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China sees drop in imported coronavirus cases but local infections rise 16 Apr 2020 - 12:16 pm
A man wearing a face mask walks past an estate agent in Guangzhou's Sanyuanli area, as the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in the country, in Guangdong province, China April 13, 2020. Picture taken April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Davi
Japan to extend coronavirus state of emergency 16 Apr 2020 - 11:48 am
People in face masks cross a near-empty street after the government announced a state of emergency for the capital and some prefectures following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan April 16, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Captain Tom, 99, completes walk raising $15 million for UK health service 16 Apr 2020 - 10:41 am
Retired British Army Captain Tom Moore, 99, raises money for health workers by attempting to walk the length of his garden one hundred times before his 100th birthday this month as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Marston Moretaine,
Germany’s new coronavirus cases climb for first time in a week 16 Apr 2020 - 10:37 am
:TOPSHOT - Medical staff take care of a Covid-19 patient in an intensive care unit at the University hospital of Aachen, western Germany, on April 15, 2020 during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. / AFP / Ina FASSBENDER
Australia to keep coronavirus restrictions for 4 more weeks despite success 16 Apr 2020 - 10:23 am
A food delivery courier makes her way down an empty area of central Sydney on April 15, 2020. / AFP / Saeed KHAN
Trump to ease lockdown, saying virus cases have 'passed peak' 16 Apr 2020 - 09:25 am
Seattle, WA - APRIL 9: A general view of The Seattle Great Wheel lit up in blue to honor essential workers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on April 09, 2020 in Seattle, Washington.  Abbie Parr/AFP
Spain village churns out coffins as death doubles demand 16 Apr 2020 - 08:35 am
An employee makes a coffin at the Yago Gonzalez coffin-making factory in Pinor, northwestern Spain, on April 14, 2020.  AFP / MIGUEL RIOPA
G20 agrees to temporary debt standstill for poorest countries 15 Apr 2020 - 05:36 pm
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz awaits the start of the video conference of the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors in his ministry in Berlin, Germany, April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
Global coronavirus cases cross 2 million mark 15 Apr 2020 - 05:24 pm
Medical workers in protective suits are pictured at University Clinical Center of Kosovo in Pristina, Kosovo, April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Laura Hasani
Spain's daily death toll slips to 523, coronavirus testing ramping up 15 Apr 2020 - 01:28 pm
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Germany slams Trump's WHO payment freeze 15 Apr 2020 - 12:55 pm
(COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on April 15, 2020 shows US President Donald Trump (L, at the White House on April 3, 2020 in Washington, DC) and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (in Berlin on May 31, 2019). / AFP / JIM WATSON AND Odd A
NYC hospitals cancel temporary workers as coronavirus cases stabilize 15 Apr 2020 - 12:29 pm
:NEW YORK, USA - APRIL 12: A woman holds a 'Thank You' sign for healthcare workers who risk their lives to serve for new type of coronavirus (COVID-19) patients in New York City, United States on April 12, 2020. ( Tayfun Co?kun - Anadolu Agency )
Lockdowns should be lifted in 2-week stages to stem COVID-19 spread - WHO 15 Apr 2020 - 12:17 pm
A soldier and a police officer stand guard at an entrance of the red zone under enhanced lockdown, during the movement control order due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
China reports fewer coronavirus cases but infections from Russia a worry 15 Apr 2020 - 12:02 pm
:This photo taken on April 14, 2020 shows a staff member walking past graffiti encouraging people to defeat the COVID-19 coronavirus after all patients left Leishenshan Hospital in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province.  / AFP / STR
On fire's anniversary, Notre-Dame's great bell to break its silence 15 Apr 2020 - 11:54 am
French Army General Jean-Louis Georgelin, in charge of Notre-Dame Cathedral reconstruction, stays at distance to answer journalists questions in Paris, France, April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
UK must set out plan to exit coronavirus lockdown, Labour Party says 15 Apr 2020 - 11:09 am
Firefighters applaud on Westminster bridge during the Clap for our Carers campaign in support of the NHS as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain, April 9, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Moscow brings in coronavirus travel permits, queues follow 15 Apr 2020 - 11:04 am
A medical specialist wearing protective gear walks out of a hospital for patients infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva
Lovelorn Aussie is first jailed for breaking virus quarantine 15 Apr 2020 - 10:44 am
Cyclists (C) make their way through streets made empty by the lockdown restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in central Sydney on April 15, 2020. / AFP / Saeed KHAN