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United States has overtaken Italy as the country with the highest number of coronavirus-related deaths, recording 20,608 fatalities, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally.

Globally, more than 109,000 people died from the new coronavirus and confirmed infections topped 1.7 million. The World Health Organization is warning against the premature lifting of lockdowns, saying it could trigger a dangerous resurgence of cases.

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Coronavirus updates:

• Saudi Arabia extends curfew
• Britain pledges aid to prevent second wave
• US overtakes Italy as the country with the highest number of deaths

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Portugal's Sporting to cut player wages by 40 percent

Players at Sporting will have their salaries cut by 40 percent for three months as the club attempts to mitigate financial losses from the suspension of games during the coronavirus outbreak, Portuguese news agency Lusa reported.

Lusa also reported Sporting's board of directors will take a 50 percent pay cut.

With the pandemic shutting down global sport on an unprecedented scale, Sporting is the first of Portugal's three major football clubs to announce the cuts. FIFA has urged clubs worldwide to consider wage reductions in order to protect their finances.

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'Life will prevail' says Jerusalem archbishop on Easter Sunday

With Jerusalem under lockdown over coronavirus, Easter Sunday was marked at the traditional site of Jesus' death and resurrection by just a handful of Christian clerics.

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, normally packed with pilgrims, was closed to the public last month due to COVID-19, amid similar restrictions affecting sites sacred to Jews and Muslims.

After walking through a deserted Old City bathed in early morning sunlight, a purple-robed Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Vatican’s apostolic administrator in the Holy Land, spoke briefly outside the church:

"Easter is a time for life. Despite the sign of death we are seeing everywhere, life will prevail, as long as someone is giving life out of love for the others. Happy Easter," he said, before entering the ancient sandstone building.

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Pope gives Easter prayer for the infected

Pope Francis offered a Easter Sunday prayer for those killed and suffering from a novel coronavirus that has killed more than 100,000 people worldwide.

"Today my thoughts turn in the first place to the many who have been directly affected by the coronavirus: the sick, those who have died and family members who mourn the loss of their loved ones, to whom, in some cases, they were unable even to bid a final farewell," the pope said in a livestreamed message from an empty Saint Peter's Basilica.

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Iran death toll rises by 117 to 4,474

Iran's death toll from COVID-19 has risen by 117 in the past day to 4,474, health ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur has said.

The Islamic Republic has recorded 71,686 cases of the new coronavirus which causes the disease, Jahanpur said.

Iran has been the country hardest hit by the pandemic in the Middle East.

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Spain's daily death toll rises after days of decline, total at 16,972

Spain's daily death toll from the coronavirus rose by 619 on Sunday from a nearly three-week low of 510 on Saturday, the Health Ministry said, breaking a three-day streak of daily declines.

The country's total death toll from the virus climbed to 16,972 from 16,353, the ministry said in a statement. Overall cases rose to 166,019 from 161,852.

Malaysia reports 153 new cases with 3 new deaths

Malaysia's health ministry has reported 153 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, raising the cumulative total to 4,683, the highest in Southeast Asia.

The latest data includes three new deaths, raising the total number of fatalities from the outbreak to 76.

The ministry said 45 percent of all confirmed cases have recovered.

China's Harbin orders 28-day quarantine after rise in imported cases

China's northeastern city of Harbin will implement a 28-day quarantine measure for all arrivals from abroad, its government said in a statement posted online.

People entering the capital of Heilongjiang province bordering Russia will be held at a quarantine center for 14 days at first, followed by another 14 days at home, it added.

They will also be subjected to two nucleic acid tests and an antibody test.

The government will also lock down for 14 days residential units in which confirmed and asymptomatic coronavirus cases are found, it added.

'I owe them my life': UK PM Johnson praises medics

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he owes his life to the staff of Britain's state-run National Health Service, in his first comments since being released from intensive care for treatment for COVID-19.

Johnson, 55, was taken to St Thomas's Hospital in central London a week ago, suffering from persistent symptoms of the disease caused by the new coronavirus. On April 6 he was moved into intensive care, where he remained until April 9.

"I can't thank them enough. I owe them my life," Johnson said of the staff at the hospital, which is just across the River Thames from the Houses of Parliament. The comments were released to journalists and confirmed by his office on Sunday.

Johnson was back on his feet by Friday, taking short walks between periods of rest, in what his office described as the early stage of recovery. In its most recent official update on Johnson's condition, Downing Street said he "continues to make very good progress".

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Eritrea, Asmara - "Stay at Home"

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"ከዱባይና ከሳውዲ አረቢያ በርካታ ሺህ ኢትዮጵያውያን ለበሽታ በሚያጋልጥ ሁኔታ እየተባረሩ መሆናቸው ከባድ ስጋት ላይ ጥሎናል"--- የጤና ጥበቃ ሚኒስትር ዶ/ር ሊያ ታደሰ።

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PM's pregnant fiancee speaks of 'very dark times' while he was in hospital https://reut.rs/3c9OBXU

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The NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE #COVID19 MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK for Ethiopia has been published for the effort to contain the epidemic and guide policymakers, healthcare providers and public heath professionals at all levels. Please click the link http://www.moh.gov.et/ejcc/am/NATIONAL% ... 20HANDBOOK

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Coronavirus updates:

• UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson discharged from hospital
• Portugal's Sporting to cut player wages by 40 percent
• Iran death toll rises by 117 to 4,474

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UK reports 5,288 new cases of coronavirus and 737 new deaths.
A total of 84,279 cases and 10,612 deaths.

UK's update:
- Number of new cases up
- Number of new deaths down
- Number of new people tested down

Coronavirus outbreak, UK:
April 12: 84,279 cases
April 7: 55,242 cases
April 2: 33,718 cases
March 28: 17,089 cases
March 23: 6,650 cases
March 18: 2,626 cases
March 13: 798 cases
March 8: 273 cases
March 3: 51 cases

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Saudi Arabia reports 429 new cases of coronavirus, 4,462 cases in total.
Saudi Arabia's largest daily increase so far.

Portugal reports 598 new cases of coronavirus and 34 new deaths.
A total of 16,585 cases and 504 deaths.

Belgium reports 1,629 new cases of coronavirus and 268 new deaths.
A total of 29,647 cases and 3,600 deaths.

Iran reports 1,657 new cases of coronavirus and 117 new deaths.
A total of 71,686 cases and 4,474 deaths.

Number of confirmed coronavirus cases has reached 1,800,000 worldwide.

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Italy reports 4,092 new cases of coronavirus and 431 new deaths.
Total of 156,363 cases and 19,899 deaths.

Italy reported its lowest number of new coronavirus deaths since March 19.

For second day in a row, New York reports record low number of newly hospitalized coronavirus patients.


African students in China are reportedly being evicted from their homes and mistreated over fears they could spread the novel coronavirus.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/ ... 15200.html

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New York reports 8,236 new cases of coronavirus and 758 new deaths.
Total of 188,694 cases and 9,385 deaths.

India reports 28 new coronavirus cases and 2 new deaths in Telangana.
State total at 531 cases and 16 deaths.
13-year-old girl in India's Rajasthan dies after testing positive for coronavirus.
Number of recovered coronavirus patients in India has reached 1,000.
India reports 28 new coronavirus cases and 2 new deaths in Telangana.
State total at 531 cases and 16 deaths.
India reports 31 new coronavirus cases in Uttar Pradesh, state total at 483.
5 deaths, 46 recovered.

Italy reports 4,092 new cases of coronavirus and 431 new deaths.
Total of 156,363 cases and 19,899 deaths.
Italy reported its lowest number of new coronavirus deaths since March 19.
Number of people have been tested for coronavirus in Italy reached 1,000,000.
New coronavirus deaths reported in Italy:

4/12: 431
4/11: 619
4/10: 570
4/9: 610
4/8: 542
4/7: 604
4/6: 636
4/5: 525
4/4: 681
4/3: 766
4/2: 760
4/1: 727
3/31: 837
3/30: 812
3/29: 756
3/28: 889
3/27: 919
3/26: 662
3/25: 683
3/24: 747
3/23: 602

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Canada

- Coronavirus Cases: 24,283

- Deaths: 713

- Recovered: 7,106

India

- Coronavirus Cases: 9,166

- Deaths: 325

- Recovered: 1,061

Germany

- Coronavirus Cases: 126,656

- Deaths: 2,908

- Recovered: 60,300

France

- Coronavirus Cases: 132,591

- Deaths: 14,393

- Recovered: 27,186

Saudi Arabia

- Coronavirus Cases: 4,462

- Deaths: 59

- Recovered: 761

Turkey

- Coronavirus Cases: 56,956

- Deaths: 1,198

- Recovered: 3,446

Pakistan

- Coronavirus Cases: 5,183

- Deaths: 88

- Recovered: 1,028

Spain

- Coronavirus Cases: 166,019

- Deaths: 16,972

- Recovered: 62,391

Iran

- Coronavirus Cases: 71,686

- Deaths: 4,474

- Recovered: 43,894

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New York's update:

- Number of new cases down
- Number of new deaths down
- Number of new people tested down
- Number of new hospitalizations down
- Number of new ICU patients up
- Number of new intubations up
- Number of newly discharged patients up

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French coronavirus death toll rises by 561 to 14,393 https://reut.rs/2Rz4IXf

Out of hospital, Johnson says 'it could have gone either way' https://reut.rs/2XwX1EC