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Vietnam PM asks major cities to prepare for lockdown to stop virus
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's prime minister has asked major cities to prepare for possible lockdowns to stop the spread of the coronavirus as the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian countr...
Mar 29, 2020
Mexico’s confirms 145 new coronavirus cases, four new deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Sunday confirmed 145 new coronavirus cases and four new deaths in the last 24 hours, for a total of 993 cases and 20 deaths. (Reporting by Anthony E...
Mar 29, 2020
Taiwan reports third coronavirus death, total cases near 300
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A third person infected with the coronavirus has died in Taiwan, the government said late on Sunday, as the number of cases on the island approached 300. According to previously ann...
Mar 29, 2020
Australia curbs gatherings, locks down travelers, in new coronavirus measures
By Jonathan Barrett and Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's two most populous states, New South Wales and Victoria, will restrict public gatherings to two people from midnight, state leaders sai...
Mar 29, 2020
Coronavirus lockdowns give Europe’s cities cleaner air
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Air pollution has decreased in urban areas across Europe during lockdowns to combat the coronavirus, new satellite images showed on Monday, but campaigners warned c...
Mar 29, 2020
Italy coronavirus deaths rise by 756, lifting total death toll to 10,779
ROME (Reuters) - The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy climbed by 756 to 10,779, the Civil Protection Agency said on Sunday, the second successive fall in the daily rate. The number ...
Mar 29, 2020
Spain’s coronavirus death toll rises by 838 overnight to 6,528
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's coronavirus death toll rose by 838 cases overnight to 6,528 the health ministry said on Saturday, marking the highest daily rise in fatalities. The total number of those inf...
Mar 29, 2020
UK government ‘very concerned’ after coronavirus death toll surpasses 1,000
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government is "very concerned" following the latest figures which show more than 1,000 people had died after testing positive for coronavirus, senior minister Michael Go...
Mar 29, 2020
Australia PM says social distancing helping to slow coronavirus spread
By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's rate of the spread of the novel coronavirus has halved in recent days, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday as he announced an additional A$1.1...
Mar 28, 2020
UK broadband providers lift data caps during coronavirus crisis
Britain's big telecoms providers have agreed to remove all data caps on fixed-line broadband services that have become a lifeline for people isolated at home during the coronavirus crisis, the governm...
Mar 28, 2020
