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Virus infections top 600,000 worldwide, long fight ahead

Saturday, 28 March 2020, 12:17 Last update: about 8 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...

EU tempers fray as virus hits lives, livelihoods, economies

Saturday, 28 March 2020, 07:04 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

As the coronavirus claims lives, ruins livelihoods and wreaks economic havoc, tensions are rising between European Union countries over how best to respond as the pandemic overwhelms some member...

Italy hopes Coronavirus is easing but fears new onslaught in south

Friday, 27 March 2020, 18:18 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Doctors and nurses in Italy's overwhelmed northern hospitals have welcomed a slight stabilizing in the number of coronavirus infections but fear the virus is still silently spreading in the south two...

Coronavirus deaths soar in Spain

Friday, 27 March 2020, 13:10 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Spain announced a record number of virus deaths overnight. Spain's Health Ministry reported another 7,800 infections overnight for a total of 64,059. Deaths climbed by 769 to 4,858 — the...

Virus test results in minutes? Scientists question accuracy

Friday, 27 March 2020, 08:50 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Some political leaders are hailing a potential breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19: simple pin-prick blood tests or nasal swabs that can determine within minutes if someone has, or previously...

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