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13-year-old shot dead; Kenyan police enforcing curfew blamed
The bullet struck the 13-year-old as he stood on the balcony of his family's home with his siblings. Below, police officers moved through the crowded neighborhood, enforcing Kenya's new coronavirus curfew.
Latest on the coronavirus: Experts say virus could kill up to 240,000 Americans
As the number of coronavirus deaths continues to surge in the U.S., officials are warning the disease could kill between 100,000 and 240,000 Americans, even if people continue to stay home and limit their contact with others.
Coronavirus death toll in Cyprus rises to 8
Tuesday saw another death of an 82-year-old man who had contracted coronavirus, while 32 more tested positive, raising the total confirmed cases in the Republic of Cyprus to 262.
A new case was also confirmed on Tuesday in the north, where total cases reached 70 and fatalities remained stable at one.
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Greek scientists hopeful warmer weather can slow spread of coronavirus
While the data so far regarding the impact of temperature on the spread of coronavirus remains inconclusive, a new Greek study appears to indicate that transmission of the virus in countries with high temperatures is lower.
Two more novel coronavirus deaths bring toll in Romania to 82
Two more deaths due to the novel coronavirus were confirmed Tuesday evening in Romania, bringing the total death toll to 82, according to the Strategic Communication Group (GCS), the official coronavirus communication task force. The latest fatalities are a 70-year-old man of Sibiu County and a 70-year-old man of Mures County.
Two more novel coronavirus deaths brings toll in Romania to 82
Two more deaths due to the novel coronavirus were confirmed Tuesday evening in Romania, bringing the total death toll to 82, according to the Strategic Communication Group (GCS), the official coronavirus communication task force. The latest fatalities are a 70-year-old man of Sibiu County and a 70-year-old man of Mures County.
New Greek coronavirus cases include ship crew and migrant mother
Greece reported 102 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, including 20 people on a ship and a female asylum seeker who recently gave birth in hospital in Athens, the first recorded case among thousands of migrants kept in overcrowded camps.
Authorities said they were attempting to trace where the woman had become infected and looking at the possibility it may have been at the hospital.
Turkey's coronavirus deaths up to 214, with 15,422 total cases: minister
Turkey's deaths from the new coronavirus increased by 46 to 214 on March 31, as the number of confirmed cases rose by 2,704 to 13,531, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said.
Red alert at migrant camp, Alexandra Hospital where asymptomatic asylum-seeker gives birth
Health ministry spokeman Sotiris Tsiodras, who chairs the government's coronavirus committee, toay reported 102 new coronavirus cases including 20 people on a ship and a female asylum seeker who recently gave birth in hospital in Athens, the first recorded case among thousands of migrants kept in overcrowded camps.
The Pandemic is still on the Rise: Over 800,000 Infected and more than 38,000 Deaths Worldwide
The number of coronavirus infected in the world has already exceeded 800,000 people. This was reported by Johns Hopkins University.
The death toll from the infection is 38 743 people. There are 164 610 infected in the United States. The US is followed by Italy with 101 739 people, Spain with 94 417 people, China with 82 272 people and Germany with 67 051 people.