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Couple names their new born twins Corona and Covid

Daily Dispatch April 3, 2020

An Indian couple have done the unthinkable by naming their newborn twins as Corona and Covid, names connected with the pandemic raging in the world. For the couple based in Raipur, in the state of Chhattisgarh, the two words may evoke fear and devastation to the world. But for them, they

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No respite for UK, Coronavirus takes 563 lives in one day

Daily Dispatch April 1, 2020

There is no respite for the United Kingdom (UK) as the deadly Coronavirus killed 563 people in less than 24 hours, taking total death toll to 2,352. According to the Department of Health, 29,474 people have tested positive for the virus, up 4,324 since Tuesday. Just yesterday health officials were talking about “green shoots” amid signs the […]

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Coronavirus: United States overtakes China in death toll, expects worse statistics

Daily Dispatch March 31, 2020

The United States on Tuesday overtook China in the official death toll from the coronavirus. The U.S. now has 3,424 deaths from the virus, surpassing China’s figure of 3,305, according to a tracker by worldometers.info. United States also has by far the worst cases of the virus in the world, at over 180,000. Italy trails […]

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UK, France record 880 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours

Daily Dispatch March 31, 2020

Britain and France, on Tuesday, reported a total of 880 deaths in less than 24 hours. 381 persons died in the UK while 499 persons died in France. But experts warned not to read too much in the figures, citing indications that stringent measures put in place last week to cut close-contact transmission of COVID-19 […]

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France records 418 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours

Daily Dispatch March 30, 2020

France on Monday reported its highest daily number of deaths from COVID-19 since the coronavirus epidemic began, saying 418 more people had died in hospital to bring the toll to 3,024. There are now 20,946 people hospitalised in France with COVID-19, with 5,056 of them in intensive care, the government said in its daily update. […]

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45 persons in US contract coronavirus ‘through the air’ at choir rehearsal

Daily Dispatch March 30, 2020

About 45 members of the choir at Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church in the United States have “contracted coronavirus (COVID-19) through the air”.  According to Los Angeles Times, three of the members are already hospitalised, while two others are dead. Adam Burdick, the choirmaster, had informed the 121 singers through an email on March 6 that […]