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German carmakers to resume production as economy reopens
FRANKFURT－German carmakers including Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz will restart production at some German factories this week after the country eased restrictions designed to contain the coronavirus outbreak. Chancellor Angela Merkel on...
Read moreBoris Johnson leaves hospital with UK virus deaths set to top 10,000
The 55-year-old leader will not be immediately returning to work, on the advice of his medical staff, a Downing Street spokesman said. "The PM has been discharged from hospital to...
Read moreSpain counts 832 deaths in 24 hours, pushing toll to 5,690
Spain has the world’s second-highest coronavirus death toll after Italy with 5,690 fatalities. The number of confirmed cases have jumped to 72,248 as the country moves to significantly increase testing....
Read moreBoris Johnson and Matt Hancock test positive for coronavirus
In a video posted on his Twitter feed, Mr Johnson said he had experienced “a temperature and persistent cough” over the last 24 hours and, on the advice of the...
Read moreCOVID-19 Death Toll in Spain Surpasses China, Italy Shuts Down Industry
The global state of the coronavirus pandemic continues to shift. While China appears to have controlled its outbreak, Spain and Italy are faltering under crushing death tolls and infection rates....
Read morePrince Charles has tested positive for COVID-19
The 71-year-old and his wife Camilla — who does not have COVID-19 — are currently self-isolating in Scotland, Clarence House said. “The Prince of Wales has tested positive for Coronavirus,”...
Read moreSpain death toll tops 2,000 after 462 deaths in 24 hours
The death rate showed a 27-percent increase on the figures released a day earlier, with the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 rising to 33,089 in Spain, one of the...
Read moreItaly sees 651 new virus deaths, toll nears 5,500
The latest daily toll was smaller than Saturday’s record 793 fatalities but still the second-highest registered during Italy’s month-long crisis. The number of new infections rose by 10.4 percent to...
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