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Coronavirus outbreak 'greatest test since WW2'
UN boss António Guterres calls for an "immediate co-ordinated" global response to tackle the crisis.
Loss of smell and taste 'may be coronavirus'
However, experts say a fever and a cough are still the main ones to look out for.
Drug treatment for coronavirus starts UK trials
A drug that could treat patients with coronavirus is to undergo clinical trials at 15 NHS centres.
Spain's coronavirus outbreak 'slowing'
Spain is the worst-affected country behind Italy, but ministers are hopeful the curve is flattening.
Trump extends US virus guidelines to end of April
The US president extends social distancing rules after a warning that 200,000 Americans could die.
India's pandemic lockdown turns into a human tragedy
Hundreds of thousands of migrant workers are fleeing cities, posing a fresh risk of infection.
Coronavirus lessons from president who led Ebola fight
Liberia's ex-President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says the world must conquer fear to deal with coronavirus.
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Coronavirus outbreak 'greatest test since WW2'
UN boss António Guterres calls for an "immediate co-ordinated" global response to tackle the crisis.
Loss of smell and taste 'may be coronavirus'
However, experts say a fever and a cough are still the main ones to look out for.
Drug treatment for coronavirus starts UK trials
A drug that could treat patients with coronavirus is to undergo clinical trials at 15 NHS centres.
Spain's coronavirus outbreak 'slowing'
Spain is the worst-affected country behind Italy, but ministers are hopeful the curve is flattening.
Trump extends US virus guidelines to end of April
The US president extends social distancing rules after a warning that 200,000 Americans could die.
India's pandemic lockdown turns into a human tragedy
Hundreds of thousands of migrant workers are fleeing cities, posing a fresh risk of infection.
Coronavirus lessons from president who led Ebola fight
Liberia's ex-President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says the world must conquer fear to deal with coronavirus.
Loss of smell and taste 'may be coronavirus'
However, experts say a fever and a cough are still the main ones to look out for.
Drug treatment for coronavirus starts UK trials
A drug that could treat patients with coronavirus is to undergo clinical trials at 15 NHS centres.
Spain's coronavirus outbreak 'slowing'
Spain is the worst-affected country behind Italy, but ministers are hopeful the curve is flattening.
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