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Confirmed infections rise to 62,435, with 6,996 new cases reported in past 24 hours

Death toll from the virus in Spain rose to 7,340 on Monday

Government's leading epidemiology adviser says UK public may remain under full lockdown until June

Exceptions are made for buying groceries, medicines, walking pets, disposing of litters, the statement says

Deaths and contagions keep growing, but both started showing slowdown fueling hopes of a turnaround

New Zealand has 552 confirmed COVID-19 cases, one of them is fatal

Total number of deaths in the country to nine

As infections fall, policymakers are scrambling to revitalise an economy nearly paralysed by months-long curbs

Country so far registered just 97 confirmed infections and one death from COVID-19

Isolated state has carried out four such firings this month

Zaandam has been stuck in the Pacific Ocean since March 14 after dozens of the 1,800 people on board

There are nearly 140,000 confirmed virus cases in the US and more than 2,400 deaths

Truck drivers urge prime minister, army chief to intervene and let them cross the border

57-year-old woman believes Chinese govt could have checked spread of coronavirus had it acted sooner

Altaf Bhatt thanks Chinese government for helping Pakistan to fight against COVID-19

It is reprehensible that attacks directed at civilian population fighting coronavirus, says FO

They had gone across the border for medical treatment and left stranded due to countrywide 21-day lockdown

They say virus surge, lockdown affecting studies and mental health

Experts say social isolation can create feelings of fear, anxiety, depression

Schaefer, 54, was found dead near a railway track on Saturday

Indian PM urges people to understand there was no other option except lockdown

12,391 people who had been infected across the country have recovered

Morrison says people must stay home unless going out to do essential shopping, exercise

British PM warns Britons in a letter that things will get worse before they get better

United Nations Security Council resolutions bar North Korea from testing ballistic missiles

Morrison says additional money will be spent on telemedicine care, domestic violence support, mental health services

A total of 3,300 people have now died in mainland China, with a reported 81,439 infections

Airbnb aims to house 100,000 emergency personnel around the world during the epidemic

With more than 122,000 cases of the respiratory virus, the most of any country in the world

With no immediate claim of responsibility

Masoud Soleimani says medicine can be used to treat coronavirus patients in three phases

Decision comes in the wake of Indian PM Modi announcing a nationwide 21-day lockdown

Manikandan was taken to govt hospital, was tested for coronavirus with doctors looking into his mental health

FM Qureshi, UK Foreign Secretary Raab say both countries will work together in helping citizens reach home safely

Taliban spokesperson says negotiation team formed without their consultation

Russian Federal Biomedical Agency claims it found effective coronavirus treatment based on antimalarial drug

One train coach has been turned into a prototype quarantine facility, says railways official

Accidents declined 34% in province as result of measures to prevent spread of virus

Marking a turning point in China’s fight against the virus

British PM and health secretary both test positive for coronavirus

Air strike carried out in Metina region, says National Defense Ministry

By comparison, international tourism arrivals declined by 4.0 per cent in 2009 during the global economic crisis

As the death toll reaches 2,378 with total confirmed infections at 32,332

There are 3,166 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Australia, with 13 deaths

Over 80 countries, mostly of low incomes, have already have requested emergency aid from International Monetary Fund

Authorities also reversed planned reopenings of movie theaters

Officials fear the current figures barely scratch the surface of an epidemic that may already be raging undetected

Even as hospital patient numbers steadily climbed, shortages of key medical supplies abounded

35-year-old mother of two was murdered by her partner last week in Spain

Zaandam, with 1,800 passengers on board, is currently in Panama's territorial waters