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China reports no new COVID-19 cases for the first time as numbers in South America and Africa rise

China reports no new COVID-19 cases for the first time as numbers in South America and Africa rise

On Saturday, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) announced that there were only two suspected COVID-19 cases in mainland China: in Shanghai and the northeastern Jilian province. This is compared to the four confirmed cases from the previous day, and marks the first day mainland China has recorded no new

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While the coronavirus curve appears to flatten in the US and Europe, new hotspots emerge

For the United States, the nation worst-hit by COVID-19 with more than 1.1 million confirmed cases and over 67,000 deaths, the situation is slowly starting to look up. Some states have eased their lockdown restrictions while others have seen the curve increasingly flatten. Spain, the second hardest-hit country,

COVID-19 cases near 2 million worldwide, while US faces power struggle

COVID-19 cases near 2 million worldwide, while US faces power struggle

According to the most recently released figures, the total confirmed novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV2) cases around the world are close to 2 million, with the actual figure expected to be much higher. The worst-hit nations include the United States (587,173), Spain (170,099), Italy (159,516), France (136,779) and

Global coronavirus cases pass the one million mark

Global coronavirus cases pass the one million mark

According to data compiled by tracking site Worldometer, as of April 2, 9 p.m. GMT, more than one million people worldwide tested positive for the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) – the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease – with the death toll of 53,216 affecting 204 countries and territories. The global