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COVID-19: Worldwide news
- As Covid-19 spread through Asia, the US and Europe had a head start to prepare. Why wasn’t it used? – CNN
- COVID-19: Hopeful coronavirus news; doctors learn more about treatment – Gulf News
COVID-19: Africa news
- Coronavirus kills ‘brilliant’ doctor in Nigeria – BBC News
- S. African doctors design virus ‘box’ to prevent infection – Arab News
- Egypt records 168 new coronavirus cases, 13 deaths – Egypt Today
COVID-19: Asia news
- Covid-19: Eight states, two FT record zero or minimal new cases; Kota Tinggi is new orange zone – Malay Mail
- Corona cases in India: MP with 361 new cases sets single-day record, 244 in Indore alone – Times of India
- Coronavirus testing India: Only 1 in every 24 samples +ve, govt says – Times of India
- China reports new coronavirus cases drop to 2-week low – The Hindu
- Saudi Doctors Fight Coronavirus Worldwide – Asharq AL-awsat
- Thailand reports 28 new coronavirus cases, one more death – Reuters
- Malaysia to step up coronavirus tests with Korean antigen rapid kits – Reuters
- Pandemic fear takes toll on mental health in Lahore – The Express Tribune
- Pakistan’s efforts to contain spread of COVID-19 hailed – The News
- Coronavirus: Japan declares nationwide state of emergency – BBC News
- India coronavirus: The underpaid and unprotected women leading the Covid-19 war – BBC News
- China reports 26 new coronavirus cases in mainland – Reuters
- Saudi Arabia pledges $500 million to combat coronavirus – Arab News
- Why are some South Koreans who recovered from the coronavirus testing positive again? – The Globe and Mail
COVID-19: Europe news
- Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 3,380 to 133,830: RKI – Reuters
- France’s coronavirus death toll nears 18,000, but some good omens – The Hindu
- Germany’s Health Minister explains what they did right – CNN Video
COVID-19: North America news
- Coronavirus: The untold story of America’s biggest outbreak – BBC News
- Pence says more than 5 million Americans will have been tested for coronavirus by end of April – Reuters
- When the ventilator comes off, the delirium comes out for many coronavirus survivors – CNN
- Quebec looks to doctors, military for help amid COVID-19 nursing home outbreaks – The Globe and Mail
COVID-19: Oceania news