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The captain of a US aircraft carrier is pleading with the Navy for resources to isolate his crew. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, more than 100 sailors on board are infected with the coronavirus.
Rachel Silverman reports from San Francisco.
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The United States is calling on both President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela and Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guido to step aside to make way for free elections.
The U.S. says this could pave the way for it to drop its sanctions against Venezuela.
Mary Triny Mena Reports from Caracas.
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The Tanzanian government says it has registered its first death from coronavirus on Tuesday. It comes as five new COVID-19 cases were confirmed bringing the national total to 19.
Daniel Kijo has more from Dar es Salaam.
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The chief doctor of Moscow's main coronavirus hospital has tested positive for the virus, just a week after he shook hands with President Vladimir Putin. Moscow Correspondent Lucy Taylor reports.
Police officers in the UK have been told to take a more "consistent" approach when ensuring people comply with emergency measures aimed at curbing coronavirus.
It comes amid criticism of the way some forces have handled the new restrictions.
Benji Hyer reports from London.
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Police have showed businesses in Melbourne that they mean business, with a bar slapped with a massive fine for ignoring close down orders and defying new coronavirus restrictions.
Arthur Stevens reports from MelbourneThe head of President Trump's coronavirus task force now says 200,000 deaths from coronavirus in the United States is a "best case" estimate.
She says she's worried that Americans aren't doing enough to observe the President's now-extended social distancing guidelines.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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President Trump says as many as 200 thousand people are now expected to die of coronavirus in the United States.
He's extending the country's social distancing guidelines until the end of April, and acknowledging there is no way to re-open the US economy until at least June 1st.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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President Trump says the US will not provide Britain's Duke and Duchess of Sussex with taxpayer-funded security.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle moved to Los Angeles last week from Canada amid speculation they were asking the President for US Secret Service protection.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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Tanzania's semi-autonomous island of Zanzibar has restricted foreign nationals and citizens returning home from entering the isles as it records a third case of coronavirus.
Isaac Lukando has more from Dar es salaam.
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Isaac Lukando has more from Dar es salaam
President Trump says it America's 50 states want his help fighting coronavirus, then their Governors need to show that they are "appreciative" of his efforts.
The President was speaking shortly after the United States recorded more than 100 thousand cases of coronavirus….….cementing its position as the new global epicenter for Covid-19.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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President Magufuli recently said gatherings in churches and mosques have not been banned yet despite a coronavirus outbreak because that's where "there is true healing."
He has said the general elections planned for October, in which he is expected to seek re-election, will go on despite the coronavirus outbreak.
Daniel Kijo has more from Dar es Salaam.
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Russia has suspended almost all flights in and out of the country from today [FRIDAY] as cases of coronavirus continue to rise. President Vladimir Putin warned the nation this week that it would not be able to insulate itself from the epidemic. Lucy Taylor reports from Moscow.
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The Comoro ambassador to Tanzania says his government has decided to ban all foreign airlines from countries that have reported Covid-19 cases, including Tanzania.
Daniel Kijo has more from Dar es Salaam.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced record funding to find a coronavirus vaccine.
It makes the UK the largest contributor to the international coalition to find a vaccine.
The total amount of UK aid spent fighting coronavirus now stands at about $660 million.
With the details, Benji Hyer reports from London.
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Unemployment numbers in the United States have shot up to record levels.
More than three million people filed jobless claims last week.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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Uganda has stopped receiving new refugees with immediate effect. The country's Ministry of Disaster Preparedness says the measure follows a presidential directive to close all border points and stop the entry and exit of all persons to and from Uganda. Leon Ssenyange reports.
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