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The Czech government declared a state of emergency Thursday over coronavirus, partly closing borders to prevent people from at-risk locations from entering the country. It is due to last for 30 days. more

Defending Serie A champion Juventus is grappling with the impact of the coronavirus outbreak in Italy with Cristiano Ronaldo back home in Portugal, while a teammate tested positive for COVID-19.more

The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the state of New York in the US increased yesterday to 216. Since Tuesday it has increased by 43 - said Governor Andrew Cuomo. The situation is complicated by the lack of tests for detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection.more

All schools, kindergartens and colleges will be closed - announced Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. Most public sector employees will be sent home. The decision is a consequence of the coronavirus epidemic.more

Two more people have died after testing positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number of UK deaths to 10. There are now 590 confirmed cases in the UK, up from 456 on Wednesday - with 491 in England, 60 in Scotland, 20 in Northern Ireland and 19 in Wales.more

Italy has tightened its nationwide lockdown further in response to the rising death toll from coronavirus, ordering all non-essential shops and services to close.more

The basketball world was in shock on Wednesday night after the NBA announced it was suspending the season as the coronavirus outbreak tightened its grip on the United States.more

Legendary and Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks has announced on social media that he and his wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for coronavirus.more

Britain does not need to follow the US in imposing a ban on flights from Europe as part of its response to the coronavirus pandemic, Rishi Sunak has said.more

All schools, colleges and childcare facilities in Ireland will be closed this afternoon due to the coronavirus epidemic, he announced Prime Minister of the country Leo Varadkar.more

The demand for a medicine increased fourfold in a short time in Hungary, and the news spread that it could help coronavirus. Because of this, it happens that patients who regularly receive it cannot get it, - said Index.hu.more

Football's world governing body Fifa has postponed its Congress in Ethiopia, scheduled to take place in June, by three months owing to the outbreak of the coronavirus.more

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany has risen to 1,567, the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases said on Wednesday.more

The first death linked to coronavirus has been recorded in the Republic of Ireland.more

In Poland, three more cases of coronary susceptibility were confirmed - the Ministry of Health informed, indicating that the total number of infected increased to 47. The Vice President of Poznań, in turn, reported that the first person who had previously found COVID-19 had died.more

Lewis Hamilton has aimed a blast at Liberty Media for pushing ahead with this weekend's Australian Grand Prix as the 2020 F1 season kicks off in Sydney amid the global coronavirus outbreak.more

The Slovak government has decided that today from At 6:00 am, an emergency situation will apply throughout the country due to the coronavirus threat, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini said at a press conference.more

Britain's parliament has no plans to shut over coronavirus, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday, after a minister tested positive for the virus and another lawmaker was advised to stay at home as a precaution.more

Donald Trump has suspended all travel to the US from Europe for 30 days to try and tackle the coronavirus crisis.more

Roma have announced they will not travel to Spain for their Europa League match against Sevilla on Thursday after their flight from Italy was not authorised to land.more

Due to the spread of coronavirus 16% of Canadians declare limiting or giving up air travel, and a further 21 percent it will probably do so, according to the Abacus Data survey.more

The government is expected to announce that it is stepping up its response to the coronavirus.more

The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. There are 118,000 cases, more than 4,000 deaths, the agency said, and the virus has found a foothold on every continent except for Antarctica.more

The spread of COVID-19 "can only deepen Britain's food insecurity crisis", the Independent Food Aid Network says.more

Each person found to have broken the quarantine rules can be fined 206 euros ($234) and even jailed for up to three monthsmore