who devoted their time and energy to treating coronavirus infected patients have died of the same disease in the Philippines.  This was made known by the country’s top medical association on Thursday, March 26, as hospitals were overwhelmed and medics complained about a lack of …

The number of daily new coronavirus infections in South Korea dropped below 100 on Friday, with 91 new cases recorded since the previous day, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Seoul. The nation’s total infections increased to 9,332, while the death toll rose by eight …

Sudanese Defence Minister died of a heart attack in Juba, the capital of South Sudan. General Jamal al-Din Omar was suffering from chronic illnesses, the Sudanese army spokesman said. He became head of the Defense Ministry after the fall of President Omar al-Bashir Before becoming minister, he headed the Transitional …

Chinese authorities have announced they will end a two-month lockdown of the most of virus-affected central Hubei province in April, as domestic cases of the virus continue to subside. People with clean bill of health will be allowed to leave, the provincial government disclosed. From April 8, Wuhan will lift …

The International Olympic Committee has postponed the Summer Games that had been scheduled to begin in late July in Tokyo to 2021 over coronavirus. The prime minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, had proposed a one-year postponement for the games during talks with the International Olympic Committee president, Thomas Bach. In …