Coronavirus pandemic: Death toll in Italy rise by
919, highest daily tally since start of outbreak
Coronavirus pandemic: The 919 people died in Italy over the last 24
hours. 712 deaths had died on Thursday, 683 on Wednesday, 743 on
Tuesday and 602 on Monday.
Coronavirus pandemic: After PM Boris Johnson,
UK health minister tests positive for Covid-19
British Health Secretary Matt Hancock, like UL PM Boris Johnson,
said he has mild symptoms of the disease and has been working
from home for the past few days in line with the UK government
lockdown advice for people to stay at home as part of efforts to
try and control the spread of the pandemic.
Fresh corruption case against former Pakistan PM
Khaqan Shahid Abbasi
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) filed the case in an
anti-corruption court in Karachi, accusing Pakistan's former
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi of violating rules while
appointing Sheikh Imranul Haq as the managing director of Pakistan
State Oil (PSO).
Malaysia mulls buying coronavirus test kits from
South Korea as tally rises
Malaysia is considering buying up to 1 million coronavirus test
kits from South Korea as it steps up efforts to screen more people
for the virus, the government said on Friday.
Russia shuts state hotels, resorts as coronavirus
cases rise past 1,000
Russia ordered its vast network of state-run hotels, resorts and
recreational facilities to shut down from March 28 until June 1, as its
number of confirmed coronavirus cases rose past 1,000.
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UK PM Boris Johnson tests positive for Covid-19
After Princes Charles, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tested
positive for novel coronavirus on Friday.
Nepal PM KP Oli hospitalised after increased
heart rate
Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, 69, was taken to the
Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital for a medical
check-up as he had irregular heartbeats Thursday night.
Raincoats and rubber boots for Pakistani aid
workers in coronavirus fight
The Pakistani charity Edhi Foundation has had to train dozens
of staff on how to handle suspected coronavirus patients. But
providing them with proper protection is a problem, given a
nationwide shortage of the equipment.
South Africa struggles to adapt to lockdown after
first coronavirus deaths
South Africans woke up under lockdown on Friday, struggling to
adapt to some of the toughest restrictions in the world as the country
recorded its first coronavirus deaths and confirmed cases rose above
1,000.
After Prince Charles, UK PM Boris Johnson tests
positive for coronavirus
Queen Elizabeth last saw Johnson on March 11 and she remains in
good health, Buckingham Palace said.
In China's Hubei, uncertainty, pessimism and hope
as life resumes
China has began lifting curbs on the central province of Hubei --
ground zero of the coronavirus pandemic -- amid a sharp fall in
locally-transmitted virus cases.
Russia's 2020 satellite launch programme hit by
production halt - Roscosmos
Russia's space agency Roscosmos said on Friday it would have to
adjust its 2020 launch programme because of a halt in satellite
production in Europe, amid the novel coronavirus.
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