COVID-19: International Media Update, 25 April 2020
25 Apr 2020
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COVID-19: News from the College
COVID-19: Worldwide news
- Coronavirus pandemic: Updates from around the world – CNN
- 1.7 billion people at higher risk from COVID-19, study says – News Medical Life Sciences
- World leaders to launch WHO COVID-19 plan, but U.S. won’t take part – Reuters
- World leaders due to launch COVID-19 drugs, vaccine plan: WHO – CNA
COVID-19: Africa news
- Egypt records 232 new coronavirus cases, 11 deaths – Egypt Today
- Egypt loosening some lockdown restrictions for Ramadan; coronavirus toll rises – Reuters
COVID-19: Asia news
- 4-month-old, infected with COVID-19, dies in Kozhikode, Kerala – Gulf News
- Japanese urged to stay home for Golden Week as Abe aims to ease emergency rules by early May – South China Morning Post
- Coronavirus: Meet a volunteer couple at a Dubai isolation centre – Gulf News
- Qatar announces 761 new coronavirus infections – Gulf News
- Coronavirus: China outbreak city Wuhan raises death toll by 50% – BBC News
- Iran Coronavirus Death Toll Rises by 93 to 5,574: Health Official – The New York Times
- Singapore records 942 new coronavirus cases, surpassing Malaysia’s total – South China Morning Post
- Saudi returnees must sign undertaking for 7-day self-quarantine at home – Saudi Gazette
- Mystery of India’s lower death rates seems to defy coronavirus trend – Reuters
- Indonesia reports 436 new coronavirus cases, biggest daily jump – Arab News
- Abu Dhabi builds 127-bed hospital in two days for COVID-19 patients – Gulf News
- Singapore records 897 new coronavirus infections – Reuters
- Philippines sends nurses around the world but now its health care system is overwhelmed by coronavirus – South China Morning Post
- India ramping up preparation to fight Covid-19: Health Minister to WHO member nations – Times of India
COVID-19: Europe news
- Spain’s daily coronavirus deaths lowest in a month – Reuters
- Coronavirus: Czechs free to move again – BBC News
- Poland’s Health Minister Says No Data to Show Coronavirus Will Ease in Autumn – The New York Times
- Dutch coronavirus cases rise by 806 to 36,535: authorities – Reuters
- Russia to open 1,000-bed hospital in exhibition centre by end of the week – Reuters
- Russia’s coronavirus case tally nears 70,000 – Reuters
- French coronavirus death toll close to 22,000, says health ministry – The Hindu
COVID-19: North America news
- A seemingly healthy woman’s sudden death is now the first known US coronavirus-related fatality – CNN
- US coronavirus death toll expected to reach 50,000 on Friday – Arab News
- Covid causing blood clots in patients: Docs – Times of India
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