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Italy hit the grim milestone over the weekend of 10,000 deaths, accounting for roughly a third of the 30,000-plus deaths worldwide.

The coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 30,000 people in New York City, is beginning to take a toll on those who are most needed to combat it: the doctors, nurses and other workers at hospitals and clinics.

The violence comes even as Afghan President Ashraf Ghani last week announced his 21-member team to negotiate peace with the Taliban, only to have his political opponent, Abdullah Abdullah, reject it as not inclusive enough.

There were no immediate reports of deaths.

In another video, the president calls for a "return to normality," questioning quarantine measures imposed by governors and some mayors across the giant South American country as an effective containment measure against the virus.

Foreign domestic workers are required to live with their employers by law in Hong Kong. Days off are often spent with friends in public spaces.

By Sunday night, the number of people infected with COVID-19 climbed to over 140,000 and the death toll reached 2,475. On Sunday alone more than 18,000 people reported positive for the deadly disease and 255 Americans lost their lives.

While no new locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 were reported on Friday, the number of coronavirus infections in people returning from abroad has gone up to 649 with 54 new cases reported.

Bolsonaro's accusations were the latest broadside in an ugly battle with Brazil's governors who have chafed at the president's view that protecting the economy takes priority over social distancing.

Prince William and Kate Middleton shared the video of their kids –Prince George, Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte – clapping for the health workers.

Women's rights experts have urged governments for tighter regulation to tackle abuse online and criticised Pornhub as its traffic rose worldwide since the pandemic confined workers to home.

The incident comes as fake remedies spread across social media in Iran, where people remain deeply suspicious of the government after it downplayed the crisis for days.

With about 40 percent of Americans under lockdown orders, Trump urged citizens to do their part by practicing social distancing.

Around the globe, the death toll rose to about 8,200 in Italy, 4,100 in Spain and 1,700 in France, including a 16-year-old.

The satellite will join the other five, which were launched between 2010 and 2019, on Friday around 0400 GMT after reaching geostationary orbit.

"If I go to the meeting, my health's at risk, but if I don't go to the meeting, my health's at risk for a different reason," said a person battling addiction.