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The campaign, which includes letters and calls from Republicans and a sharply worded memo shared with White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, coincides with heightened U.S.-China tensions over the origins of the coronavirus pandemic.

Officials say numbers go up slightly on Tuesdays following a slight delay in receiving data from the regions on deaths that have occurred over the weekend.

In a post Covid-19 scenario, countries like US, Korea and Japan, which have huge dependency on China, are looking at alternatives and India could emerge as a preferred destination provided it is able to step up the game.

Daily NK, a Seoul-based speciality website, cited unidentified sources inside the isolated state saying Kim is recovering at a villa in the Mount Kumgang resort county of Hyangsan.

Brazil confirmed 113 deaths of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, putting the country's total at 2,575. More than 40,000 people have contracted the disease in the South American nation, the highest figure in Latin America.

The one-year loan prime rate (LPR) was lowered by 20 basis points (bps) to 3.85% from 4.05% previously, while the five-year LPR was cut by 10 bps to 4.65% from 4.75%.

In a positive sign, the number of people in hospital declined for the fifth day in a row to 30,610 – a small decline of 29, a top French health official said.

The UN refugee agency's spokesperson in Athens said the damage is still being evaluated but that many camp residents have likely been left homeless.

Experts have noted that the Japanese strategy of going after clusters to trace infections is no longer effective to keep up with the surging cases and more tests are needed.

The total confirmed cases had reached 82,735 by Saturday, including 1,041 patients undergoing treatment, 77,062 people recovered, and 4,632 people who died of the disease.

It is believed that among the nine former legislators arrested, is the Democratic Party founder and senior barrister, Martin Lee.

In 1982, ICOMOS suggested that April 18 should be celebrated as the International Day for Monuments and Sites.

The company said 85% of the workers being hired are going into temporary or part-time roles due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Cohen is currently locked up at FCI Otisville in New York after pleading guilty to numerous charges, including campaign finance fraud and lying to Congress.

Those receiving the basic income will have incentives to find work, such as being allowed to combine the monthly stipend with wages from a new job for a period of time.

Army chief Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi thanked the more than 11,000 military medical staff who are fighting the coronavirus in the country.