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Infographic traces COVID-19 routes in Africa

8,536 confirmed cases, 360 deaths, and 710 recoveries were reported in 50 African Union member states, according to the African CDC's official Twitter account on April 5. Only Comoros, Sao Tome an

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New study shows critical care capacity insufficient for COVID-19 outbreak in U.S.

A new study published on Friday suggests that COVID-19 will likely overwhelm the existing critical care capacity in the United States. Policies are urgently needed to

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Xi Jinping: China to help solve medical supply shortage in Belgium

Xi made the remarks during a telephone conversation with Belgian King Philippe, expressing firm support for Belgium.The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Belg

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Chinese, Algerian PMs talk by phone on COVID-19 cooperation

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday afternoon talked with Algerian Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad by phone on cooperation in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. The traditional China-Algeria friendshi

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Protective gear runs low in U.S. as pandemic escalates

N95 Masks. /Reuters Protective supplies in the United States are running desperately low amid the "full-blown" COVID-19 outbreak, leaving medical workers and healthcare organizations searching

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China's image as responsible country highlighted in fighting COVID-19: Pakistani PM

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said China is not only committed to protecting its own people in the fight against COVID-19, but also helping the international com

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Russian FM emphasizes inhumane nature of U.S. sanctions against Iran

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, during a phone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif, said that Moscow urges Washington to immediately

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Canada will not send athletes to Tokyo Games

Canada announced on Sunday night that it will not send Canadian athletes to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, the Canadian Olympic Committee

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The Global Guardians: I am not a hero

04:14 Gu Yong Su is a doctor and the CEO of The Miin Clinic in South Korea. After the COVID-19 outbreak in the country, a drive-thru testing clinic was set up and doctors were urgently

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French president calls on Europeans to coordinate action to contain coronavirus

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday urged European countries to urgently coordinate action to curb the COVID-19 outbreak. "In order to face COVID-19 ... I call on our European partners to tak

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China adjusts undergraduate programs settings to boost urgently needed, emerging majors

China has approved the establishment of 1,672 undergraduate programs in colleges and universities, including preventive medicine and cyberspace security, to support th

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Chinese diplomat calls for attention to human rights of people suffering from war

Those suffering from conflict and war must have their human rights protected, a Chinese diplomat said here on Wednesday. Currently, 168 million people around the world urgently need humanitarian ass

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France, Germany, UK offer Iran 5 mln euros with material support to fight coronavirus

France, Germany and Britain are offering a package of financial aide close to 5 million euros (5.6 million U.S. dollars) with material support to help Iran combat the

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Chinese charity sends 100 batches of materials to epidemic-hit regions

A total of 100 batches of epidemic prevention and control materials had been sent to Hubei and other provinces by the China Siyuan Foundation for Poverty Alleviation a

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Somalia continues to face extreme humanitarian challenges: UN envoy

The United Nations envoy for Somalia on Monday said that Somalis continue to face extreme humanitarian challenges. "Back-to-back droughts, flooding, conflict and insecurity have left 5.2 million peo

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Chinese customs support foreign trade firms in resuming business

The General Administration of Customs on Sunday issued 10 measures to support foreign trade enterprises to resume business in a bid to limit the impact of the novel coronavirus on the economy. The c

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China's mask production capacity utilization rate reaches 94 pct: official

China's mask production capacity utilization rate reached 94 percent as of Tuesday with more enterprises that had suspended operations due to the novel coronavirus out