Italy’s virus toll shoots back up, but medics see hope
Italy's daily COVID-19 death toll shot back up Tuesday, but more evidence emerged that the coronavirus infection rate is slowing thanks to a painful...
Trump warns coronavirus shutdown could ‘destroy a country’
President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday that he wants the coronavirus lockdown relaxed in the United States by mid-April, warning that keeping the measures in...
Greta Thunberg says she ‘likely’ had new coronavirus
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg said Tuesday that it was "extremely likely" that she had contracted the new coronavirus, after experiencing several symptoms following...
Africa’s weak health systems face escalating virus peril
Equipment shortages, scarce beds and poorly-paid doctors and nurses: Africa is finding that it has few means to protect itself as a feared coronavirus...
Myanmar confirms first coronavirus cases
Myanmar confirmed its first cases of of the deadly novel coronavirus late Monday after weeks of increasing scepticism over the under-developed southeast Asian nation's...
Britain urges public to respect coronavirus lockdown
Britain's leaders on Tuesday urged people to respect an unprecedented countrywide lockdown, saying that following advice to stay at home would stop people dying...
India locks down 1.3 billion people
Spain's deaths surge by 514 in one day as Saudi Arabia announces its first fatality.
India's 1.3 billion people will go under "total lockdown" from...
India locks down over 100 million people amid coronavirus fears
About three-quarters of the country was under lockdown on Tuesday with most of the rest expected to follow suit by the end of the...
G7 pledges to ‘do whatever is necessary’ to restore growth
G7 finance ministers and central bank chiefs on Tuesday vowed to "do whatever is necessary" to safeguard jobs and the economy from disruptions caused...
China virus epicentre to open up as world locks down
China announced Tuesday an end to travel curbs at the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, as governments around the world tightened lockdowns in a...
