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French National Rally (RN) leader Marine Le Pen has claimed that the European Union was the first victim of coronavirus, citing a lack of solidarity in combatting the outbreak.

An Italian prelate who lives in the same residence as Pope Francis tested positive for the Wuhan coronavirus on Wednesday and has been hospitalized in intensive care, Italian media report.

The government is preparing to turn ten more sites into coronavirus field hospitals akin to that being constructed in the ExCeL centre in London.

Now is the time for global leaders to create one world government to tackle the twin medical and economic crises caused by the Chinese coronavirus pandemic, former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged on Thursday.

Greece celebrated its independence day Wednesday as Turkish fighter planes violated Greek airspace and hundreds of Syrian refugees spent a 27th day waiting to enter at the border.

The government is trialling coronavirus testing kits which, if they work, will be rolled out to National Health Service (NHS) staff, and may eventually be available for public use.

China endangered the world by spreading “malign misinformation” about the deadly coronavirus outbreak and allowing it to spread outside the Communist state’s borders, the U.S. ambassador to London said Thursday.

Britons have responded to the govt’s call for volunteers during the coronavirus epidemic, with 405,000 people coming forward in 24 hours. 

In the last 24 hours, 683 people have died in Italy from the Chinese coronavirus, bringing the nation’s overall death toll from the virus to 7,503 on Wednesday, up from 6,820 on Tuesday — an increase of 10 percent in one day.

A player with Spain’s Real Madrid soccer team may face arrest after breaking the country’s coronavirus quarantine.

Police in London were forced to use loudspeakers to disperse sunbathing parkgoers, who refused to abide by the nationwide lockdown measures introduced to prevent the spread of the Chinese coronavirus.

Petrol stations across Italy are set to begin closing on Wednesday, with the major stations along highways to close first as companies express health and economic concerns.

A senior scientist from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) said the decision to lock down the UK and efforts to increase capacity at intensive care units means that the NHS may be able to cope with the worst part of the pandemic.

The eco-fascists are showing their true face in the Coronavirus pandemic, with XR activists exulting in the loss of human life.

Some 170,000 Britons volunteered overnight to support the NHS after the govt called for the creation of a “volunteer army”.

Pope Francis offered special prayers for doctors, nurses, and priests who have died helping those affected by the COVID-19, calling them “heroes.”

Italian authorities have seized a shipment of thousands of respirators and other supplies in the port of Ancona that was heading for Greece in order to help fight the ongoing Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has called for “helicopter money” payments of £1,000 into the bank accounts of every adult in the country for the next three months during the coronavirus crisis, fearing that the 11 million people who do not have a fixed income will suffer otherwise.

Just like in war, the great coronavirus plague is bringing out the best in people and the worst in people.

The Vatican has halted production of the print version of its daily newspaper L’Osservatore Romano out of fear of coronavirus contagion, moving to an online-only format.

Prince Charles, the first in line for the British throne after Queen Elizabeth II, has tested positive for the China coronavirus.

Two food delivery vans were firebombed by “youths” after Boris Johnson announced that UK would enter a three week nationwide lockdown.

Scenes resembling the First World War are unfolding are unfolding on Europe’s frontier, with Greek border forces bathed in noxious fumes as Turkish police and, allegedly, Turkish-armed migrants bombard them with tear gas. 

The government has told city dwellers to not break travel restrictions by going to their second homes, with coastal and rural communities becoming increasingly frustrated at being overrun by wealthy coronavirus refugees.

The government of Belgium destroyed millions of expired FFP2 masks in 2019 but did replace them due to economic reasons.

Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg said Tuesday it’s “extremely likely” that she contracted the Chinese coronavirus and has “basically recovered” from it.

Health secretary Matt Hancock has called for 250,000 Britons to volunteer in the NHS during the coronavirus pandemic to deliver medicines and shop for the vulnerable.

Sadiq Khan warned that if trains in the city continue to be packed with passengers, the city may implement police checks on travellers.

Lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange reportedly plan to apply for his release on bail based on the risk of contracting the Wuhan coronavirus while imprisoned.

In the last 24 hours, 743 people have died in Italy from the Chinese coronavirus, bringing the nation’s total death toll from the virus to 6,820 on Tuesday, up from 6,077 on Monday — an increase of 12.2 percent in one day.

Former populist French MP Marion Maréchal has slammed the European Union’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, saying the health crisis has shattered the bloc’s notion of solidarity.

The Army will assist the NHS in establishing a temporary hospital in London, the government has announced. 

The province (département) of Aisne in northeast France has banned the sale of alcohol for the duration of the coronavirus lockdown.

The chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation warned that police in London will struggle to enforce Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s lockdown measures, saying that the military may need to be called in if more police officers continue to contract the Chinese coronavirus.

Members of the British Army’s 101 Logistic Brigade have begun delivering consignments of personal protection equipment for medical staff to hospitals after Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered a strict lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic.

Indian PM Modi announced a “total lockdown” in the country of 1.3 billion people during a televised address Tuesday night.