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Live updates: Global COVID-19 cases exceed 84 million

Confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide have surpassed 84 million, with over 1.8 million fatalities and more than 47 million recoveries, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University.Here is

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Philippines to ban U.S. travelers from Sunday

Foreign travelers from the United States will be barred from Philippines starting this Sunday after the more infectious new variant of the coronavirus was detected in Florida. /VCG Foreign tra

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Chinese mainland reports case of coronavirus variant detected in UK

The Chinese mainland has reported the first case of a new coronavirus variant that was recently detected in Britain, health officials said.The patient with the new vari

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France detects first case of South African COVID19 variant

France has detected its first case of the South African variant of coronavirus, the health ministry said on Thursday. /Getty Images France has detected its first case of the South African vari

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UK imposes further English lockdowns as COVID variant spreads

The British government said on Wednesday that more areas of England would be placed under the strictest COVID-19 restrictions as a highly infectious variant of the virus is spreading across the c

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Will COVID-19 vaccines work on the new coronavirus variant?

Experts believe COVID-19 vaccines will still work on the new coronavirus variant. /AP Will COVID-19 vaccines work on the new coronavirus variant?Experts believe so, but they're working to conf

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Colorado reports first known U.S. case of virus variant

An official from the U.S. state of Colorado announced on Tuesday the finding of the first known U.S. case of a highly infectious coronavirus variant that was first detected in the UK."Today we discov

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Finland reports cases of new coronavirus variants from UK, S. Africa

VCG Finland has reported two cases of the new coronavirus variant from the U.K. while another patient tested positive for the new variant from South Africa, health officials said on Monday.The

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Ramaphosa to address South Africa on COVID-19 response progress

FILE PHOTO: Locals line up to get tested for Coronavirus in Pretoria, South Africa, 11 June, 2020. /VCG South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is scheduled to address the nation later on Mond

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Indonesia to close borders temporarily over new COVID-19 variant

The Indonesian government announced the temporary closure of entrances for foreign nationals from all countries on Jan. 1-14, 2021, due to the emergence of a new virus

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South Africa reports 11,552 new COVID-19 cases, 245 more deaths

VCG The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in South Africa rose to 994,911 after the Ministry of Health reported 11,552 new cases on Saturday.The ministry has so far conducted 6,415,824 tes

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Canada confirms two cases of new coronavirus variant

VCG Canada has confirmed two cases of the highly transmissible variant of the coronavirus first detected in Britain.The two confirmed cases are a couple from Durham Region in Ontario, the most

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Global Political Calendar: Japan's entry ban, China's Civil Code

The end of 2020 and the start of 2021 shall be witnessing a range of political events across the globe. Some important events include Japan halting the entry of most foreign nationals, the implementa

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The U.K. under lockdown

Click to see more. Click to see more. Click to see more. London streets are empty as millions in the UK face new COVID-19 restrictions after officials detected a new var

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Japan to ban all entry by foreigners from December 28, reports suggest

Japan has decided to ban all new entries of foreign nationals from December 28 to the end of January following the detection of a new variant of the coronavirus in arrivals from Britain, Nikkei repor

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Spain confirms 4 new coronavirus variant cases

Spain reported four confirmed cases of a new coronavirus variant on Saturday, local health authorities said.All four cases involved people who recently flew in from the UK, where a new variant recent

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France reports its first confirmed case of new coronavirus variant

France on Friday reported its first confirmed case of the new coronavirus variant that recently emerged in Britain, according to the health ministry.The person arrived from London on December 19 and