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India to go under total virus lockdown, says PM Modi

by Bhuvan Bagga with Aishwarya Kumar and Vishal Manve in Mumbai NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India's 1.3 billion people…

US could overtake Europe as coronavirus epicenter: WHO

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The COVID-19 outbreak in the United States has the potential to exceed that in Europe, the…

French lab gets US approval for quick Covid-19 test

LYON, France (AFP) -- French diagnostics firm Biomerieux said Tuesday it had secured emergency approval from US regulators for a…

Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021: IOC

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP) -- The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been postponed to no later than the summer of 2021 because…

Jordan arrests over 1,600 for breaking virus curfew

AMMAN, Jordan (AFP) -- More than 1,600 people have been arrested in Jordan in three days for violating a curfew…

Loss of smell could reveal hidden virus cases: experts

by Kelly MACNAMARA PARIS, France (AFP) -- From a mother unable to smell her baby's nappy to a lawmaker who…

Britain asks public to respect coronavirus lockdown

by Alice RITCHIE LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain's leaders on Tuesday urged people to respect an unprecedented countrywide lockdown,…

Spain virus death toll rises by 514 to 2,696

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Another 514 people have died in Spain over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll…

Iran coronavirus death toll rises to 1,934

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran on Tuesday announced 122 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, raising the official toll to…

Veteran Afro-jazz star Manu Dibango dies after contracting coronavirus

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Veteran Afro-jazz star Manu Dibango died on Tuesday after contracting the new coronavirus, his representatives have…

China to lift travel curbs on Hubei province, including Wuhan

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China announced Tuesday that a lockdown would be lifted on more than 50 million people in…

China’s imported virus cases spike as fears grow of second wave

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China reported 78 new cases of the deadly coronavirus on Tuesday, with the vast majority brought…

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