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Netherlands’ Coronavirus Cases Exceeds 10,000

Daily Dispatch March 29, 2020

The number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases in the Netherlands passed the 10,000 marks on Sunday, the authorities said, as the country focuses on building up herd immunity rather than confining the population of 17 million.  A total of 771 people have died from the COVID-19 epidemic in the

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German minister commits suicide after ‘virus crisis worries’

Daily Dispatch March 29, 2020

Thomas Schaefer, the finance minister of Germany’s Hesse state, has committed suicide apparently after becoming “deeply worried” over how to cope with the economic fallout from the coronavirus, state premier Volker Bouffier said Sunday. Schaefer, 54, was found dead near a railway track on Saturday. The Wiesbaden prosecution’s office said they believe he died by […]

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COVID-19: Queen Elizabeth Tested Positive, Buckingham Palace Confirms Amid Contradictory Reports

Daily Dispatch March 28, 2020

News of the Queen testing positive for COVID-19 does not come as a surprise since there was a possibility that she could have been exposed by the virus during one of her weekly meetings with Prime Minister Boris Johnson who tested positive an hour ago, according to UCR. Royal Palace confirms Queen Elizabeth tests positive […]

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COVID-19: US asks doctors, nurses around the world to apply for visas

Daily Dispatch March 27, 2020

The United States has asked medical professionals seeking to work in America to apply for a work visa at the nearest US Embassy as part of measures to strengthen the health system to contain the coronavirus pandemic in the country. The government in a statement published on www.travel.state.gov on Friday, advised foreign medical professionals already […]

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Morgues overwhelmed as Italy’s COVID-19 death toll tops 8,000

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2020

An overwhelmed Italian city at the heart of the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday sent more of its dead to nearby towns for cremation as the country’s world-leading toll topped 8,000. Officials in Rome reported 662 new deaths and 6,153 infections — largely in line with the figures reported throughout the week. The rise in daily deaths […]

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Prince Charles tests positive for coronavirus- Buckingham palace

Daily Dispatch March 25, 2020

Prince Charles has tested positive for coronavirus, says Buckingham Palace on Wednesday. Prince Charles, the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II, has been heir to the British throne for more than six decades. The 71-year-old is displaying mild symptoms of COVID-19 “but otherwise remains in good health”, Clarence House said in a statement. According to […]