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Coronavirus: Death toll in Spain nears 11,000

Friday, 3 April 2020, 12:26 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Spain is closing Friday a black week with its death toll for the new coronavirus nearing 11,000, more than half of those during the past seven days, and more infections than any other country in...

Virus deaths, unemployment accelerating across Europe, US

Friday, 3 April 2020, 12:09 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Coronavirus deaths mounted with alarming speed in Spain, Italy and New York, the most lethal hot spot in the United States, while the outbreak has thrown 10 million Americans out of work in just two...

Coronavirus survivor: 'In my blood, there may be answers'

Friday, 3 April 2020, 09:03 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Tiffany Pinckney remembers the fear when COVID-19 stole her breath. So when she recovered, the New York City mother became one of the country’s first survivors to donate her blood to help treat...

Virus disrupts pregnancy plans, raises anxiety and questions

Friday, 3 April 2020, 07:30 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Some pregnant women fear giving birth with no loved ones by their side. Others worry about getting sick with COVID-19 and not being able to hold their newborns. The coronavirus pandemic has injected...

Coronavirus: Spain registers another day of record fatalities

Thursday, 2 April 2020, 13:41 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Spain has seen Thursday a new record in virus-related fatalities, with 950 deaths in 24 hours that came as the country is seeing the growth of contagion waning, health ministry data showed. The...

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