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The Canadian and Australian Olympic Committees have decided not to send teams to the Tokyo 2020 games, urging the IOC to postpone the event for one year, due to a global health crisis that is "far more significant than sport."

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been placed under house quarantine, after it was revealed that she'd had contact with a medic that has since tested positive for coronavirus.

Coronavirus testing in the National Basketball Association backed up findings of scientific studies: Many people with no symptoms are carrying the virus and helping it spread.104

Over 7,500 people have tested positive for the virus in the city alone, which has quickly become the global epicenter of the pandemic.

The global spread of the novel coronavirus is accelerating rapidly, pointing to the challenges for governments world-wide as they lock down more people and shut borders.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has said it was not the right time for Iran to reach out for US aid to help it combat the pandemic, citing earlier allegations that the contagion could have been created in America.

Red carpet premieres, filming and concerts were all cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic this week. So where have all the celebs gone?

Following an appeal by Italian PM Giuseppe Conte, in a phone call with Vladimir Putin, Russia is ready to send teams of doctors, plus protective gear and medical equipment, to Italy to help with the country's Covid-19 pandemic.

As a part of a trial-run to test social isolation to prevent the spread of coronavirus, India has launched a non-mandatory but strongly-advised ‘self-curfew’ that is supposed to last for 14 hours.

Italian PM Giuseppe Conte has ordered all business and activities that are not vital to supporting the basic necessities to be closed, extending the nationwide shutdown in the wake of the pandemic claiming record numbers of lives.

The vice president is 60 and his wife is 63.

A visual guide of coronavirus infection, symptoms of COVID-19 and the effects of the virus inside the body, in graphics

French law enforcers have slapped fines on tens of thousands of uncooperative citizens, less than a week after the government introduced restrictions on non-essential travel and business in an effort to combat Covid-19.

We appreciate that these are dark times for people around the world, as the coronavirus continues to spread. Numbers of infections and fatalities are rising, cities and even countries are shutting and many people are being forced into isolation. But amid all the worrying news, there have also been reasons to find hope.

Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton says he has undergone a period of isolation after recently being pictured with actor Idris Elba, who has tested positive for coronavirus.

Another day, another grim milestone: Italy’s reported coronavirus death toll grew by 427 to more than 3,405 on Thursday, overtaking China’s. Experts say Italy’s total confirmed caseload, 41,035, could double by the end of the month and surpass China’s official tally of 80,928.

“I want to thank all the medical professionals who are working tirelessly for all of us, and urge everybody to stay home and take care of themselves.”

Our first diarist is Jimmy Fallon, who has been delivering nightly weekday segments of “The Tonight Show: At Home Edition” on YouTube.

The president added he’s “very much in sync” with Cuomo.

The new cases brings L.A. County’s total to 292. The update comes one day after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced extraordinary measures directing all Californians to stay at home.