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Brazil's foreign trade secretary says he has COVID-19

Brazilian Foreign Trade Secretary Marcos Troyjo, who recently accompanied President Jair Bolsonaro's delegation to Florida, U.S., has tested positive for COVID-19, his office said in a statement o

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COVID-19 infections in Japan rises to 821 cases

Japan's health ministry and local governments said Tuesday the number of COVID-19 infections stood at a total of 821 as of 10:30 a.m. local time here. The death toll in Japan from the pneumonia-caus

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S.Korea reports 84 more COVID-19 cases, 8,320 in total

South Korea reported 84 more cases of the COVID-19 compared to 24 hours ago as of midnight Tuesday local time, raising the total number of infections to 8,320. The new

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Shanghai announces steady progress in COVID-19 vaccine development

The development of an mRNA-based vaccine to treat the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is progressing steadily with preliminary trials on primates and clinical trials expected to start in mid-

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U.S. supermarket giant Safeway seeks to hire thousands amid coronavirus panic

Safeway, the Northern California-based grocery store chain, announced Monday that it has launched a mass hiring effort amid the panic shopping unleashed by the coronavirus outbreak. The supermar

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Roundup: Ethiopia takes steps to contain COVID-19 outbreak

The Ethiopian government has rolled out measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the east African country as the number of confirmed cases rose to five as of Mond

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Roundup: Active coronavirus cases in Italy top 23,000, but at slowest pace since March 1

Nearly 2,500 new cases of coronavirus were recorded in Italy in the last 24 hours, pushing the total number of active cases in the country to more than 23,000, Civil Protection officials said Mond

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Nepal suspends trekking permits issuance to foreigners arriving in Nepal

Nepal has suspended the issuance of trekking permits to foreign tourists on the designed trekking routes until April 30, as a precautionary measure against the spread

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Bay Area counties announce lockdown through April 7

Six Bay Area Counties — San Francisco, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Marin, Contra Costa and Alameda — announced a “shelter in place” order. The lockdown, unveiled at a press conference earlier, starts at 1

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China vows to stem coronavirus cross-border spread, expedite manufacturing resumption

Chinese authorities on Monday stressed taking accurate measures against the cross-border spread of coronavirus and speeding up work and manufacturing resumption in all

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British PM to lead cross-government drive to battle coronavirus amid criticism

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged to lead a cross-government drive and hold daily televised press conferences to update the public on the battle against the coronavirus as his governme

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China men's football team to fly back home on chartered plane amid virus concerns

The Chinese men's football team has decided to charter a plane to fly back to China after being forced to cut short its training camp in Dubai, United Arab Emirates am

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Immigration authority facilitates virus prevention at border

China's immigration authority has facilitated prevention against the novel coronavirus at the border by sharing data with relevant departments and local governments as

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COVID-19 infections in Japan rise to 812

Japan's health ministry and local governments said Monday the number of COVID-19 infections stood at a total of 812 in Japan as of 6:30 p.m. local time here. The death

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China's national online recruiting provides over 100,000 openings

The online job fair hosted on China Media Group's first 5G new media platform, Yangshipin, has provided over 100,000 openings for job seekers in China since March 2, with over 2,500 companies listed

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Goldman cuts U.S. growth forecast due to coronavirus

Empty street is seen in Manhattan borough following the outbreak of coronavirus disease COVID-19, in New York City, U.S., March 15, 2020. /Reuters Goldman Sachs Group Inc has downgraded its U.

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India to shut shootings of films, TV shows to contain COVID-19 spread

Various film and cinema associations in India have decided to put on hold shootings of various films, web series and TV shows on March 19-31 to contain the spread of C