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Coronavirus has claimed 1,016 lives in Italy, officials say, but Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio says he hopes his country will be the first in Europe to get over the emergency.more

UEFA is nearing a decision to postpone the European Championship by a year to 2021 as the continent grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Thursday.more

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in isolation for two weeks after his wife, Sophie, tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, and the prompted the province of Ontario to shutter schools to limit the spread.more

Arsenal have announced their head coach Mikel Arteta has contracted the coronavirus.more

Restricting human contact plays a key role in the speed of virus spread in the population. It will help delay the spread of the virus, so that more infected people will be able to receive help and get better - explains Dr. Rafał Mostowy from the Jagiellonian University.more

The decision was made that Britain is moving from a phase of halting the coronavirus epidemic to delaying it, the head of the Scottish Government Nicola Sturgeon said after a crisis staff meeting chaired by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.more

A coronavirus infection was detected in Seoul in a Pole over 30 years old, media in South Korea reported. The Polish embassy in Seoul received information about an infected Polish citizen - in turn, the office of the spokesperson of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.more

"Due to the spread of untrue information, large-format stores will be open and the continuity of production and deliveries will be uninterrupted," the Polish Trade and Distribution Organization (POHiD) assured today. more

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