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President Donald Trump announced on April 22 that he signed an executive order temporarily suspending immigration into the U.S. amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

"This will ensure that unemployed Americans of all backgrounds will be first in line for jobs as our economy reopens," he told reporters at a White House coronavirus task force briefing.

The global coronavirus cases surpassed 2.6 million on April 22, according to a running tally by the U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University.

The university's data showed that the global number of deaths reached 180,784, while the number of people who recovered rose to 701,426.

Greek media reported two more deaths from the novel coronavirus on Thursday, a day after when the country's authorities reported there were no fatalities in the previous 24 hours.
The new death toll stands at 123, one of the lowest in Europe. The new fatalities have not been officially confirmed yet.

Three more people infected with the novel coronavirus have died in Romania, taking the number of COVID-19 fatalities to 527, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) announced on Thursday. The latest victims are two men and a woman, aged between 56 and 82. AGERPRES (RO - author: Roberto Stan, editor Georgiana Tanasescu; EN - author: Simona Klodnischi, editor: Simona Iacob)

One hundred and seventy-seven residents from the small town of Kranidi, southern Greece, who were tested for the novel coronavirus came back negative, according to state-run broadcaster ERT on Thursday morning.

The tests wre ordered by health authorities after they discovered a cluster of coronavirus infections at a local facility housing refugees earlier this week.

Three more persons infected with the novel coronavirus have died, the COVID-19 death toll thus reaching 519, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) informs on Wednesday. These are two women and one man aged between 51 and 65. AGERPRES (RO - author: Roberto Stan, editor: Mihai Simionescu; EN - editor: Adina Panaitescu)

He indicated that outbreaks most often came from Southeast Asia.
According to him, the region has a wide range of animals that are carriers of various viruses and can transmit them to humans.
Malishev pointed out that coronavirus is found in a family of cats - lions, tigers, panthers, however, it mostly occurs in bats.

Four more people infected with the novel coronavirus have died in Romania, bringing the total death toll to 516, the Strategic Communication Group, the official coronavirus communication task force, reported on Wednesday afternoon. It is about four men aged 58 to 93.

Five more persons infected with the novel coronavirus have died in Romania, the COVID-19 death toll thus reaching 512, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) informs on Wednesday. These are five men aged between 44 and 70. AGERPRES (RO - author: Roberto Stan, editor: Georgiana Tanasescu; EN - editor: Adina Panaitescu)

Greece's health and migration ministers were meeting Wednesday to discuss protective measures to keep the novel coronavirus from spreading in the country's migrant camps.

The meeting between Vassilis Kikilas and Notis Mitarakis at the Health Ministry was being attended by the government's chief scientific adviser on the coronavirus, Sotiris Tsiodras, and other officials.