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Fit, healthy 33-year-old recounts falling ill to Coronavirus

Monday, 30 March 2020, 07:25 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Andrea Napoli didn’t fit the usual profile of a coronavirus patient. At 33, he was in perfect health, with no history of respiratory disease. And he was in top physical shape, thanks to...

Italy's virus cases showing signs of narrowing

Sunday, 29 March 2020, 19:00 Last update: about 7 years ago

The number of coronavirus cases in Italy showed signs of narrowing again, with officials expressing cautious optimism that the most severe shutdown in the industrialized west is showing...

Coronavirus: Spain hits new daily record of deaths

Sunday, 29 March 2020, 17:03 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Spain says it has hit a new daily record for coronavirus deaths with 838 fatalities in the last 24 hours for a total of 6,528, the world's second-highest death count behind Italy. Sunday's number...

Death of German minister linked to virus crisis

Sunday, 29 March 2020, 16:27 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The state finance minister of Germany's Hesse region, which includes Frankfurt, has been found dead. Authorities said he appears to have killed himself and the state's governor suggested Sunday that...

Coronavirus infections top 660,000, deaths surpass 30,000

Sunday, 29 March 2020, 11:48 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Worldwide infections surpassed 660,000 mark, with more than 30,000 deaths as new cases, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The United States leads the world with more than 120,000...

Virus infections top 600,000 worldwide, long fight ahead

Saturday, 28 March 2020, 12:17 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The number of confirmed coronavirus infections worldwide topped 600,000 on Saturday as new cases stacked up quickly in Europe and the United States and officials dug in for a long fight against the...

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