Archive: 14/06/2020

Mass virus testing in Beijing after new cluster triggers lockdowns

Beijing carried out mass testing for the coronavirus on Sunday after a new outbreak in the city that prompted travel warnings across the country amid fears of a resurgence of the disease.

Jun 14, 2020

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Iran daily virus deaths exceed 100 for first time in 2 months

Iran Sunday reported over 100 deaths in a single day from the novel coronavirus for the first time in two months, with authorities saying a recent surge in confirmed cases is due to increased testing.

Jun 14, 2020

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Pakistan warns coronavirus will peak at more than a million cases

Pakistan's planning minister warned Sunday that the number of coronavirus cases in the country could double by the end of June and peak at more than a million infections just a month later.

Jun 14, 2020

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Turkey sees rise in daily coronavirus cases following easing

Turkey is "moving away from the target," the country's health minister warned Sunday as the daily number of new coronavirus cases rose above 1,500 following the relaxation of restrictions.

Jun 14, 2020

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'Disinfecting non-stop' as Italy faces two new virus outbreaks

Yellow police tape—a familiar sight across Italy since the coronavirus began sweeping the country in March—reappeared at the weekend outside a Rome squat where around 15 new cases have emerged.

Jun 14, 2020

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Macron says France has scored its 'first victory' against virus

President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday that France has marked its first victory in the fight against the coronavirus, even if the struggle to contain the outbreak is not over.

Jun 14, 2020

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Europe reopens many borders but not to Americans, Asians

Europe is taking a big step toward a new normality as many countries open borders to fellow Europeans after three months of coronavirus lockdowns—but even though Europeans love their summer vacations, it's not clear how ...

Jun 14, 2020

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New polio cases in Afghanistan as coronavirus halts immunisation

Afghanistan has detected polio in areas previously declared free of the life-threatening disease after immunisation programmes were paused due to the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Sunday.

Jun 14, 2020

Delhi coronavirus fears mount as hospital beds run out

Ashwani Jain succumbed to the coronavirus in an ambulance as his family pleaded with several hospitals to take him in, the latest victim of the pandemic sweeping through the Indian capital and exposing a deadly shortage of ...

Jun 14, 2020

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Russia's low virus death toll still raises questions in West

When Leonid Shlykov's father, Sergei, died in a Moscow hospital last month after 11 days on a ventilator, the death certificate listed the coronavirus as an underlying condition but not the actual cause of death.

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