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President Trump has said he feels "very good" about the prospects that a drug used to fight malaria may prove effective in the battle against coronavirus.
But at a White House press briefing he appeared to contradict one of his own top public health officials, who says the drug is entirely unproven.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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The Governor of New York is ordering all employees in the state the remain at home for the foreseeable future, exempting only the emergency services, pharmacies and grocery stores.
The order applies to the whole of New York state, and comes just hours after the Governor of California ordered a lockdown of 40 million people there.
Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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In the UK, school's out for the foreseeable future, to try to slow down the spread of coronavirus and reduce pressure on dwindling staff numbers.
The UK's Chief Medical Officer says the move will make little difference to the chance of children being infected, but should reduce strain on the health service.
Stuart Smith has more from London.
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The head of German chancellor Angela Merkel's office says Saturday will be a 'decisive' day to determine whether lockdowns are necessary to contain the spread of coronavirus in the country.
Germany has more than 15,000 confirmed cases of the virus, but has so far stopped short of the drastic measures introduced by some of its European neighbors.
Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.
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California is asking the US Congress for one billion dollars in federal funds to support the state's medical response to COVID-19.
Governor Gavin Newsom says he expects it to infect more than half of all Californians.
Rachel Silverman reports from San Francisco.
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A total of six cases of Covid-19 are confirmed in Tanzania, of which details are known for a 24-year-old German national in Zanzibar, a 61-year-old American in Dar es Salaam.
Daniel Kijo has more from Dar es Salaam.
President Trump says China knew about coronavirus "months" before the first cases in Wuhan Province were publicly reported.
He blasted Beijing for failing to take steps to stop the virus "in its tracks".
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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The Trump administration's proposed a 1 trillion dollar stimulus package is being rushed through the Senate to try and provide relief to the US economy against the coronavirus pandemic.
Our US Correspondent Jagruti Dave has more..
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