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COVID-19 cases in Israel rise to 433

A total of 96 Israelis tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday in the biggest single-day increase in Israel so far, the Israeli Ministry of Health said. This brings

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Hong Kong reports 5 more confirmed COVID-19 cases, mostly imported infections, 162 in total

Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) on Tuesday reported five additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 and three preliminary positive cases, most of which have

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Indonesia imposes travel bans on more European countries amid COVID-19 outbreak

JAKARTA, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia has imposed temporary travel bans on six more European countries - Vatican, Spain, France, Germany, Switzerland and Britain due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Forei

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Macao reports one newly imported novel coronavirus case

The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center of China's Macao Special Administrative Region government on Tuesday reported a newly confirmed novel coronaviru

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Laos ready for potential COVID-19 outbreak: PM

Laos is comprehensively ready to deal with possible outbreak of COVID-19 especially in terms of personnel, medical equipment, health facilities, said Prime Minister Th

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Singapore reports 17 new COVID-19 cases, 243 in total

Singapore reported 17 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, the highest one-day increase, bringing the total to 243, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Monday. Of the 17 new

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Serbia brings army out to enforce virus rules

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 169,000 people and killed more than 6,500. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate symptoms bu

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Israel to track patients' smartphones to help contain coronavirus spread

Israeli internal security service has been allowed to track patients' smartphones in a bid to help contain the spread of the coronavirus, Israel's Prime Minister's Off

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Taiwan adds 6 COVID-19 cases

The total number of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Taiwan has increased by six to 59, according to the island's epidemic monitoring agency Sunday. All o

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Chinese vice premier stresses scientific, precise treatment of COVID-19 patients

Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan has reiterated the need to make all-out efforts to save COVID-19 patients in central China's Hubei Province, stressing scientific and

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Istanbul closes museums, theaters in fight against COVID-19

Local authorities in Turkey's biggest city Istanbul decided to close museums, city theaters, and concert halls as of Friday in a move to curb the spread of COVID-19. "We will update our precautions

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Bhutan's only COVID-19 patient evacuated to home country U.S.

The 76-year-old American tourist in Bhutan who tested positive for COVID-19 on March 5 has been evacuated to the United States, his home country, on Friday. According

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Cambodia bans entry of cruise ships through Kaom Samnor border checkpoint to stop COVID-19 spreading

Cambodia on Friday decided to ban all cruise ships from entering the country through the Kaom Samnor international checkpoint on the Cambodia-Vietnam border in a bid to prevent the spread of the COV

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Roundup: Disneyland, Universal Studios in U.S. to be temporarily closed over COVID-19 concerns

Disneyland and Universal Studios, two of the most visited tourist attractions in Southern California, the United States, will be temporarily closed beginning on Saturday amid coronavirus fears. The

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India suspends visas over COVID-19 outbreak

India suspended visas until 15 April 2020 amid the COVID-19 outbreak. /VCG India has suspended all existing visas granted on or before March 11 in a bid to contain the spread of COVID-19.The v

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Xi visits community residents, frontline workers in Wuhan

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday visited residents who are quarantined at home at a community in Wuhan, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, following a stop

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Number of COVID-19 cases rise to 43 in India

India's federal health ministry Monday said total number of COVID-19 cases in the country has risen to 43 with four new cases reported. According to the ministry offic