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Coronavirus live news: New Zealand to ease lockdown as Trump denies he plans to fire health secretary (source — www.theguardian.com) 27/04/2020 06:27:45

Boris Johnson back in Number 10; China reports no deaths; Egypt asks IMF for bailout loan. Follow the latest updatesFrance, Italy and Spain prepare to ease coronavirus lockdownsGlobal report: death to...

Coronavirus live news: US states start to reopen as world set for ‘unprecedented’ recession (source — www.theguardian.com) 23/04/2020 10:08:06

World has ‘a long way to go’, warns WHO chief; Singapore cases pass 10,000; first case among Palestinian refugees in LebanonCoronavirus latest: at a glanceRamadan in a time of plague: ‘The best thing ...

Coronavirus live news: US states start to reopen as detained Wuhan journalist reappears (source — www.theguardian.com) 23/04/2020 03:23:48

World has ‘a long way to go’, warns WHO chief; Singapore cases pass 10,000; first case among Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. Follow the latest updates. Coronavirus latest: at a glanceRamadan in a tim...

Fears realised as first Covid-19 case found in Lebanon refugee camp (source — www.theguardian.com) 22/04/2020 20:15:51

Palestinian woman tests positive as medics scramble to contain outbreak Medics are scrambling to contain a potential outbreak of Covid-19 in a Palestinian camp in Lebanon after a refugee tested positi...

Coronavirus live news: UN warns of 'biblical' famine; first case seen in Palestinian refugees in Lebanon (source — www.theguardian.com) 22/04/2020 13:15:16

Trump to halt immigration for 60 days initially; 256m people could starve, says UN; cases worldwide pass 2.5 millionCoronavirus latest: at a glanceFears of prolonged downturn and second wave of US cas...

Anti-Government Protests Resume in Cars as Lebanese MPs Approve COVID-19 Loan Plan (source — www.news.com.au) 21/04/2020 20:25:07

On the first day of a three-day legislative session, Lebanese MPs, who met at a conference hall in Beirut to allow for social distancing between lawmakers, approved a $120 million loan from the World ...

Middle East braces for bleak Ramadan as virus threat lingers (source — www.thesundaily.my) 20/04/2020 17:58:52

RIYADH: From cancelled iftar feasts to suspended mosque prayers, Muslims across the Middle East are bracing for a bleak month of Ramadan fasting as the threat of the Covid-19 pandemic lingers.Ramadan ...

'Nature is enjoying itself without us': coronavirus frees nature in Lebanon – video (source — www.theguardian.com) 17/04/2020 22:49:38

Nature experts in Lebanon have noticed cleaner and clearer air filled with migratory birds as Beirut remains under lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic.Migrating pelicans are flying over the city ...

Pandemic raises fears over welfare of domestic workers in Lebanon (source — www.theguardian.com) 16/04/2020 11:00:02

Covid-19 lockdown could leave migrant workers across Middle East confined to employers’ households without pay, NGOs warnCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCalls by NGOs for i...

Pope marks ‘Easter of solitude’ in virus lockdown (source — www.thesundaily.my) 12/04/2020 15:10:05

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis broke with centuries of tradition to livestream Easter Sunday mass to those suffering in the solitude of a coronavirus lockdown that forced the world’s Catholics to improvis...

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How to prevent coronavirus disease and stop the spread of germs
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Coronavirus symptoms
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In more severe cases:
  • Pneumonia
  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome
  • Kidney failure
  • Death