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* Google: Coronavirus (COVID-19) map

• 16 APR 2020 As governments fumbled their coronavirus response, these four got it right. Here's how.
• 15 APR 2020 WHO Daily Press Conference Transcript - comprehensive and coherent discussion about the response to the pandemic.
• 15 APR 2020 'We Alerted The World' To Coronavirus On Jan. 5, WHO Says In Response To U.S.
• 14 APR 2020 World ‘certainly not seeing peak’ of Covid-19 yet, says WHO
• 10 APR 2020 MORE THAN 200 DOCTORS AND NURSES HAVE DIED COMBATING CORONAVIRUS ACROSS THE GLOBE
• 08 APR 2020 The W.H.O. chief said politicizing the virus would lead to “many more body bags.” - PDF Doc

Europe

Germany

Worldometer: Germany
Wikipedia: C19 Outbreak in Germany

• 18 MAR 2020 Angela Merkel addresses the nation of Germany

Greece

Worldometer: Greece

• 10 APR 2020 Greece Shows How to Handle the Crisis

Italy

Worldometer: Italy
Wikipedia: Coronavirus Pandemic in Italy

• Italians fear second wave as lockdown is eased

Portugal

Worldometer: Portugal

• 28 MAR 2020 Portugal naturalizes immigrants so they have access to healthcare

Spain

Worldometer: Spain

• 11 APR 2020 Spain's overnight coronavirus death toll at 510, lowest in 19 days

Sweden

Worldometer: Sweden

• 9 APR 2020 Sweden's Relaxed Approach to the Coronavirus Could Already Be Backfiring

UK

Worldometer: United Kingdom

• 14 APR 2020 -Can a Recovering Boris Johnson Begin to Remake Brexit-Ravaged Britain?
• 14 APR 2020 -One third of NHS staff and key workers tested in the UK have coronavirus, amid concerns over access to protective equipment
• 14 APR 2020 - Coronavirus: One in five deaths now linked to virus
• 13 APR 2020 - UK coronavirus hospital death toll rises to 11,329
• 12 APR 2020 - UK virus deaths top 10,000 as leader Johnson leaves hospital
• 08 APR 2020 - Eight U.K. Doctors Died From Coronavirus. All Were Immigrants. PDF Doc

Asia

China

Worldometers: China

• 14 APR 2020 China approves two coronavirus vaccines for human trials
• 12 APR 2020 Hong Kong: Travelers from U.S., Europe to have virus tests on arrival
• 23 MAR 2020 Hong Kong appeared to have the coronavirus under control, then it let its guard down
• 23 MAR 2020 China's approach to containing coronavirus cannot be replicated

India

Worldmeters: India

• 13 APR 2020 Red, yellow, green: Zones may be coded to lift coronavirus curbs - Covid-19 update: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has indicated the restrictions will continue in some form to save lives through enforcement of social distancing but with some relaxations to resume economic activity and preserve livelihoods. -
• 12 APR 2020 India extends lockdown as coronavirus spread continues in south Asia

Japan

Worldometers: Japan

• 14 APR 2020 Japan losing patience with government over COVID-19 response
• 13 APR 2020 Emergency Declared In Japanese Prefecture Hit By 2nd Wave Of Coronavirus Infections

South Korea

Worldometers: South Korea

• 12 APR 2020 70pct of coronavirus patients fully recovered
• 11 APR 2020 NHIS extends COVID-19 relief to foreign residents
• 10 APR 2020 South Korea launched wristbands for those breaking quarantine because people were leaving their phones at home to trick government tracking apps
• 06 APR 2020 Cured virus patients might have tested positive due to virus reactivation: KCDC
• 27 MAR 2020 A Timeline of South Korea’s Response to COVID-19

Russia

Worldometers: Russia

• Coronavirus takes a serious turn in Russia, and Putin no longer radiates confidence

Singapore

Worldometers: Singapore

• 11 APR 2020 Singapore had the coronavirus under control. Now it's locking down the country

Taiwan

Worldometers: Taiwan

• 16 APR 2020 President of Taiwan: How My Country Prevented a Major Outbreak of COVID-19
• 14 APR 2020 Taiwan reports no new coronavirus cases for first time in a month
• 09 APR 2020 Taiwan Is Exporting Its Coronavirus Successes to the World
• 04 APR 2020 Bill Gates calls Taiwan's handling of coronavirus 'exemplary'

North America

• 12 APR 2020 Caribbean nations can’t get U.S. masks, ventilators for COVID-19 under Trump policy

Cuba

Worldometer: Cuba

• 11 APR 2020 Cuba hits out at 'cruel' US sanctions during COVID-19 pandemic

Mexico

Worldometer: Mexico

• 10 APR 2020 Mexico City Sex Workers Left Homeless Without Benefits as Coronavirus Spreads

Canada

Worldometer: Canada

• 09 APR 2020Canada: No return to ‘normality’ until coronavirus vaccine is available, Trudeau says

South America

Brazil

Worldometer: Brazil

• 16 APR 2020 Brazilian President Bolsonaro Fires Health Minister Who Refused To Downplay Pandemic
• 12 APR 2020 Bolsonaro dragging Brazil towards coronavirus calamity, experts fear

Africa

• 11 APR 2020 Congo Was Close to Defeating Ebola. Then One More Case Emerged.
• 03 APR 2020 COVID-19 in Africa

Australia & Regional

Australia

Worldometer: Australia

New Zealand

Worldometer: New Zealand

• 07 APR 2020 New Zealand's coronavirus lockdown has resulted in only one death