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"As we enter the fourth month since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, I am deeply concerned about the rapid escalation and global spread of infection."
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had earlier gone into self isolation after a close aide was found to have contracted the virus, but he has so far tested negative.
The agreement means that up to 80 per cent of BA cabin crew, ground staff, engineers and those working at head office will have their jobs suspended.
The repatriation from India is part of the massive effort being undertaken by the US for its citizens from across the world. So far, the US has repatriated over 30,000 citizens from over 60 countries on more than 350 flights.
As the pandemic outbreak forced many countries to shut nightspots, clubs and DJs live-stream via apps
The draft resolution, which diplomats say has support from the 10 non-permanent council members, stresses the importance of urgent international action to curb the impact of COVID-19.
While hospitals in overwhelmed regions such as New York are in dire lack of personal protective gear, such shortages haven't yet hit other parts of the country.
"The Chinese Communist Party has lied, is lying, and will continue to lie about coronavirus to protect the regime."
At his daily press conference on Wednesday, Trudeau said that recalling Parliament was part of a "Team Canada" effort to combat the COVID-19 spread that has shut down huge sections of the economy and placed a massive strain on the medical system
Iran has been blamed for an uptick in rocket attacks targeting Iraqi military bases hosting US troops.
As of Thursday morning, the CSSE data showed that that global death toll stood at 47,226.
The state has 3,557 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 85 people have died of the disease.
Via remote link, he interviewed Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, an emergency room nurse and CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, who expressed worry about one of Cuomo's symptoms
The death toll from the deadly COVID-19 has touched 21 after another person succumbed to the infection in New South Wales.
China says all detected asymptomatic cases and their close contacts must undergo 14-day centralised quarantine.
Iran is battling one of the world's deadliest coronavirus outbreaks with 3,036 deaths and 47,593 infections.
The most deaths were recorded in Italy, with some 12,428 fatalities, followed by Spain with 8,189 and France with 3,523.
Among the infected cases, 26 have recovered and returned home, said Health Minister Zahid Malik on Wednesday.
"The extreme day-to-day variation in reported COVID-19 deaths is far more than we would expect from chance variability and must be due to reporting practices."
A few blocks away at Pier 90 sits the white, imposing US navy hospital ship Comfort, with 1,000 beds and 12 operating rooms -- also for non-coronavirus patients.
