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  • Russia confirms 44 new coronavirus deaths in 24 hours

    Date: 2020-04-27 22:05:42 GMT - Russia - World - SN:66 - ID:8412162

    MOSCOW, April 27 (MENA) - As many as 44 new coronavirus deaths were reported in Russia over the past 24 hours, the country's emergency operations center for preventing the spread of Covid-19 announced on Monday. In a statement reported by RT, the ....

  • French Covid-19 death toll tops 23,000, but hospitalizations continue to fall

    Date: 2020-04-27 21:56:20 GMT - France - World - SN:65 - ID:8412181

    PARIS, April 27 (MENA) – The number of people who have died from coronavirus infection in France rose by 437 to 23,293 on Monday, the health ministry said in a statement. The latest figures from the Health Ministry come a day before Prime ....

  • Loose social distancing looms large as new virus cases stay low in S. Korea

    Date: 2020-04-27 21:29:54 GMT - south korea - World - SN:64 - ID:8412161

    SEOUL, April 27 (MENA) - In a sign of the containment of the new coronavirus, South Korea reported just 10 new cases Monday, but health authorities remain vigilant over the upcoming holidays, which could potentially lead to cluster infections. It ....

  • Spanish parents told to adhere to rules to avoid risking children’s health

    Date: 2020-04-27 19:32:27 GMT - Spain - World - SN:59 - ID:8412088

    MADRID, April 27 (MENA) - Spanish authorities have warned parents to act responsibly when taking their children out for a walk in order to ensure that the first major easing of the coronavirus lockdown does not become a public health risk, the ....

  • Coronavirus death toll in Turkey rises to 2,900

    Date: 2020-04-27 19:27:31 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:57 - ID:8412091

    ANKARA, April 27 (MENA) – Turkey's Health Ministry reported on Monday that 95 people have died of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll of COVID-19 in the country to 2,900. As many as 2,131 new coronavirus cases were reported, ....

  • Congress launches inquiry into Trump's halting of WHO funds

    Date: 2020-04-27 18:45:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:54 - ID:8411993

    WASHINGTON, April 27 (MENA) - The United Sates' House committee charged with oversight of foreign affairs is launching an inquiry into the Trump administration’s decision to halt funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) amid the coronavirus ....

  • Deaths from COVID-19 in Italy climbed by 333

    Date: 2020-04-27 18:29:02 GMT - Italy - World - SN:52 - ID:8412010

    ROME, April 27 (MENA) - Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 333 on Monday against 260 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, but the daily tally of new cases declined to 1,739 from 2,324 on Sunday, posting the lowest ....

  • Coronavirus pandemic is "far from over": WHO chief

    Date: 2020-04-27 17:45:44 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:49 - ID:8411961

    GENEVA, April 27 (MENA) - Director-General of World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the coronavirus pandemic "is far from over." “The pandemic is far from over,” CNN quoted Ghebreyesus as saying during a news briefing ....

  • 360 more COVID-19 deaths in UK hospitals - lowest daily rise in 4 weeks

    Date: 2020-04-27 17:44:22 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:48 - ID:8411984

    LONDON, April 27 (MENA) – Another 360 people with coronavirus have died in UK hospitals - the lowest daily increase in confirmed deaths for four weeks, Sky News reported Monday. A total of 21,092 hospital patients have now died in the UK after ....

  • EBRD appoints Woort director for eastern Mediterranean region

    Date: 2020-04-27 16:18:26 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:44 - ID:8411866

    CAIRO, April 27 (MENA) – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has appointed Philip ter Woort as the Director for its eastern Mediterranean region, leading its future operations in Jordan, Lebanon and the West Bank and ....

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