Ramaphosa: 3 COVID-19 deaths recorded in SA, with 1,326 cases
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Israel's Netanyahu under precautionary COVID-19 quarantine
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office stressed the quarantine was strictly a precaution as the veteran right-wing prime minister had not been in recent proximity to the ill staffer.
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Johnson & Johnson says testing of coronavirus vaccine to begin by September
The vaccine could be available for emergency use authorisation in early 2021.
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South Korea to pay cash to families, bring in extra budget relief
Moon, after an emergency meeting with economic policymakers, said an “emergency disaster relief payment” of up to 1 million won (658.88 pounds) would be made to all households except the top 30% by income.
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India says no plan to extend coronavirus lockdown as poor struggle
Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered the country’s 1.3 billion people to remain indoors until 15 April, saying that was the only hope to stop the epidemic. But the order has left millions of impoverished Indians jobless and hungry.
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Drop in China's new coronavirus cases; none in Hubei for sixth day
With decreasing numbers of infections, policymakers are scrambling to revitalise an economy nearly paralysed by months-long curbs to control the spread of the flu-like disease.
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Trump backs off plan to reopen businesses by mid-April amid coronavirus warnings
The reversal by Trump, which he said would be disclosed in greater detail on Tuesday, came as the US death toll topped 2,460 from the respiratory disease, according to a Reuters tally, with more than 141,000 cases, the most of any country in the world.
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Italy's 'very long' lockdown to only end gradually
The message from ministers and health officials came as Italy's world-topping toll rose by 756, well below Friday's record of 969, and the rate of coronavirus infections slowed to under 6% for the first time.
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China defends against incoming second wave of coronavirus
A total of 3,300 people have now died in mainland China, with a reported 81,439 infections.
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German health institute warns pandemic could overstretch system - paper
Lothar Wieler’s comments came as RKI data on Sunday showed the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany had risen to 52,547 and 389 people had died of the disease there.
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Johnson warns on coronavirus: Things to get worse before they get better
Britain has reported 17,089 confirmed cases of the disease and 1,019 deaths and the peak of the epidemic in the country is expected to come in a few weeks.
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China's virus epicentre pivots to stem imported cases
China claims success in suppressing the virus, with official figures now routinely showing no new domestic infections.
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Coronavirus: Trump decides against quarantine of New York region
New York state has reported in excess of 53,000 cases of the new coronavirus, out of more than 124,000 nationwide.
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UK's plan B if 'Team Johnson' is incapacitated? Answer is unclear
Johnson and Health Secretary Matt Hancock both said they were able to keep working from self-isolation at home after confirming they had tested positive for the virus.
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Spain counts 832 deaths in 24 hours, pushing toll to 5,690
Spain has the world's second-highest coronavirus death toll after Italy with 5,690 fatalities.
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Trump signs $2 trillion recovery plan as US virus cases skyrocket
Trump's signature triggers the distribution of millions of relief checks of up to $3,400 for an average American family of four.
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China virus epicentre eases travel restrictions after lockdown
Wuhan was placed under lockdown in January with residents forbidden to leave, roadblocks ring-fencing the city's outskirts and drastic restrictions on daily life.
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'Corona criminals' prey on Europe's virus fears
With billions of people under lockdown in their homes and borders shut, police chiefs say criminals are finding it hard to make money out of "traditional" activities like burglary and drug smuggling.
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Condom shortage looms after coronavirus lockdown shuts world's top producer
Malaysia’s Karex Bhd makes one in every five condoms globally. It has not produced a single condom from its three Malaysian factories for more than a week due to a lockdown imposed by the government.
