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Spain records lowest number of coronavirus deaths in over a month
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain said on Sunday the number of daily coronavirus-related fatalities fell to its lowest level in more than a month, with 288 deaths in the previous 24 hours. That took total fata...
Apr 26, 2020
UK stand-in leader declines to explain lockdown exit strategy
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government must not rush to ease the coronavirus lockdown and should act cautiously to avoid a second spike in infections and a second lockdown that would damage public ...
Apr 26, 2020
Tokyo confirms 72 new coronavirus cases on Sunday: Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo registered 72 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, Kyodo news agency reported, the lowest daily tally since April 1. The latest figures bring total coronavirus infections in Japan'...
Apr 26, 2020
Malaysia reports 38 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia reported 38 new coronavirus cases on Sunday with no new deaths, Noor Hisham Abdullah, the secretary general of Malaysia's Ministry of Health, told reporters at a news...
Apr 26, 2020
Philippines’ coronavirus death toll tops 500
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Sunday reported seven more fatalities due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, taking the death toll in the Southeast Asian country to 501. It reco...
Apr 26, 2020
South Africa seeking $5 billion from multilateral lenders to fight virus: Treasury official
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa is seeking 95 billion rand ($4.99 billion) from multilateral lenders to help it fight the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior Treasury official said on Sunday. Africa's m...
Apr 26, 2020
Israel reopens some businesses, eyes schools as coronavirus curbs ease
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel permitted some businesses to reopen on Sunday and said it would consider allowing children back to school as part of trial efforts to ease coronavirus restrictions and hel...
Apr 26, 2020
India’s Modi urges citizens follow lockdown as coronavirus cases rise
By Neha Arora NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appealed to citizens to strictly comply with a nationwide lockdown and maintain social distancing norms, as cases of c...
Apr 26, 2020
Germany flips on smartphone contact tracing, backs Apple and Google
By Douglas Busvine BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany changed course on Sunday over which type of smartphone technology it wanted to use to trace coronavirus infections, backing an approach supported by Apple...
Apr 26, 2020
Italy to start reopening business on May 4, schools in Sept: PM to paper
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy will start reopening its manufacturing industry on May 4 as part of plans to ease its coronavirus lockdown, and schools will reopen in September, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte ...
Apr 26, 2020
