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India’s coronavirus heroes come under attack
March 27, 2020
India’s coronavirus heroes come under attack
They have been hailed as India’s coronavirus “heroes”, but doctors, nurses, delivery drivers and other frontline workers have been attacked…
China’s imported cases rise as foreigners banned and flights cut
March 27, 2020
China’s imported cases rise as foreigners banned and flights cut
China reported more than 50 imported cases of the coronavirus on Friday, hours after announcing a ban on foreigners entering…
South Africa begins ‘unprecedented’ military-patrolled lockdown
March 27, 2020
South Africa begins ‘unprecedented’ military-patrolled lockdown
South Africa came under a nationwide military-patrolled lockdown on Friday, joining other African countries imposing strict curfews and shutdowns in…
US tops world in virus cases and logs record unemployment
March 27, 2020
US tops world in virus cases and logs record unemployment
The United States now has more COVID-19 infections than any other country, and a record number of newly unemployed people,…
New Zealand mosque gunman pleads guilty to murder, terrorism
March 26, 2020
New Zealand mosque gunman pleads guilty to murder, terrorism
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The man who committed the worst atrocity in New Zealand’s modern history when he slaughtered…
Fake cures, risky rumours: virus misinformation hits home
March 26, 2020
Fake cures, risky rumours: virus misinformation hits home
From being duped into taking poisonous “cures”, to watching businesses crumble and avoiding life-saving medication, people are suffering devastating real-world…
Virus infections near 500,000 as health systems buckle
March 26, 2020
Virus infections near 500,000 as health systems buckle
MADRID (AP) — The number of coronavirus infections was set to top a half-million worldwide on Thursday as both Italy…
Police struggle to enforce India’s sweeping virus lockdown
March 26, 2020
Police struggle to enforce India’s sweeping virus lockdown
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indians struggled to comply with the world’s largest coronavirus lockdown on Wednesday as the government began…
World leaders to hold crisis talks as virus toll tops 21,000
March 26, 2020
World leaders to hold crisis talks as virus toll tops 21,000
World leaders are to hold online crisis talks Thursday on the coronavirus pandemic that has forced three billion people into…
COVID-19 pandemic puts WHO back in hot seat
March 25, 2020
COVID-19 pandemic puts WHO back in hot seat
The UN’s health agency has faced criticism in the past for overreacting and for moving too slowly in fighting epidemics,…