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#BREAKING Japan PM Abe declares state of emergency over virus

China has reported no new coronavirus deaths for the first time since it started publishing figures in January, just a day before it plans to lift travel curbs from the contagion's epicentre of Wuhan
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#BREAKING Spain daily virus deaths rise to 743 after drop

#BREAKING Global death toll from #coronavirus tops 75,000: AFP tally

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is battling the #coronavirus in intensive care as death tolls in the United States and Europe reach new heights from the pandemic sweeping the world
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Britain could see as many as 66,000 COVID-19 deaths during the first wave of the current pandemic, new research showed, making the outbreak there by far the deadliest in Europe
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Iran has reported 133 new deaths from the novel #coronavirus, bringing the total number of officially confirmed fatalities to 3,872
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Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will consult scientists about ways to safely end a month-long lockdown aimed at stemming a pandemic that has killed thousands and left millions unemployed
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#BREAKING Sweden reports 114 deaths from COVID-19 in a day, bringing country total to 591: health officials

#BREAKING EU offers 15 bn euros for #coronavirus fight 'worldwide': Commission chief von der Leyen

#BREAKING Saudi Arabia expects up to 200,000 #coronavirus cases within weeks: health minister

#BREAKING New York registers record 731 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours: governor

#BREAKING Lufthansa says cutting fleet size, closing Germanwings as #coronavirus hits

#BREAKING UK registers daily record of 786 #coronavirus deaths

#UPDATE Iranian health officials cast doubt on Tuesday on China's reporting of its #coronavirus toll, saying the figures appear to be too low u.afp.com/3p3j