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World News Hits on Monday


Mon 30 Mar 2020 | 10:35 AM
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SEENews reviews the most popular headlines of the daily world news. The following news titles dominated the world newspaper on Monday.

UK Epidemic is Slowing and Antibody Test Could Be Ready in Days, Top Epidemiologist Says

The coronavirus epidemic in the United Kingdom is showing signs of slowing and antibody tests could be ready in days, Neil Ferguson, a professor of mathematical biology at Imperial College London, said on Monday. (Reuters)

Plans to Send 2,500 US Marines to Australia Scrapped

An annual rotation of about 2,500 US Marines to northern Australia has been pulled because of Covid-19 concerns.

Voices were building in the Northern Territory against the event because of fears that troops with the virus would pass it to others. (BBC)

Trump Extends Federal Social Distancing Guidelines to April 30

President Donald Trump said Sunday he would extend nationwide social distancing guidelines for another 30 days, an abrupt back-down from his push to reopen the country as coronavirus continues to spread. (CNN)

Coronavirus: Tighter Lockdown Measures Take Effect in Spain As Death Toll Hits New Record

The Spanish government has approved tighter lockdown measures announced earlier by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, in the latest attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus. (Euronews)

Germany Sees Coronavirus Cases Rise by 4,751 In One Day As Death Toll Nears 500

The number of Covid-19 cases in Germany has hit 57,298, with 4,751 more people testing positive for the virus, as well as 66 new deaths, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported on Monday. (Russia Today)

UK Cabinet Minister Gove Blames China for Failing to Give ‘Clear’ Info About Spread of COVID-19

On Sunday, spokesperson for Chinese National Health Commission Mi Feng said that with the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country currently standing at less than 3,000, “the spread of the epidemic in China is generally stopped”. (Sputnik)

‘Life May Change for Us All’: How We Respond To The Coronavirus Crisis Will Be Defining, Historians Say

When historians mark the start of this nation's coronavirus nightmare, they will cite Jan. 21, 2020, the date a Washington state man in his 30s who had visited Wuhan, China, was confirmed as the United States' first COVID-19 case. (USA Today)