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50 New Covid-19 Cases Among Some With Proximity To Affected

Penalties stipulated in ‘Communicable Disease Law’ apply to concealment of COVID-19: Ministry of Justice; four people recover from coronavirus infection

Coronavirus Death Toll Mounts To 1,934 In Iran As 122 More Die

Health ministry says 1,762 new cases have been confirmed over the past 24 hours and 24,811 people infected; 50% of government staff to work from home, says Rouhani

China Virus Epicentre To Open Up As World Locks Down

Hubei, where the novel coronavirus emerged late last year, will allow healthy residents to leave the province from midnight, officials said, two months after they were ordered to stay indoors

81,000 Teachers Accomplish Distance Learning Skills

Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University courses have received overwhelming response with over 92,000 participants from over 60 countries registering for two free online e-courses

Egypt, Syria Announce Night Curfews To Stop Virus Spread

Lack of medical supplies could lead to a surge in prices: IMF; Hamas shuts down mosques for two weeks; Oman halts all passenger flights beginning on Sunday; Saudi cases jump from 562 to 767

IMF Sees Pandemic Causing Global Recession In 2020, Recovery In 2021

World Bank also announced that the lender could deploy as much as $150 billion in resources over the next 15 months to help developing countries fight and recover from the coronavirus pandemic

India Declares Nationwide Lockdown To Fight Covid-19

VP thanks medical personnel; Sharjah cuts Sewa rate for three months; first death in Saudi; Olympics cancelled; US could become epicentre: WHO; 122 new fatalities in Iran; Czech Republic to deploy detective device.

Spain Reports 514 Deaths In 24 Hours; Europe Boosts Defences

Madrid officials commandeer the Palacio de Hielo ice skating rink to serve as a temporary morgue in order to handle the surge in deaths; singer Dibango dies from coronavirus infection

Tokyo Olympics Postponed By A Year Over Coronavirus Pandemic

International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach said on Tuesday that he and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe did not discuss the cost of postponing the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to 2021 due to the coronavirus as it is a matter of saving lives

WHO Says US Could Become Next Epicentre Of Coronavirus

Trump admits to having tough time in getting ventilators and masks; US has 42,000 cases with 559 deaths; NY sounds alarm over ‘astronomical’ coronavirus