President Trump continues to push untested antimalarial as potential Covid-19 treatment

President Trump has once again suggested that the antimalarial hydroxychloroquine could be used as a potential treatment for covid-19.

But this puts him at odds with some health experts as the drug has yet to be conclusively proven effective against coronavirus.

Our US Correspondent Jagruti Dave has more:

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Japan's Prime Minister to declare state of emergency

Japan once again saw record high numbers of coronavirus cases over the weekend, prompting more calls for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to declare a state of emergency. Grace Lee brings us the latest from Tokyo.

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BORIS JOHNSON HOSPITALISED

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital, still suffering from coronavirus.

Downing Street says it's a precaution.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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COVID-19 : Zanzibar Parties Propose 3-week isolation

Zanzibar-based political parties have asked the government there to put the islands of Zanzibar, Pemba, and Mafia under a three-week quarantine in efforts to quell the spread of the coronavirus.

Isaac Lukando has more from Dar es salaam.

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COVID-19 response: US gives Tanzania 1 million dollars.

The United States of America has announced a US Dollars 1 million health assistance package for Tanzania in response to COVID-19.

Isaac Lukando has more from Dar es Salaam.

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Americans now told to wear face masks

Americans are being advised to wear facemarks whenever they go out, in a U-turn by the US Government.

At the White House, President Trump says he won't be wearing one.

Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

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US sheds jobs in March, first decline in decade

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the US lost more than 700,000 jobs in
March, the first drop in monthly figures in a decade.

However, experts say the figures don't yet show the full extent of the problem.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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Spain overtakes Italy as world's second worst affected country for COVID-19

Spain has now surpassed Italy to become the second worst impacted country by the coronavirus, after the US. 

Spain has reported over 117,000 cases on Friday, with a death toll of over 10,000.

Italian authorities say the situation is improving, with the rate of new infection starting to slow.

Lucy Hough has more on the Covid-19 outbreak in Europe:

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New York faces D-Day on Sunday

New York's Mayor warns that the city is facing D-Day on Sunday as the
number of Covid-19 cases soars.

New York is the epicenter of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak and
officials warn that critical healthcare supplies are running low.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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UK CORONAVIRUS DEATHS SURGE

684 more deaths of patients who had coronavirus have been recorded in the UK in 24 hours.

It takes the total death toll to 3605, and it comes as it's announced the Queen will make an address to the nation.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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Germany's Merkel returns to office after self-isolation

German chancellor Angela Merkel has returned to work after multiple tests showed she wasn't infected with the coronavirus.

The virus continues to spread in Germany where the death toll has now topped one thousand and there have been more than eighty thousand confirmed cases.

Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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PRINCE CHARLES OPENS CORONAVIRUS HOSPITAL IN UK

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Prince Charles has launched a new, specialist coronavirus field hospital in London capable of treating over 4000 infected patients. 

Speaking via videolink the Prince, who was diagnosed with Covid-19 last week,  said the NHS Nightingale hospital was "on a scale that has never been seen before in the UK, and would be a shining light in these dark times." 

Holly Hudson has more. 

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UK BUS COMPANIES GET FUNDS TO KEEP SERVICES RUNNING

The British government will cover bus companies for lost revenue due to the UK's coronavirus lockdown.

Non-essential travel has been banned, and bus companies have had to start cutting services due to reduced demand.

Stuart Smith has more from London.

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Newborn twins named Corona and Covid in India amid a lockdown

The pandemic may have brought the world to a halt, but a couple in India have decided to name their newborn twins 'Corona' and 'Covid'.

Sreoshi Mukherjee has more on this story.

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Bandits kill 22, injure scores in Sokoto state, Nigeria

Suspected bandits have attacked villagers in a Local Government Area of Sokoto State northwest Nigeria, killing 22 people and destroying several properties.

Correspondent Phil Ihaza reports from Abuja.

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S. Korea hits 10,000 coronavirus cases but pace of infection slows

South Korea has now confirmed more than 10,000 cases of Covid-19. But the pace of infection is slowing, a positive sign for a country that at one point had the most cases outside of mainland China.

Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul. 

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'LARGEST CRITICAL CARE UNIT IN WORLD' TO OPEN IN LONDON

A temporary 4000 bed hospital opens in London on Friday, having been built in less than two weeks.

The NHS Nightingale has been constructed in a convention centre and will be the largest critical care unit in the world.

It's part of the UK's plan to increase health service capacity as the coronavirus outbreak heads towards its peak.

The British government is also pledging to carry out 100 000 coronavirus tests a day by the end of the month - after criticism of its testing numbers to date.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock says testing and capacity are both growing rapidly.

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Head of Russian doctors' union arrested

The head of an independent doctors' union in Russia has been detained while trying to hand out protective equipment to medical workers. The Doctors' Alliance has been critical of the Russian government's response to the coronavirus outbreak. Julia Chapman has more.

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Indian Prime Minister calls for a light show in a display of solidarity

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is asking Indians to show solidarity by lighting torches, candles and flashlights on 5th March.

Mr Modi made the appeal in a video message on Friday.

Ishan Garg has more on this from New Delhi.

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White House expected to issue face mask recommendation

The White House is expected to ask Americans to wear face coverings to help combat the spread of the coronavirus.

It signals a major shift in policy as the CDC has so far not recommended face masks for healthy people.

Our Washington Correspondent Jagruti Dave has the details:

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