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Coronavirus live news: Trump suspends WHO funding as Denmark begins to reopen schools

US to investigate World Health Organization’s response to crisis; global cases pass 1.98m with 126,000 deaths; France summons Chinese envoyTrump halts WHO funding over coronavirus ‘failure’UK coronavirus updates – liveAustralia coronavirus updates – li…

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Coronavirus live news: cases worldwide near 2 million as Trump repeats WHO funding threat

UK daily deaths likely to rise this week; France to ease lockdown starting 11 May; Russia told to prepare for ‘extraordinary’ crisis. Follow the latest updatesSpain relaxes lockdown as daily coronavirus death toll falls to 517Trump turned a briefing in…

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Coronavirus live news: Spain records another drop in daily death toll as cases worldwide pass 1.85m

China reports highest daily cases in over five weeks: WHO official warns Covid-19 will ‘stalk’ human race; New York deaths slowSpain relaxes lockdown as daily coronavirus death toll falls to 517Half of coronavirus deaths happen in care homes, EU data s…

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Coronavirus live news: global deaths pass 95,000 as Easter begins under lockdown

Boris Johnson leaves intensive care; cases worldwide top 1.6m; UN chief says virus threatens global securityFull story: UN chief warns of threat to global peaceLatest developments at a glanceUK coronavirus latest – live blogHow coronavirus spread acros…

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Coronavirus live news: Iran deaths pass 4,000 as US insists isolation measures are working after record daily toll

Boris Johnson still in intensive care; US protective equipment stockpile nearly empty; virus could push 500m people into povertyThe cluster effect: how social gatherings were rocket fuel for coronavirusCoronavirus latest: at a glanceUK coronavirus upda…

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Coronavirus live news: China’s Wuhan city reopens as Boris Johnson spends second night in intensive care

Scientists predict UK will be worst-hit country in Europe; Trump threatens to stop WHO funding; Global cases pass 1.4 millionBoris Johnson ‘stable’ in intensive care and not on ventilator, says No 10Australia coronavirus updates – liveAt a glance: late…

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Former world officials call on US to ease Iran sanctions to fight Covid-19

Group of former diplomats and ministers says shifting rules on medical trade could save hundreds of thousands of livesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCoronavirus latest: at a glanceA group of 24 senior diplomats and defence …

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Coronavirus live news: Spain death toll passes 10,000 with record single-day rise of 950

Iran passes 50,000 cases and 3,136 deaths; Russia and Afghanistan record single-day records; Cambodian government accused of using pandemic to assert absolute powerAt a glance: summary of key eventsAsian countries face possible second wave of infection…

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Coronavirus live news: US deaths could reach 240,000 as UN says world faces worst crisis since WW2

US has one 1 in 5 cases globally; global cases pass 860,000; record daily fatalities in UK, France, Spain and RussiaWhite House officials predict up to 240,000 US coronavirus deathsUK coronavirus – live updatesAustralia coronavirus – live updatesThe mo…

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Coronavirus live news: US deaths pass 3,000 as World Bank issues warning over China growth

Global cases pass 750,000; Moscow locks down 12m people; Isis prisoners riot in Syria. Follow the latest updatesCoronavirus latest: at a glanceNew study reveals increased risks from middle ageAustralia coronavirus updates – liveSee all our coronavirus …

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‘We’re not ready’: coronavirus looms over the fragile Afghan health system

As Western NGOs remove staff and the US strips support, an influx of Afghans from Iran could add pressure on an already depleted medical systemCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIn the Guzargah reception centre for returnees an…

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Italy records 969 coronavirus deaths, dashing hopes of turnaround

Country also overtakes China in terms of total number of infectionsCoronavirus – latest global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageItaly has recorded its single biggest leap in coronavirus deaths, announcing that 969 people have died from Covid-19 i…

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Coronavirus live news: French hospitals to reach capacity in 48 hours; US must improve relations, Xi says

South Africa records first Covid-19 deaths; China closes borders; UK records biggest daily rise in deathsCoronavirus latest – at a glanceUK coronavirus – liveUS now has more cases than any other countryXi Jinping calls on Trump to improve US-China rela…

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Spain defends response to coronavirus as global cases exceed 500,000

China shuts its borders to foreign visitors, and Russia closes all bars and restaurantsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Spanish government has defended its response to the coronavirus pandemic as the death rate in the cou…

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Coronavirus live news: EU leaders plan Europe-wide crisis management centre as India locks down

UN urges G20 to adopt ‘wartime plan’; US risks becoming centre of pandemic, WHO warns; US Senate leaders and White House reach stimulus dealWhy the US has struggled to tackle a growing crisisUK coronavirus updates – liveAustralia coronavirus updates – …

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