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Trump halts WHO funding over handling of coronavirus outbreak
CNN
WASHINGTON, USA - US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he is halting funding to the World Health Organization while a review is conducted.
IMF says 'worst recession since Great Depression' is likely
ALJAZEERA
DOHA, QUATAR - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) did not mince words on Tuesday about its dire outlook for a coronavirus-ravaged world economy, and the manifold financial challenges facing low-income countries.
Coronavirus: US death toll overtakes Italy as world's highest
BBC
NEW YORK, USA - The United States now has now overtaken Italy to have the highest death toll from coronavirus in the world. The latest data, compiled by Johns Hopkins University, shows more than 20,000 people in the US have now died.
British PM admitted to hospital over virus symptoms
BBC
LONDON, UK - Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital for tests, 10 days after testing positive for coronavirus, Downing Street has said.
Chinese city bans eating of cats & dogs
BBC NEWS
Shenzhen has become the first Chinese city to ban the sale and consumption of dog and cat meat.
Trump changes tack on coronavirus crisis
BBC
WASHINGTON, USA - There was no sugar-coating it this time. No optimistic talk of miracle cures or Easter-time business re-openings.
US COVID-19 cases surpass 200,000 with 4,400 plus deaths
ALJAZEERA
NEW JERSEY, USA - The number of coronavirus cases in the United States surpassed 200,000 on Wednesday as officials warned spikes in confirmed cases may soon be seen outside of large city centres.
New CDC report finds COVID-19 can be spread before symptoms show
YAHOO NEWS
NEW YORK, USA - A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday provides new evidence to bolster early reports that the transmission of the coronavirus — which has now infected over 887,000 people worldwide — can happen prior to symptoms. Published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), the study underscores the potential difficulty of containing a virus that may be spreading silently.
UK PM Boris Johnson tests positive for COVID-19
CNN
LONDON, UK- The UK's response to the coronavirus pandemic was upended on Friday when the Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his top health minister tested positive for the infection, and his chief medical adviser self-isolated after displaying symptoms.
More than 900 coronavirus deaths in a day in Italy
BBC NEWS
Italy has recorded 919 new coronavirus deaths, its highest daily figure in the outbreak so far.