The number of people infected with the new type of coronavirus worldwide has exceeded 372,000; over 16,000 have died, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) situation report.
The European countries and the United States remain at the forefront of the coronavirus pandemic; meanwhile, the number of cases is rapidly growing at an increasing rate in other parts of the world.
The worst-affected countries after China, where the virus first appeared, are Italy, the US, Spain and Germany.
Countries around the world are strengthening their efforts and taking new measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
China announced on Wednesday the lifting of tough restrictions on the province of Hubei, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, after a months-long lockdown as the country reported no new infection cases.
The US registered the first case where a teenager died from the virus since the beginning of the outbreak in the country.
The total number of cases globally has reached 372,757, most have been registered in Europe – more than 195,000.
The global death toll has reached 16,231, of which more than 10,000 deaths have been in Europe.
The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on 11 March.
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Russian Cabinet Allocates $17.85Mln for Developing Coronavirus Prevention, Diagnostics
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed a decree on allocating 1.4 billion rubles ($17.85 million) to the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (Rospotrebnadzor) for developing means of COVID-19 prevention and diagnostics.
“To allocate to Rospotrebnadzor in 2020 1.4 billion rubles in budget assignations from the government’s reserve find for implementing works on developing means of prevention and diagnostics of the new coronavirus infection,” the decree, published on the website of the Russian cabinet, read.
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06:19
Cases of Coronavirus Rise to More Than 700 – South African Health Minister
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Russia Ready to Help US to Fight Coronavirus If Necessary – Ambassador Antonov
Russia Ready to Help US to Fight Coronavirus If Necessary – Ambassador Antonov
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said that if necessary, Moscow would be ready to help Washington in the fight against the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-2019). -
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DRC Declares State of Emergency Amid Coronavirus Pandemic – Reports
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has declared a state of emergency and put the capital city of Kinshasa under lockdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic reaching the African country, media reported.
According to the latest data, 45 cases of COVID-19 were registered in the DRC days after the first case was reported, of which three were fatal.
The decision was announced on Tuesday by President Felix Tshisekedi, who criticized citizens’ lack of adherence to advice from governments and health professionals in recent days, according to Kinshasa Times.
Congolese Armed Forces and police will patrol streets of the 11-million-strong capital to ensure the quarantine is being observed, the newspaper quoted the president as saying.
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05:46
US Senators and Trump Administration Reach Agreement on Coronavirus Response Bill
US Senators and Trump Administration Reach Agreement on Coronavirus Response Bill
Days of stalled negotiations on Capitol Hill increased pressure on the Trump administration to adopt an economic relief package as soon as possible; the White House had reportedly made some concessions to the Democrats regarding funding for hospitals, unemployment insurance, and the oversight of financial assistance to big businesses.
