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U.S. officials urge adherence to social distancing as NY infections slow

By John Yang

The human cost of the novel coronavirus pandemic is still rising worldwide, but infections may be leveling off in Italy, Spain and New York, which lost nearly 800 people to the disease Tuesday. U.S. officials at both the state and…

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Global virus infections top 800,000 as Spain sees record deaths

By Aritz Parra, David Rising, Nick Perry, Associated Press

Spain's coronavirus deaths jumped by a record number Tuesday as the country's medical system strained to care for its tens of thousands of infected patients and the world total climbed to more than 800,000 case.

Up to 200K deaths foreseen in U.S. as Spain, Italy demand help

By Joseph Wilson, Colleen Barry, Matt Sedensky, Associated Press

As the U.S. tops the world in reported infections from the new coronavirus, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases predicts 100,000-200,000 deaths from the outbreak in the U.S.

Spain tightening restrictions in virus fight

By Associated Press

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced his government will order a two-week ban on commuting to all non-essential businesses starting on Monday.

UK’s Boris Johnson tests positive for virus, deaths soar in Spain

By Bernard Condon, David Rising, Jill Lawless, Associated Press

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday he has tested positive for the coronavirus, while the number of infections in the United States surged to the most in the world and Spain announced a record number of virus deaths overnight.

‘We are collapsing’: Virus pummels medics in Spain and Italy

By Joseph Wilson, Aritz Parra, Associated Press

In Spain, doctors and nurses complain of shortages of the equipment necessary to shield them from contagion and tests for the new virus. There and in Italy, many medical professionals are falling ill.

Spanish army finds deceased bodies in nursing homes among residents

By Ciaran Giles, Associated Press

Troops disinfecting nursing homes have found, to their horror, some residents living in squalor among the infectious bodies of people that authorities suspect have died from the new coronavirus.

Spain to follow Italy into lockdown as virus cases soar

By Joseph Wilson, Geir Moulson, Associated Press

Spain is set to follow Italy on Saturday in declaring a far-reaching nationwide lockdown to slow the accelerating spread of the coronavirus epidemic. Spain's decision Saturday came as European countries took ever more severe, though widely varying, measures to reduce…

Spain to declare state of emergency over virus outbreak

By Aritz Parra, Joseph Wilson, Associated Press

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says the government will declare a two-week state of emergency in a bid to contain the new coronavirus outbreak.

Damaged Air Canada plane lands in Spain after tense hours

By Aritz Parra, Ciaran Giles, Associated Press

Toronto-bound flight AC837 had left from the Spanish capital in the early afternoon on Monday but had to request an emergency return after one of its two engines was damaged and a tire ruptured during takeoff.