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UK virus death toll hits 14,576

The number of people in Britain who have died in hospital from coronavirus has risen by 847 to 14,576, according to daily health ministry figures on F

COVID-19 may claim 300,000 lives in Africa—UN agency

The UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in a new report on the Coronavirus pandemic says over 300,000 Africans may lose their lives due to COVID

WWII veteran, 99, raises £18 mn for UK health workers

A 99-year-old British World War II veteran who has become a global phenomenon for his fundraising efforts had on Friday raised over £18 million ($22 m

China virus epicentre Wuhan raises death toll 50%

China’s coronavirus ground-zero city of Wuhan on Friday admitted missteps in tallying its death toll as it abruptly raised the count by 50 perce

Coronavirus claims another 753 lives in France

The coronavirus outbreak has claimed another 753 lives in the last 24 hours in France, bringing the country’s total fatalities to 17,920, top Fr