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28.03.2020 / 14:37

Virus infections top 600,000 worldwide, long fight ahead

BERLIN (AP) – The number of confirmed coronavirus infections worldwide topped 600,000 on Saturday as new cases stacked up quickly in Europe and the United States and officials dug in for a long fight against the pandemic.

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Coronavirus: China sends medical supplies, personnel to Pakistan

China has sent a plane loaded with medical personnel and supplies to aid Pakistan in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus in one of the world’s most populous nations, the Pakistani foreign ministry said Saturday.

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Coronavirus infections cross 600,000 worldwide, long fight ahead

Berlin: The number of confirmed coronavirus infections worldwide topped 600,000 on Saturday as new cases stacked up quickly in Europe and the United States and officials dug in for a long fight against the pandemic.

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Coronavirus infections top 600,000 as countries brace for long fight

The number of confirmed coronavirus infections worldwide topped 600,000 on Saturday as new cases stacked up quickly in Europe and the United States and officials dug in for a long fight against the pandemic.

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China sends medical aid to Pakistan to combat virus outbreak

ISLAMABAD – China has sent a plane loaded with medical personnel and supplies to aid Pakistan in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus in one of the world's most populous nations, the Pakistani foreign ministry said Saturday.

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COVID-19 in Australia: we are not Italy, Iran or Spain

An opinion piece by the Australian Government Deputy Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly.

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UK's Johnson virus positive as new outbreaks appear in US

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson became the first leader of a major country to test positive for the coronavirus while disturbing new outbreaks appeared in the United States, deaths surged in Italy and Spain and the world warily trudged through the pandemic that has sickened more than a half-million people.

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Diplomat braves all odds to become the face of Wuhan mission in evacuating India

NEW DELHI : Diplomats around the world remain in place, far from family and friends. There to help their nationals in trouble. There to ensure supply lines, connect countries. They are in dangerous places. If they get sick, they will not be home. They remain for their country." This Twitter post last week by former Canadian ambassador Barbara Richardson could sum up the life and work of Indian diplomats in the past few months, since the coronavirus outbreak.

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'Choppy waters' await Navy as virus strikes aircraft carrier

WASHINGTON – The Navy, the military service hit hardest by the coronavirus, scrambled Friday to contain its first at-sea outbreak, with at least two dozen infected aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, one of 11 active aircraft carriers whose mission is central to the Pentagon's strategy for deterring war with China and Iran.

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Fans continue to question Bayern Munich's silence on Qatar

BERLIN – Even though the protests have stopped amid the coronavirus outbreak, many Bayern Munich fans are still pushing for their club to take its Qatari sponsor to task for human rights abuses in the country.

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Coronavirus: Britain records 181 deaths in past 24 hours, toll up 31% in one day

LONDON : Britain said 759 people had died after testing positive for coronavirus by 1700 GMT on Thursday, a jump of 181 people in 24 hours.

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Covid-19: UK experiences record increase in death toll

Official figures released on Friday morning revealed that deaths attributed to the coronavirus in the UK have risen by 181 to 759.

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Hundreds die in Iran over false belief a poison can kill coronavirus

Standing over the still body of an intubated 5-year-old boy wearing nothing but a plastic diaper, an Iranian health care worker in a hazmat suit and mask begged the public for just one thing: Stop drinking industrial alcohol over fears about the new coronavirus.

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COVID-19: SC seeks Centre's response on plea seeking evacuation of pilgrims in Iran

NEW DELHI : The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Central government on a petition seeking immediate evacuation of Indian pilgrims stranded in Iran's Qom amid coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Surya Kant will next hear the matter on 30 March.

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10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

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Sick coronavirus rumour claiming bootleg booze cures disease kills hundreds in Iran

Approximately 300 people have been killed in Iran by toxic methanol after a false rumour claimed it could cure the coronavirus.

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Iran's army sets up hospital in virus-stricken capital

TEHRAN – The Iranian military has set up a 2,000-bed hospital in an exhibition center in the capital to shore up the local health care system as it battles the worst coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East, state TV reported.

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Israel thanks Air India for rescuing its stranded nationals

The Israeli embassy had put up a request with the Ministry of External Affairs, which, in turn, asked Air India to operate such a flight.

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FBI chief pledges to find answers on ex-agent Levinson

WASHINGTON – The FBI won't give up on “finding out what happened" to former agent Robert Levinson, who the U.S. government believes died in the custody of the Iranians, according to an email FBI Director Chris Wray sent to the FBI workforce on Thursday.

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New coronavirus cases surge by a record 2,206 in Iran after millions travel

At least 2,077 people have died in the country, making it one of the world’s worst outbreaks of the disease

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Iran must deliver black boxes despite coronavirus pandemic: Champagne

OTTAWA — Despite the daunting hurdles posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Iran must live up to its pledge to co-operate with the investigation into its downing of a commercial airliner in January, says Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne.

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Iraq, Lebanon extend government restrictions to combat virus

BEIRUT – Iraq and Lebanon prepared Thursday to extend government-imposed restrictions on movement for two more weeks, the latest measures announced to stem the spread of the new coronavirus. In Iran, the death toll jumped by 157 new fatalities, prompting new steps to limit public gatherings and domestic travel.

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World Health Organisation's Dr Mike Ryan calls for global solidarity to fight virus

The Executive Director of the WHO'S Health Emergencies Programme, Dr Mike Ryan, has called for global solidarity to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.

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SpiceJet to operate a special flight from Delhi for Iran-returned Indians

NEW DELHI : SpiceJet said on Thursday that it will conduct a special flight on Sunday to take 142 Iran-returned Indians from Delhi to Jodhpur so that they can be taken to a government quarantine facility there. "The special flight will be operated as per Government of India's request and the airline will deploy its Boeing 737 aircraft for the assignment," the low-cost carrier said in its press release.

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US among worst hit globally as coronavirus deaths top 1,000

More than 1,000 people in the U.S. have died from the novel coronavirus, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, making it one of the worst-affected countries in the global pandemic.

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Family: US believes ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson has died

WASHINGTON – The family of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson said Wednesday that U.S. government officials have concluded that he has died while in the custody of Iran.

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Opinion | Changing the script

The Chinese government and its private sector, both have reached out to nations as diverse as France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Iran, Iraq, the Philippines, and even the US

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Coronavirus: Iran announces 143 new deaths, toll crosses 2,000

Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said 'our colleagues have registered 2,206 new cases of COVID-19 infection' in the past 24 hours, bringing total infections to 27,017

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In Iran, Coronavirus Is Suffocating an Already Strained Experimental Music Scene

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread, the devastation it leaves in its wake is, for the time being, incalculable. In addition to the rising deaths, there are overloaded medical facilities, widespread layoffs, and countless impacts on everyday life: weddings on hold, kids home from school, festivals postponed, nightclubs closed until further notice. The ultimate effects of the disease are likely to be as much cultural as they are economic.

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UN urges easing of sanctions on Iran

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called for any sanctions imposed on countries like Iran facing the new coronavirus pandemic to be "urgently re-evaluated" to avoid pushing strained medical systems into collapse.

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Egypt imposes curfew to slow COVID-19 as virus’ arrival in Syria raises concerns

Egypt will impose a two-week, nightly curfew in the Arab world’s most-populous country in an effort to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, its prime minister announced Tuesday as the International Monetary Fund warned that a shortage of medical supplies could affect the Mideast’s poorest nations.

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New coronavirus threatens both rich, poor across Mideast

DUBAI – The new coronavirus continued its spread across some of the most-vulnerable nations of the Mideast on Tuesday as the International Monetary Fund warned that a lack of medical supplies in Iraq, Sudan and Yemen could lead to a surge in prices.

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Iran reports 127 more COVID-19 deaths as Syrians rush to stock up on supplies

Syrians rushed to stock up on food and fuel Monday amid fears that authorities would resort to even stricter measures after reporting the first coronavirus infection in the country, where the healthcare system has been decimated by nearly a decade of civil war.

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Coronavirus: Long-distance couple make masks to stop COVID-19

A husband and wife team are working together to help those who need facemasks during the coronavirus pandemic — including in Iran.

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US raps France for prisoner swap with Iran

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Trump administration on Sunday harshly criticized France for releasing an Iranian man wanted for prosecution by the United States in an apparent prisoner swap with Iran.

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Coronavirus: Iran’s COVID-19 death toll rises by 129, bringing total to 1,685

Iran says the new coronavirus has killed another 129 people, raising the death toll to 1,685 amid 21,638 confirmed cases.

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Coronavirus: Iran's Supreme Leader says US 'charlatans' may have created COVID-19

Iran's Supreme Leader has lashed out at the US - in spite of the American government of help in the battle against coronavirus.

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The Latest: Uzbekistan closes border, adds masks requirement

MOSCOW – The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 307,200 people and killed more than 13,000. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate symptoms in most people, but severe symptoms are more likely in the elderly or those with existing health problems. More than 92,000 people have recovered so far, mostly in China.

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Iran leader refuses US help, citing virus conspiracy theory

DUBAI – Iran's supreme leader Sunday refused U.S. assistance to fight the new coronavirus, citing an unfounded conspiracy theory that the virus could be man-made by America.

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Fears of Covid-19 spike as Iran celebrates New Year

Iran's death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has risen to over 1,500 with the total number of people infected now exceeding 20,000, according to a health ministry official.

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Iran’s coronavirus death toll mounts as Jordan goes on lockdown

Air raid sirens echoed across Jordan‘s capital on Saturday to mark the start of a three-day curfew, the latest mass lockdown in the Middle East aimed at containing the coronavirus, which has claimed another 123 lives in Iran, home to the region’s worst outbreak.

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Iran's leaders take upbeat tone even as virus deaths climb

TEHRAN – Iran's leaders vowed to overcome the coronavirus outbreak in upbeat messages marking the Persian New Year on Friday, even as the Health Ministry announced 149 more fatalities, bringing the country's death toll to 1,433.

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Iran’s leaders say ‘unity and hard work’ will beat coronavirus as death toll climbs

Iran’s leaders vowed to overcome the new coronavirus outbreak in upbeat messages marking the Persian New Year on Friday, even as the Health Ministry announced 149 more fatalities, bringing the country’s death toll to 1,433.

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Californians told to stay home as pandemic's reach worsens

WELLINGTON – California's governor ordered people in the most populous U.S. state to stay home as the coronavirus pandemic's toll worsened so much world leaders warned of “record” economic pain.

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Can ebola, HIV or malaria drugs stop coronavirus? WHO starts testing to find out

The World Health Organization (WHO) is launching global clinical trials to test possible new coronavirus therapies that will span across 10 participating countries.

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Could Ontario recreate South Korea’s success in containing coronavirus outbreak?

As Ontario grapples with rising COVID-19 case numbers, containment remains the key to battling the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease.

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Iran furloughs imprisoned US Navy vet amid virus concerns

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Iran has granted a medical furlough to a U.S. Navy veteran imprisoned for more than a year, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Thursday.

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Coronavirus outbreak: U.S. imposes new sanctions on Iran despite COVID-19 pandemic

The U.S. imposed new economic sanctions against Iran this week as part of its ongoing efforts to get the country to limit its missile, nuclear and regional activities.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0