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Cases of novel coronavirus in Russia surge past 10,000 after record daily rise 09 Apr 2020 - 02:22 pm
Men wearing face masks ride down an escalator at Nizhegorodskaya station of the Moscow Central Ring, a commuter rail line circling the city, in Moscow on April 8, 2020, during the strict lockdown in Russia to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID
Young doctors brave overwhelming coronavirus crisis 09 Apr 2020 - 01:51 pm
Christian Vigil, 26, an intensive care doctor, poses at the main entrance of the 12 de Octubre hospital during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Madrid, Spain, April 8, 2020. REUTERS/Juan Medina
Spain, Italy to extend lockdowns amid persistent rise in cases 09 Apr 2020 - 01:26 pm
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Hungary registers over 100 coronavirus cases in old people's home 09 Apr 2020 - 01:08 pm
Careworkers of a nursing home enjoy as the MAV Symphony Orchestra plays classical music recordings on loudspeakers of a car going around the city to cheer up people under lockdown, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Budapest, Hungary, A
Doctors see high mortality in virus fight in Philippines, Indonesia 09 Apr 2020 - 11:43 am
Pedestrians wearing protective face masks cross a street outside a shopping mall amid new cases of coronavirus, in Manila, Philippines, March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Italy may relax some coronavirus measures by end of April - Conte 09 Apr 2020 - 11:32 am
TOPSHOT - Members of the medical staff give themselves a fist bump while working at the intensive care unit (ICU) with the COVID-19 patients at the ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII hospital in Bergamo, on April 3, 2020. / AFP / Piero CRUCIATTI
UN delivers 90 tons of COVID-19 aid to Venezuela 09 Apr 2020 - 11:18 am
CARACAS, Venezuela - APRIL 02: Two men pass by a down town street covered with umbrellas which is empty as a preventive measure against the new type of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Caracas, Venezuela on April 02, 2020. ( Carolina Cabral Fernandez -
Under-used Swiss hospitals hint at hidden toll of coronavirus 09 Apr 2020 - 10:58 am
Cars drive past an information sign on the motorway ahead of the Easter weekend during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Lausanne, Switzerland, April 8, 2020. The board reads :
Rockets hit US air base in Afghanistan; no casualties 09 Apr 2020 - 10:17 am
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Ship at center of virus outbreak raided by Australian police 09 Apr 2020 - 09:45 am
NSW Police vehicles and tents are seen during the Strike Force Bast raid of the Ruby Princess cruise ship at Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia, April 8, 2020, in this still image from video. Video taken April 8, 2020. NSW Police via REUTERS
U.S. coronavirus deaths top 14,600, second highest in world behind Italy - Reuters tally 09 Apr 2020 - 09:06 am
A member of the U.S. Army walks among cubicles being prepared in phase 2 of the Javits new york medical Station at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 3, 2020. R
Japan offers 20 countries drug to fight virus for free 09 Apr 2020 - 08:44 am
FILE PHOTO: Tablets of Avigan (generic name : favipiravir), a drug approved as an anti-influenza drug in Japan and developed by drug maker Toyama Chemical Co, a subsidiary of Fujifilm Holdings Co. are displayed during a photo opportunity at Fujifilm's hea
Oman to lock down Muscat governorate from April 10-22: State media 08 Apr 2020 - 06:00 pm
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Japan's state of emergency is no lockdown. What's in it? 08 Apr 2020 - 02:00 pm
Motorists commute on a street in the Ginza district in Tokyo on April 8, 2020. / AFP / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU
New York's virus toll tops 9/11, while Wuhan ends lockdown 08 Apr 2020 - 01:47 pm
:A nearly deserted 7th Avenue in Times Square is seen near midday in Manhattan during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, New York, U.S., April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar
S.Africa's minister who flouted lockdown rules sent on leave 08 Apr 2020 - 12:49 pm
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Korean Air puts 70 percent of staff on leave 08 Apr 2020 - 12:44 pm
FILE PHOTO: Korean Air's passenger planes are parked at on the tarmac as overseas flight routes are reduced following the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran
NY Times: White House adviser warned Trump of coronavirus pandemic in January 08 Apr 2020 - 12:30 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump pauses as he addresses the daily coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque