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Vatican insiders worry that Pope Francis is not taking social distancing seriously enough. He’s postponed his first overseas trip of the year, to Malta, and he’s conducting the ceremonies leading up to Easter largely via live stream. But he’s also made clear that he has no interest in full-on papal social distancing.(Washington Post)
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Worldwide Coronavirus Statistics:15,02,618 were infected; 89,915 have died and 3,39,775 have recovered.
*Data as per Thursday 12:15 PM

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Genomes show most New York coronavirus cases came from Europe. “New research indicates that the coronavirus began to circulate in the New York area by mid-February, weeks before the first confirmed case, and that travelers brought in the virus mainly from Europe, not Asia,” the New York Times reports.(NYT)
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said his country is approaching a decline in the crisis, with 683 deaths yesterday, down from 757 the day before.

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U.S. cases of the new coronavirus grew to more than 430,000. There were 1,973 deaths from Covid-19 in the U.S. during the 24-period ended 8 p.m. (WSJ)
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In India, Supreme Court ordered the central government to issue directions to approved private laboratories to conduct Covid-19 tests free of cost.
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England allrounder Ben Stokes has been named as the leading Cricketer in the World in the 2020 edition of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack, and Australia’s allrounder Ellyse Perry was named as the leading woman player in the world.
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People in the Chinese city of Wuhan stepped out of their confinements after the end of the 76-day lockdown on Wednesday.
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Google has announced its Stadia gaming service is now free to anyone who signs up with a Gmail address. Until now, users needed to subscribe to the $9.99-a-month Pro version of the service, which lets you stream games at 4K HDR and provides access to a selection of games.(Business Insider)
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