Europe coronavirus deaths surge past 300,000

Nov 7,2020
A second coronavirus wave ploughed on relentlessly through Europe which reported more than 12 million cases and 300,000 deaths as swathes of Italy returned to lockdown and the British city of Liverpool trialled city-wide testing on Friday.
Denmark to cull millions of minks over mutated coronavirus
Nov 05
Denmark, the world's biggest producer of mink fur, said Wednesday it would cull all of the country's minks after a mutated version of the new coronavirus was detected at mink farms and had spread to people.
US daily Covid-19 cases hit new record, topping 99,000: Johns Hopkins
Nov 05
More than 99,000 novel coronavirus cases were recorded in the United States in the past 24 hours, a new daily record, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
Europe's coronavirus infections top 11 million
Nov 04
Europe passed a new bleak milestone Tuesday after reporting more than 11 million coronavirus cases, as Austria and Greece became the latest countries on the continent to impose shutdowns.
Global coronavirus death toll tops 1.2 million: AFP
Nov 02
More than 1.2 million people have died of coronavirus around the globe, according to an AFP tally from official sources at 0745 GMT on Monday.
New English lockdown could last longer than month, govt says
Nov 02
A new four-week coronavirus lockdown in England will be extended if it fails to reduce infection rates, the government said Sunday, as it faced criticism over the abrupt decision to shut down again.
Iran imposes travel restrictions as virus deaths hit record
Nov 02
Iran on Sunday said it will restrict travel to the cities hit hardest by the novel coronavirus, state TV said, amid a record high of daily Covid-19 deaths.