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Netflix to Slash Traffic across Europe to Relieve Virus Strain on Internet Providers
Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) said it will cut traffic by 25% on networks across Europe in a relief measure for internet service providers (ISPs) experiencing a surge in usage due to government “shelter in place” orders aimed at slowing the coronavirus outbreak. (Reuters)
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson in Mother's Day warning amid concern for NHS
Boris Johnson has warned the NHS could be "overwhelmed" if people do not act to slow the "accelerating" spread of coronavirus, as he urged the UK not to visit loved ones on Mother's Day. (BBC)
Coronavirus Cases Top 300,000 As Countries Warn Citizens to Stay Home
More than 300,000 people have contracted the novel coronavirus and at least 12,944 have died, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. (CNN News)
Coronavirus: Italy Announces 793 New Deaths In Another Grim Daily Record
Italy's tally of coronavirus cases and deaths keeps rising, with new day-to-day highs: it announced 793 dead and 6,557 new cases on Saturday, breaking its own grim record of 627 deaths on Friday. (Euronews)
‘Worst Crisis Since WWII’: Italy Shuts down ALL Non-Essential Businesses in Desperate Bid to Contain Coronavirus Spread
Italian PM Giuseppe Conte has ordered all businesses and activities that are not vital for providing basic necessities to be closed, extending the nationwide shutdown in the wake of the pandemic claiming record numbers of lives. (Russia Today)
Coronavirus Spreads to New Countries, Global Cases Exceed 300,000
China, Italy, and the United States are leading the global COVID-19 toll so far, according to Johns Hopkins University, while Spain, Germany, and Iran continue to report mass increases in the number of infected people.(Sputnik News)
Vice President Pence Tests Negative for Coronavirus, White House Says
Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen Pence have both tested negative for the coronavirus, his office announced Saturday. (USA Today)
Governments and Companies Race to Make Masks Vital to Virus Fight
President Trump on Saturday sought to assure an anxious American public that help was on the way to overwhelmed hospitals and that private companies had agreed to provide desperately needed medical supplies to fight the fast-spreading coronavirus. (The New York Times)
As Coronavirus Cases Mount, Emergency Rooms Strain to Keep Doctors on the Job
Andra Blomkalns, chairwoman of emergency medicine at Stanford University, suspects that all 80 of the physicians who work in her Palo Alto, Calif., emergency department have been exposed to the novel coronavirus. (The Wall Street Journal)
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