Venice glimpses a future with fewer tourists and likes what it sees
New York Times: Can Venice reinvent itself? Coronavirus may give it a chance to try.
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Italy gives date it will reopen to tourists, as Europe's first travel bubble starts up.
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Covid-19: US death toll passes 60,000; UK toll passes 26,000
It's a jump of almost a fifth on previous reports.
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An estimated 30 million Americans put out of work after shutdowns forced by Covid 19.
26,000 dead: What went wrong in Italy?
Italy's 26,600 fatalities lags behind only the U.S. in the global Covid-19 death toll.
US death toll passes 50,000; world leaders launch virus plan
But the US won't take part in a "landmark" plan launched by European leaders and the WHO.
Backpacker paying his way by painting mural in lockdown
Two-day stay becomes indefinite, forcing Enrico Cornuda to get creative to pay his bill.
'A stroke of luck' to be on global cruise during pandemic
One Italian cruise ship has been a virus-free bubble since it set sail in January.
Softly, softly... How countries across the world are loosening the lockdown
The WHO has urged 'extreme caution' but there are signs of a slow return to normality.
'Am I going now to my execution?': One doctor's very long day
Italian medic has had a non-stop month on the front line at Maggiore Hospital.
New York 'as terrible as it gets', WHO says Covid-19 is 10 times deadlier than 2009 flu
"This virus is very good at what it does. It is a killer," said Governor Andrew Cuomo.
New York 'stabilising at a horrific rate', UK's Boris Johnson out of hospital
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Grim milestone: US surges past Italy - death toll surpasses 20,000
US death toll surges past Italy's to more than 20,000 cases.
200 years on, Keats' Italian letters of quarantine ring true
The New York Times: 1820, Italy, typhus rages and Keats is so-near-so-far from shore.
How the world prepares to exit Covid-19 lockdowns
Some countries have announced social distancing measures may be relaxed in coming weeks.
Tracking number of docs, nurses with Covid-19 'critical'
Sick health care workers will increase the strain on the system, union warns.
Did the Ruby Princess cruise ship leak Covid-19 into NZ? PM seeks legal advice
At least 16 New Zealand virus cases linked to the ship.
Italy's death toll hits new high to near 15k
Italy's death toll from Covid-19 has almost reached 15,000, with no sign of slowing.
Global Covid-19 cases pass 1 million as UK's epic pandemic response revealed
A study fears the death toll in Italy could be twice as high as official figures suggest.
Coronavirus death toll in Italy surges past 9000
Lorries of coffins fill the streets of Italy as death toll surpasses 9000.
'There's hope for the future,' say doctors: 101-year-old coronavirus victim recovers
Italian man aged 101 becomes the oldest person to recover from Covid-19 infection.
Italy's virus deaths spike by 969 - its biggest one-day tally yet
The 969 new deaths bring Italy's death toll from 8165 to 9134, up 11.9 per cent.
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New York caught in ongoing nightmare
Public health officials are hunting down beds and medical equipment.