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The Latest: Italy sees new COVID-19 cases falling, ICU patients keep decreasing

Parliament members wearing face masks arrive at the parliament in Rome, Italy, April 30, 2020. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)A further 474 people had died of COVID-19 in Italy in the past 24 hours,

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Russia's COVID-19 cases near 100,000

Russia has reported 5,841 COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, raising its total number to 99,399 as of Wednesday, official data showed. The death toll increased by 108 to 972, while 10,286 people

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TCM effective in treating COVID-19 patients in Wuhan: official

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has played an effective role in treating COVID-19 patients in Wuhan, the central China city hit hard by the epidemic, a medical expe

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Italy's coronavirus death toll exceeds 25,000

The coronavirus pandemic has claimed over 25,000 lives in locked-down Italy, bringing the total number of active infections, fatalities and recoveries so far to 187,327, according to the latest dat

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COVID-19 outbreak aboard Taiwan's naval vessels adds 21 patients

Twenty-one more people tested positive of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the outbreak involving three naval vessels, Taiwan's epidemic monitoring agency s

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The Latest: Italy registers 175,925 coronavirus cases, death toll at 23,227

A shop selling children's products reopens in Rome, Italy, April 15, 2020. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)Of those infected, some 2,733 patients are in intensive care, down by 79 compared to the pre

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COVID-19: Israel's telemedicine

Telemedicine patient consultation. /CGTN "Social distancing" is the global trending term during current days of the novel coronavirus pandemic that calls on people to maintain a two-meter or s

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Just in: Spain records lowest number of daily deaths over past two weeks

A medical worker prepares to enter the COVID-19 patients' wards at a hospital in Barcelona, Spain, April 9, 2020. (Photo by Francisco Avia/Xinhua)MADRID, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Spain recorded 605 COVID-

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Number of COVID-19 patients in Taiwan rises to 376

The total number of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Taiwan has increased by three to 376, the island's epidemic monitoring agency said Tuesday. The new p

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S. African president mobilizes national response to COVID-19 as cases increase

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday held a special meeting as part of efforts to fight COVID-19 amid the fast spread of the pandemic. The meeting to assess progress and challenges on

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4,000-bed coronavirus field hospital opens in London

The temporary hospital opens in east London, April 3, 2020. /AFP UK's Prince Charles opened a new 4,000-bed temporary hospital in a conference centre in east London on Friday, the first of sev

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Coronavirus claims over 8,000 lives in Italy with 80,539 cumulative cases

Medical personnel work in the ICU of Istituto Clinico Casalpalocco, in Rome, Italy, March 25, 2020. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua) The death toll between Wednesday and Thursday was 662, bringing t

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Health Secretary Matt Hancock issues call for 250,000 NHS volunteers

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock./AFP Health Secretary of United Kingdom Matt Hancock says they are looking for 250,000 "NHS volunteers" to help national health service employees with "shoppin

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Taiwan confirms three new COVID-19 cases

Three individuals were confirmed to have contracted the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Saturday, raising the total number in Taiwan to 53, the island's epidemic

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Xinjiang rolls out measures to award frontline medics

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has rolled out favorable measures to award outstanding medical workers on the frontline against the novel coronaviru

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Sweden reports first domestic case of COVID-19

Sweden recorded its first domestic case of COVID-19 on Monday as the total number of infected individuals rose to 260, among them the deputy governor of Sweden's Central Bank. A patient at the St. Go

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Pakistan's number of COVID-19 confirmed cases rises to 16

The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Pakistan rose to 16 after nine new patients tested positive in the country's southern port city Karachi of Sindh province,