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Coronavirus: Fatalities, new infections fall in Spain

Monday, 6 April 2020, 14:05 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Coronavirus-related fatalities and recorded infections continued to drop on Monday in Spain, although authorities warned of possible distortions by a slower reporting of figures over the...

US, UK brace for soaring death tolls as pandemic bears down

Monday, 6 April 2020, 11:44 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

The United States and Britain braced for one of their darkest weeks in living memory on Monday as the social and financial toll of the coronavirus pandemic deepened. Italy, Spain and France saw signs...

Queen delivers message of hope to UK amid virus outbreak

Monday, 6 April 2020, 07:19 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Britain needed a message of hope Sunday. The queen delivered it. Queen Elizabeth II offered support to a country locked down in the coronavirus pandemic, promising the nation that it would rise...

Spain reports 6,023 new cases as rate continues to slow

Sunday, 5 April 2020, 13:11 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

The rate of the coronavirus outbreak continues to slow in Spain, the country with the second most infections behind the United States. Spain recorded 6,023 confirmed new infections on Sunday,...

Palm Sunday: Pope celebrates without public in St Peter's

Sunday, 5 April 2020, 12:00 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Pope Francis is celebrating Palm Sunday Mass without the public, since the traditional ceremony in St. Peter’s Square was scrapped because of the coronavirus pandemic. Normally, tens of...

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