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Coronavirus death toll surpasses 3,000 in France, with 418 deaths in one day

Posted on March 30, 2020March 30, 2020By Editor

The Covid-19 pandemic has killed 3,024 people in France, the country’s director-general of health said on Monday. A total of 44,550 confirmed cases have been registered in France since the start of the outbreak. … Read More >Coronavirus death toll surpasses 3,000 in France, with 418 deaths in one day

Jerusalem’s Church of Holy Sepulchre closes for first time since BLACK DEATH

Posted on March 30, 2020March 30, 2020By Editor

Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre has closed its doors to the public for the first time since the Black Death ravaged the city in 1349, as authorities try and get to grips with the modern coronavirus plague. … Read More >Jerusalem’s Church of Holy Sepulchre closes for first time since BLACK DEATH

Beijing boasts 93% recovery rate & NO new cases in Hubei for sixth day after saying local Covid-19 spread ‘STOPPED’

Posted on March 30, 2020March 30, 2020By Editor

No new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in China’s central Hubei Province and its capital Wuhan, where the outbreak originally began, the National Health Commission (NHC) told reporters during a press briefing on Monday. … Read More >Beijing boasts 93% recovery rate & NO new cases in Hubei for sixth day after saying local Covid-19 spread ‘STOPPED’

Israeli PM Netanyahu self-isolating after aide tests positive for coronavirus

Posted on March 30, 2020March 30, 2020By Editor

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed he will be self-isolating after an aide tested positive for the Covid-19 infection. Early indications are that Netanyahu himself was unlikely to have contracted the virus. … Read More >Israeli PM Netanyahu self-isolating after aide tests positive for coronavirus

US sanctions on life-saving drugs are leading Iran into a ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ as pandemic rages – Zarif

Posted on March 30, 2020March 30, 2020By Editor

US sanctions make it “impossible” for regular Iranians to have access to essential drugs during the Covid-19 pandemic, the republic’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said. … Read More >US sanctions on life-saving drugs are leading Iran into a ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ as pandemic rages – Zarif

EU

Spain’s grim Covid-19 tally continues with 812 new deaths, but rate of fresh fatalities drops

Posted on March 30, 2020March 30, 2020By Editor

Spain has surpassed China in the total number of confirmed coronavirus infections, as the number of cases rose from 78,797 on Sunday to 85,195 on Monday. The death toll rose by 812 to 7,340. … Read More >Spain’s grim Covid-19 tally continues with 812 new deaths, but rate of fresh fatalities drops

Russia

‘You should NOT leave your home’: Moscow mayor issues strict Covid-19 pandemic order, stopping short of complete lockdown

Posted on March 30, 2020March 30, 2020By Editor

Moscow, where the number of coronavirus cases now exceeds 1,000, has introduced a tough self-isolation regime. From Monday, residents of the Russian capital will be only allowed to leave their homes in cases of absolute necessity. … Read More >‘You should NOT leave your home’: Moscow mayor issues strict Covid-19 pandemic order, stopping short of complete lockdown

UK

Covid-19 claims first UK healthcare worker as official says life won’t ‘get back to normal’ for at least SIX MONTHS

Posted on March 30, 2020March 30, 2020By Editor

A doctor working in the UK’s National Health Service has paid the ultimate price for fighting on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic, becoming the UK’s first healthcare worker to die from Covid-19. … Read More >Covid-19 claims first UK healthcare worker as official says life won’t ‘get back to normal’ for at least SIX MONTHS

Coronavirus emergency plan could cut Russia’s economic growth

Posted on March 30, 2020June 15, 2020By Editor

Paid holidays announced by the Russian government to prevent the spread of Covid-19 will come at the expense of economic growth, but support for struggling businesses may offset the negative effects, analysts believe. … Read More >Coronavirus emergency plan could cut Russia’s economic growth

Russia

Not an old person’s virus: Russia warns teens & adults they TOO may need ventilators if ill with Covid-19, citing patient data

Posted on March 30, 2020March 30, 2020By Editor

Moscow authorities have sounded the alarm over the ratio of serious Covid-19 cases among younger people, having found that 40 percent of the patients undergoing artificial lung ventilation are under the age of 40. … Read More >Not an old person’s virus: Russia warns teens & adults they TOO may need ventilators if ill with Covid-19, citing patient data