- French watchdog warns of dangerous side effects of unproven COVID-19 treatments
France's drug safety agency warned on Monday of potentially serious side effects of treatments being tested against the new coronavirus after the deaths of three people possibly linked to self-medication.
read more ...1 hour ago - New York gets hospital ship as emergency rooms fill with coronavirus patients
A military hospital ship arrived in New York Monday as America's coronavirus epicenter gears up for the peak of the pandemic, with emergency restrictions extended as the national death toll passed 3,000.
read more ...6 hours ago - Israel’s Netanyahu tests negative for coronavirus, remains in isolation
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tested negative for the coronavirus on Monday after a parliamentary aide was confirmed to be carrying the virus, though the 70-year-old leader would remain in isolation, a spokesman said.
read more ...14 hours ago - Coronavirus: France reports record 418 fatalities in 24 hours, death toll surpasses 3000
French health authorities reported 418 new deaths from coronavirus on Monday, taking the total to 3,024 or an increase of 16%, France becoming the fourth country to cross the 3,000 fatalities threshold after China, Italy, and Spain.
read more ...15 hours ago - UK coronavirus death toll surpasses 1,400 as Prince Charles leaves isolation
The number of people who have died after testing positive for coronavirus in the United Kingdom rose to 1,408, according to figures released on Monday. This was a daily increase of 180, a smaller rise than the previous set of numbers.
read more ...16 hours ago - Putin and Trump hold talks on coronavirus and plunging oil prices
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday discussed closer cooperation on the coronavirus with US President Donald Trump, with the two agreeing on "consultations" about oil prices, the Kremlin said.
read more ...16 hours ago - ‘Our lives in lockdown’: How the French are dealing with social isolation
From keeping fit to learning how to cook or play guitar: FRANCE 24 spoke to people across France, in lockdown since March 17, to find out how they are coping with home confinement amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
read more ...17 hours ago - Hungary’s Orban handed open-ended powers to fight coronavirus, alarming rights groups
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Monday secured the right to rule by decree after his Fidesz party passed a law in parliament granting him open-ended extra powers to fight the coronavirus outbreak.
read more ...17 hours ago - Van Gogh painting stolen from Dutch museum during coronavirus closure
Thieves stole a painting by Vincent van Gogh overnight from the Singer Laren Museum in the Netherlands, its director said on Monday.
read more ...18 hours ago - Spain’s health crisis chief tests positive for coronavirus as infections top China’s
Spain’s health emergency chief Fernando Simon tested positive for coronavirus, health officials said Monday, as the number of confirmed cases rose to 85,195, surpassing China’s infection tally.
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