Italy’s slowing infections boost case for lockdowns
by Dmitry ZAKS ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italy's coronavirus infections rate slowed for a fourth successive day Wednesday as fresh…
6 years ago
Europe
Spain buys 432 mn euros in medical equipment from China
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain has signed a multi-million-euro contract with China to acquire medical supplies to fight the coronavirus…
6 years ago
Spain overtakes China virus toll with 3,434 deaths: govt
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain's coronavirus death toll overtook that of China on Wednesday, rising to 3,434 after 738 people…
6 years ago
Britons answer call for volunteer coronavirus force
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Around 170,000 people signed up within hours of a British government call for volunteers to…
6 years ago
Prince Charles tests positive for coronavirus
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Prince Charles, the eldest son, and heir to Queen Elizabeth II, is showing mild symptoms…
6 years ago
Police clear migrant camp near Paris to fight virus
PARIS, France (AFP) -- French police removed hundreds of migrants from a camp just north of Paris on Tuesday in…
6 years ago
UK to open 4,000-bed virus field hospital in London
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The British government said Tuesday it will open a 4,000-bed field hospital at a London…
6 years ago
Short on doctors, Balkans brace for worst of coronavirus
by Darko DURIDANSKI with Sally MAIRS in Belgrade SKOPJE, Republic of North Macedonia (AFP) -- With hospitals lacking equipment and…
6 years ago
France coronavirus death toll jumps 240 to 1,100: official
PARIS, France (AFP) -- The coronavirus has killed another 240 people in France, the top French health official said on…
6 years ago
UK ‘plague village’ offers lesson for a country under lockdown
by Lindsey PARNABY, Sylvain PEUCHMAURD Agence France-Presse EYAM, United Kingdom (AFP) — In the 17th century, residents in the remote English…
6 years ago
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