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Coronavirus: Spain declares emergency as France shuts restaurants

Spain and France announce tough new restrictions to control the COVID-19 outbreak as cases jump in Italy.

Italy

Italy coronavirus shutdown: how the emergency measures work

The coronavirus decree announced by PM Giuseppe Conte covers Lombardy and surrounding provinces in northern Italy, imposing major restrictions on around a quarter of the country’s population.

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UN declines to declare coronavirus pandemic

“Unless we’re convinced it’s uncontrollable, why (would) we call it a pandemic?” WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said this week.

United Kingdom

Victims of coronavirus scams lost a huge amount of money in February

Scammers conned victims in the UK using phishing emails where they posed as groups associated with the World Health Organization.

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Switzerland

World’s poorest may be ‘pushed over edge’ by coronavirus measures

Livelihoods and lives may be threatened by lockdowns, quarantines and other measures to control COVID-19, says the UN's human rights commissioner.

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Coronavirus: Global markets fall amid pessimism over response measures

World shares dropped on Friday after a sharp fall on Wall Street, as doubts over action to counter COVID-19 came to the fore.

Italy

How Italian schools stay operational amid COVID-19 shutdown

Schools in Italy are testing remote teaching methods after the country shut schools and universities as part of its response to the coronavirus outbreak

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Experts play down likelihood of banknotes spreading coronavirus

Most transmission of coronavirus is through person-to-person contact and not from touching objects.

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Coronavirus: Italy becomes most affected nation after China

As 16 million people have been put in emergency quarantine in Italy, coronavirus affects more and more people across the world.

France

'My kids exhaust me more than COVID-19,' says doctor under quarantine

"I am maybe a little tired because I don't sleep a lot because I have four kids ... they exhaust me more than the virus I think," says a French doctor with COVID-19.

China

Inventive COVID-19 prevention methods, but do they actually work?

People are getting creative with their prevention methods against COVID-19. But do these methods actually work?

China

Dogs, cats can't give you COVID-19 — but they can test positive

Scientists in Hong Kong believe a dog that tested positive for COVID-19 coronavirus has a low level of infection and probably picked it from a human.

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COVID-19 and xenophobia: Why outbreaks are often accompanied by racism

The rules are simple: Wash your hands and don't point the finger.

United Kingdom

Thousands stranded as Europe's largest regional airline collapses

All Flybe flights have been grounded and passengers told not to go to airports unless they have alternative flight arrangements.

USA

Florida Congressman wears gas mask for COVID-19 vote

"Members of Congress are human petri dishes," he explained to reporters.

France

Mask shortages leave doctors 'dangerously ill-equipped' for COVID-19

The WHO says hoarding and misuse of masks is leaving doctors and nurses “dangerously ill-equipped” to deal with COVID-19.

Business

COVID-19 spread prompts Federal Reserve to slash rates

The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a half-percentage point in an effort to boost the economy in the face of the spreading coronavirus.

Switzerland

COVID-19: IOC 'fully committed' to Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Watch back: IOC President Thomas Bach gives update on COVID-19 and Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

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Workers disinfect South Korea department store as COVID-19 spreads

With the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases spiking over 4,000, a South Korean department store continued its disinfection efforts on Monday.

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How can you prevent yourself from getting coronavirus?

We've spoken to the experts to get the best tips on avoiding COVID-19.