The Chinese government has issued a new draft list of livestock that can be farmed for meat in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic, which is suspected to have originated from wild animals in a Wuhan wet market.
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In the central Chinese city of Wuhan, where cases of the novel coronavirus were first detected late last year, the mood was one of triumph this week, as residents finally emerged from months of lockdown.
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The Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen has declared a two-week ceasefire in a bid to stem the spread of the coronavirus in the war-torn country, according to the state-run Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
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Italian mayors tell CNN their information indicates the actual death toll from coronavirus in northern Italy may be more than twice the numbers officially reported. CNN’s Ben Wedeman looks into the cases of some who died with Covid-19 symptoms, but weren’t recorded as coronavirus victims.
Read More »Coronavirus: New York using mass graves amid outbreak
Drone footage shows coffins stacked in a pit in the city, as the state logs more cases than any country.
Read More »Clothing makers in Asia give stark coronavirus warning
Millions of jobs in Asia’s vital garment industry are at risk due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More »Coronavirus pandemic: EU agrees €500bn rescue package
EU ministers reached the deal after long talks, pledging support for countries hit hard by coronavirus.
Read More »Coronavirus: Seven people stuck in a lift. Then one coughs…
A new film explores race and fear in the age of the coronavirus.
Read More »Yemen: World Food Programme to cut aid by half in Houthi-controlled areas
The World Food Programme feeds more than 12 million Yemenis a month, 80% in Houthi-controlled areas.
Read More »Coronavirus: New York has more cases than any country
Photos emerge of workers in hazmat outfits stacking coffins in a mass grave in New York City.
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