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The number of coronavirus cases in Russia has increased by 601 over the past 24 hours amounting to 4,149 in 78 regions. A total of 281 patients have recovered, 34...

Tourists stranded in India after their holidays were abruptly ended by the country's coronavirus lockdown have said they are running out of money and hoping their embassies can help them...

China's Foreign Ministry is advising foreign diplomats to stop coming to Beijing. Spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters during a daily briefing that the ministry was aware of confirmed coronavirus cases...

A travelling circus is hoping for an end to the coronavirus crisis after being left with no place to go.

The US Government is formalising new guidance to recommend that many Americans wear face coverings in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Oil tanks at one of the world's largest storage hubs on Africa's southern tip are already almost full, limiting traders' options as a historic flood of crude hits the market.

Paul Bowler helped his wife Paula Dennan and their dog move out of their home in Lixnaw, Co Kerry, last weekend. The couple have taken the decision to stay apart...

Last week, we stood at our doorways and applauded healthcare workers - our newest ritual that has spread from Roman balconies to Dublin's terraced streets.

Eddie Large, the Scottish comedian best known for double act Little and Large, has died from coronavirus, aged 78.

Today was apocalyptic, complete chaos. We have two of our own nurses and 40 patients in ER. Four of my patients died in ICU.

THE value of Irish advertising will collapse by 30pc this year with some of the hardest hits predicted for May and June, marketing agency Core has warned.

The pandemic is horribly familiar to anyone who has ever been a prisoner of mental torment.

Hackers working for the Iranian government have attempted to break into the personal email accounts of staff at the World Health Organisation during the coronavirus outbreak.

Paul Bowler helped his wife Paula Dennan and their dog move out of their home in Lixnaw, Co Kerry, last weekend. The couple have taken the decision to stay apart...

Tánaiste Simon Coveney has said restrictions on public movement due to the Covid-19 pandemic may need to be extended beyond the current April 12 deadline.

The company behind the Brown Thomas and Arnotts department stores will pay staff their full wages and benefits while the shops are shut, topping up the Government's Wage Subsidy Scheme.

The damage wrought by coronavirus on the economy will run far deeper if lockdowns last more than three months, the Central Bank starkly warns today.

The players' union last night rejected pleas from Premier League clubs and the British Government for footballers to accept immediate pay cuts, despite a direct appeal from UK health secretary...

Q: There are 3,849 people in Ireland who are confirmed to have the coronavirus. How are people mostly likely to pick it up?

Peru tried to do everything right. Officials declared an early lockdown - and backed it up with 16,000 arrests. Yet cases of coronavirus are surging, up nearly 60pc since last...

The damage wrought by coronavirus on the economy will run far deeper if lockdowns last more than three months, the Central Bank starkly warns today.

I decided to move to New York on New Year's Day of 2019, and I made the move four months later.

Scheena Iyande Tannis cannot remember how many people she has seen die from coronavirus, but it is the manner of their departures that has stuck in her head.

I am one of 480 qualified tourist guides and a member of ATGI, the Approved Tourist Guides of Ireland.

Coronavirus test results could be ready in just 25 minutes through a method identified by scientists.

Like so many people, I've been spending time watching various boxsets, and recently finished 'Star Trek: Picard', which tells the story of the further adventures of now retired Admiral Jean-Luc...

I decided to move to New York on New Year's Day of 2019, and I made the move four months later.

The European Commission proposed a package of measures yesterday to soften the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the EU economy, including a short-time work scheme and easier access to...

I am one of 480 qualified tourist guides and a member of ATGI, the Approved Tourist Guides of Ireland.

The devastating toll the coronavirus is having on nursing homes has escalated with an outbreak in one facility leading to the deaths of four residents and 89 others contracting the...

You're not fighting on the Covid-19 frontline, but you want to help.

Global coronavirus cases have topped one million as the pandemic explodes in the United States and the death toll continues to climb in Italy and Spain, according to a tally...

THE value of Irish advertising will collapse by 30pc this year with some of the hardest hits predicted for May and June, marketing agency Core has warned.

WHEN Paddy-Joe Lynch went into hospital almost two weeks ago, he had convinced himself he wouldn't be coming back out.

Medicine deliveries by drone have reportedly been greenlighted on a test basis by the Irish Aviation Authority.

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The US Democratic Party has postponed its presidential nominating convention by a month until August, citing the coronavirus health crisis. The delay is the latest sign the coronavirus pandemic is...

A kitten stuck on a roof in the cold has been saved by firefighters in America.

Keep informed of these unprecedented times with the latest coronavirus updates on Independent.ie's live blog.

The FTSE 100 closed marginally in the black after a strong morning session was almost wiped out by “shocking” US labour market figures.