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CDC removes unusual guidance to doctors about drugs promoted by Trump

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has removed from its website highly unusual guidance informing doctors on how to prescribe hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, drugs aggre

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First COVID-19 case reported in eastern Libya

The Higher Committee to Combat the Corona Epidemic of Libya's eastern-based government on Tuesday announced the first COVID-19 case in eastern Libya. In a press confer

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Roundup: LatAm countries turn to face masks to contain pandemic

A woman wears a face mask amid COVID-19 outbreak in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on April 4, 2020. (Photo by Rahel Patrasso/Xinhua) The World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines basically recommend wearing "a

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Mask-wearing very likely to become mandatory in Germany's Bavaria: official

A staff member puts on a self-made facial mask at a tailor shop in Cologne, Germany, March 31, 2020. (Photo by Ulrich Hufnagel/Xinhua)"Of course there will be some form of mask obligation in the end,"

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Movies Anywhere launches movie-sharing feature ‘Screen Pass’ into open beta

Last month, it was reported that digital locker service Movies Anywhere was working to launch a movie-sharing feature called “Screen Pass.” At the time, the feature was only available in l

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Hong Kong reports 21 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases

Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported on Tuesday 21 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number to 935. The 21 new cases involve 12 males

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Diary in Rome: As Rome's coronavirus lockdown drags on, number of rule-breakers is rising

A woman walks on a street in Turin, Italy, on April 4, 2020. (Photo by Federico Tardito/Xinhua) Italy has been in a nationwide lockdown for nearly a month to contain the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Asia-Pacific Coronavirus News: Japan's Abe to declare state of emergency as COVID-19 cases surge

Visitors are seen in the crowd in Asakusa in Tokyo, Japan, March 25, 2020. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi) -- Japan to declare state of emergency amid surging cases; -- Pakistan's confirmed COVID-19 cases rise to

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Lisbon court seize $444m of shares owned by Isabel dos Santos

A Lisbon court has seized over a quarter stake in Portuguese telecommunications firm NOS from a holding company that is co-owned by the former first-daughter of Angola, Isabel dos Santos. /Toby M

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The perils of blanketing COVID-19 in Africa

Kenyan health workers dressed in protective suits walk after disinfecting the residence, Kenya March 14, 2020. /Reuters Editor's note: Hamzah Rifaat Hussain is a former visiting fellow at the

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5G mast set on fire after 'baseless’ conspiracy theory link to coronavirus

Several videos claiming to show 5G towers on fire were posted to a page on Facebook, which encouraged copycat attacks.

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Latvia reports first COVID-19 death

Latvia recorded the first death of a patient with COVID-19 on Friday, as the number of coronavirus infections continue to rise in the Baltic country. According to national health authorities, the pat

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Coronavirus tracking apps are on the rise. But what about privacy?

As countries around the world are racing to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, many are considering tapping into the power of data to stem its spread. In South Korea, when a patient is tested po

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COVID-19 patients in Taiwan rise to 348

The total number of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Taiwan has increased by nine to 348, the island's epidemic monitoring agency said Friday. Seven of the

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Syrian gov't isolates town near Damascus amid COVID-19 concerns

The Syrian government on Wednesday ordered a full lockdown in the town of Mneen in the northern countryside of Damascus amid fears of COVID-19, state news agency SANA

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COVID-19 death toll rises to 20 in Israel

Israel reported two new death cases from the novel coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 20, the state's Ministry of Health said on Tuesday. The two death cases are

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Van Gogh painting stolen from Dutch museum in lockdown

Vincent van Gogh's 1884 painting 'Parsonage Garden at Neunen in Spring' which was stolen from the Singer Laren museum. /AFP A Vincent Van Gogh painting has been stolen from the Singer Laren Mu