Coronavirus latest: EU raises risk level to ‘high’ from ‘moderate’
By DW
03 March 2020 |
6:57 am
The coronavirus is spreading at a slower pace in China, but infections are soaring globally. The Caribbean region registered its first COVID-19 infections in the Dominican Republic and the islands of Guadeloupe.
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