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Coronavirus has prevented the scheduled return home of hundreds of Irish troops who have served on UN peacekeeping duties in southern Lebanon.
Around 360 soldiers from the Irish Defence Forces will not see their families until the end of June even though some have been serving in the zone between Israel and their Hezbollah enemies since last December.
Political leaders in Bavaria, one of the German states hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, have said they will guarantee that people with symptoms can get a virus test within 24 hours.
Prime Minister Markus Soeder said people would know after 48 hours at the latest if they are infected. In a press conference in Munich, he said those without symptoms would be guaranteed a test within 48 hours and could expect a result within a week.
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