One dead as Italian prisons revolt over virus outbreak measures
ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Inmates in four Italian prisons have revolted over new rules introduced to contain the coronavirus outbreak,…
6 years ago
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Italy coronavirus toll tops 230, cases near 6,000
ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italy's death toll from the novel coronavirus rose by 36 to 233 on Saturday while…
6 years ago
Quarter of Italian population put under virus lockdown; virus spreads to all regions in Italy
ROME, Italy (AFP) -- More than 15 million people were placed under forced quarantine in northern Italy early Sunday as…
6 years ago
Updated: China quarantine hotel collapse kills six
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- At least six people were killed in the collapse of a hotel used as a…
6 years ago
NBA mulls games without fans over virus fears: report
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- The NBA has reportedly told teams to look into strategies on how to…
6 years ago
Florida reports two coronavirus deaths, the first in eastern US
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Florida health authorities confirmed Friday two deaths from the new coronavirus, the first US fatalities…
6 years ago
Spain virus toll hits 5 as infections jump
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain registered its fifth victim from the deadly coronavirus epidemic on Friday as the number of…
6 years ago
Slovakia confirms first coronavirus case
VILNIUS, Slovakia (AFP) -- Slovakia reported its first case of the novel coronavirus on Friday, after a man whose son…
6 years ago
Egypt detects 12 new coronavirus cases on Nile cruise boat
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- Egypt detected 12 new cases Friday of the novel coronavirus among workers aboard a Nile cruise…
6 years ago
Virus lockdowns and quarantines must respect rights: UN
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Governments using lockdowns and quarantines to fight the deadly new coronavirus must ensure people's rights are…
6 years ago
Iran reports 17 new coronavirus deaths, 124 in total
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran on Friday announced 17 more deaths from the novel coronavirus, raising the total number of…
6 years ago
Japan bars children from Olympic torch ceremonies over virus
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan has been forced to scrap plans to involve children in the Olympic torch handover and…
6 years ago
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