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08:58 GMT07 April 2020

BREAKING: Japanese Prime Minister Declares State of Emergency in Tokyo, Osaka and 5 Other Prefectures
LIVE:Streets Outside St. Thomas Hospital in London, Where Boris Johnson Fights Coronavirus - Video

Workers take their lunch outdoors as a screen giving information about British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is seen on the background on the first day of circuit breaker measures to curb coronavirus (COVID-19) at the central business district in Singapore, April 7, 2020

06:56 GMT 07 April 2020 / updated: 07:58 GMT UK

UK PM Johnson is Not on Ventilator - Cabinet Minister Gove

Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus Top One Million Globally

FILE PHOTO: A pump jack operates in front of a drilling rig at sunset in an oil field in Midland, Texas U.S. August 22, 2018. Picture taken August 22, 2018.

Trump Considers Slashing US Oil Production After OPEC+ Meeting

From 'Fighting for Life’ to ‘National Emergency’: Media Covers Boris Johnson's Move to Intensive Care

An Ultra orthodox man crosses a street in the city of Bnei Brak, a Tel Aviv suburb, Israel, Thursday, April 2, 2020. ‏On Wednesday, Netanyahu ordered a police cordon around the largely ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak, east of Tel Aviv, to limit movement to and from the city. Bnei Brak has the second highest number of coronavirus cases in Israel.

'Largely Exaggerated' : Israel's Ex-Health Boss Says Bibi Using COVID Threat For Political Gain

Tourists wearing protective face masks, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), visit Asakusa neighbourhood in Tokyo, Japan March 8, 2020

Japanese Prime Minister Informs Parliament of Imminent State of Emergency Declaration

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Russia
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