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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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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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This virus is ravaging rich countries. What happens when it hits the poor ones? | Nesrine Malik

Horror over the west’s failure to contain Covid-19 will pale by comparison if it sweeps the developing worldCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThough Africa has fewer coronavirus cases and a slower rate of infection than the UK…

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Coronavirus news: New Zealand announces lockdown; Hong Kong bars entry to all non-residents – live updates

European treatment trial launched; German cases rise to more than 22,000; almost one in three Americans told to stay home; first confirmed case in SyriaUK coronavirus live updatesAustralia coronavirus live updatesCoronavirus: at a glanceWuhan eases loc…

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Coronavirus live news: Spain death toll up to 767; EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier tests positive

Hubei reports no new cases while Australia and New Zealand announce border closures and Japan’s deputy PM calls Olympics ‘cursed’ Follow our UK coronavirus live blogCoronavirus latest: at a glanceItalian province struggles to bury its coronavirus deadF…

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‘Do not let this fire burn’: WHO warns Europe over coronavirus

Europe now centre of pandemic, says WHO, as Spain prepares for state of emergency Coronavirus latest – live updatesThe World Health Organization has stepped up its calls for intensified action to fight the coronavirus pandemic, imploring countries “not…

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African students stranded in coronavirus heartland plead with embassies

More than 80,000 African students are in China, with 5,000 thought to be in WuhanCoronavirus – latest updatesThousands of African students in Wuhan, the centre of the coronavirus epidemic, face dwindling food supplies, limited information and lockdowns…

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