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#BREAKING Millions could die if virus allowed to spread unchecked, says UN chief

#BREAKING US coronavirus cases now over 10,000, more than 150 dead, according to tracker

#BREAKING Italy overtakes China's #coronavirus death toll: AFP tally

#BREAKING UK 'can turn tide' of virus spread 'within 12 weeks': PM

#BREAKING #coronavirus cases reported in Europe pass 100,000: AFP tally

#UPDATE As countries close borders to try to halt the spread the COVID-19 virus, the death toll soars in Europe - but China for the first time reports zero new domestic cases u.afp.com/3S7J

#BREAKING France reports 108 new #coronavirus deaths in last 24 hours: official

#BREAKING US urges citizens to avoid all international travel, return if possible

#BREAKING Spain orders closure of all hotels due to #coronavirus: official

#UPDATE World leaders unleashed nearly a trillion dollars to prop up the teetering global economy, only to see the once-in-a-century pandemic seemingly spiral further out of control, as the death toll of the novel #coronavirus rises u.afp.com/3S8P