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* Google: Coronavirus (COVID-19) map
- 24 APR 2020 US stays away as world leaders agree action on Covid-19 vaccine
- Video meeting seen as global endorsement of WHO and sign of Trump’s isolation on world stage
- 22 APR 2020 GOVERNMENTS AROUND THE WORLD ACCUSED OF USING PANDEMIC TO THREATEN HUMAN RIGHTS, LETTER SIGNED BY 600 ORGANIZATIONS WARNS
- 21 APR 2020 25,000 Missing Deaths:Tracking the True Toll of the Coronavirus Crisis
- 20 APR 2020 Facebook Will Remove Content Organizing Protests Against Stay-at-Home Orders, Zuckerberg Says
- 19 APR 2020 Facebook to Alert Users Exposed to ‘Harmful’ COVID-19 Misinformation
- 16 APR 2020 China urges World Bank to suspend debt payments for poorest countries
- 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
- 20 APR 2020 The Secret to Germany’s COVID-19 Success: Angela Merkel Is a Scientist - PDF
- 18 MAR 2020 Angela Merkel addresses the nation of Germany
Greece
- 22 APR 2020 For the first time since mid-march, Greece reports 0 coronavirus deaths for the day.
- 10 APR 2020 Greece Shows How to Handle the Crisis
Italy
Worldometer: Italy
Wikipedia: Coronavirus Pandemic in Italy
- 20 APR 2020 Italy's daily COVID-19 death toll hits one-week low
- 14 APR 2020 Italians fear second wave as lockdown is eased
Portugal
Spain
- 22 APR 2020 Coronavirus updates: Spain looks to extend lockdown until mid-May - BBC News
- 11 APR 2020 Spain's overnight coronavirus death toll at 510, lowest in 19 days
Sweden
- 20 APR 2020 So, What’s Up With Sweden? - The country is taking a controversial approach to containing the coronavirus
- 9 APR 2020 Sweden's Relaxed Approach to the Coronavirus Could Already Be Backfiring
UK
- 23 APR 2020 Emails reveal doctor's plea for PPE before Covid-19 death
- 20 APR 2020 'Captain Tom', 99, raises more than $31 million for UK carers
- 19 APR 2020 Boris Johnson skipped five virus briefings in early days of pandemic
- 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
- 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
- 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
Iraq
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
North Korea
- 21 APR 2020 INTERNATIONALIs Kim Jong Un Really in “Grave Danger” After Surgery? Here’s What We Know.
- 20 APR 2020 BREAKING: Report says North Korea leader Kim Jong Un in ‘grave danger’ after surgery
Pakistan
Russia
Singapore
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
Taiwan
- 24 APR 2020 In Taiwan, the pandemic is playing out very differently. What does life look like?
- 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'
Vietnam
North America
Cuba
Mexico
Canada
South America
Ecuador
- 20 APR 2020 [COVID-19 Numbers Are Bad In Ecuador. The President Says The Real Story Is Even Worse https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/04/20/838746457/covid-19-numbers-are-bad-in-ecuador-the-president-says-the-real-story-is-even-wo ]
Brazil
- 20 apr 2020 Trump says he will sign executive order temporarily suspending immigration into US
- 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
- 24 APR 2020 Vanquish the Virus? Australia and New Zealand Aim to Show the Way
- 27 MAR 2020 A Lucky Country Says Goodbye to the Longest Boom
