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COVID-19 infections in Japan climbs to 519, death toll rises to 27

Japan's health ministry and local governments said that the number of COVID-19 infections increased by nine on Tuesday to stand at a total of 519 infected people in Ja

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Shanghai to resume construction of futuristic new museum

Shanghai will resume construction of a giant new museum, according to local authorities. The project is a new section for the Shanghai Museum in downtown Shanghai. Cov

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COVID-19 infections in Vietnam rise to 32

Vietnam confirmed a new COVID-19 infection in southern Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday, bringing the total infected cases to 32, according to the country's Ministry of Hea

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Number of COVID-19 cases rises to 6 in Maldives

The Maldives Health Protection Agency said on Tuesday that two new cases of the COVID-19 were detected at the Kuredu Island resort, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the island country

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Australian COVID-19 cases hit 100

The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Australia has hit triple digits. The Department of Health revealed that as of Tuesday morning at 11:00 a.m., there have been 100 diagnosed cases of CO

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COVID-19 infections in Japan rise to 510, death toll at 16

Japan's health ministry and local governments said that the number of COVID-19 infections increased by two on Tuesday to stand at a total of 510 infected people in Jap

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S.Korea's COVID-19 cases rise to 7,513, death toll at 54

South Korea confirmed 131 more cases of the COVID-19 on Tuesday, raising the total number of infections to 7,513. As of midnight local time, the number of infected pat

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U.S. reports over 700 coronavirus cases, 26 deaths

A woman wears a mask near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in the Financial District in New York, U.S., March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid The United States reported four more deaths fr

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French minister of culture tests positive for coronavirus: media

French Minister of Culture Franck Riester has tested positive for coronavirus but is in good condition at home, reported BFM television Monday evening. The minister la

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Argentina develops COVID-19 test kit

00:46 Companies in China and Argentinasay they have developed new COVID-19 tests that can detect the virus in an hour or less.According to Shanghai Daily, the National Medical Products

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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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Canada confirms first COVID-19 death

Canada confirmed its COVID-19 death in Vancouver of British Columbia province Monday. One of the residents of a care center in north Vancouver's Lynn Valley, whose cas

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France confirms 1,412 cases of coronavirus infection

France has confirmed 1,412 cases of coronavirus infection and 25 patients have died of the virus as of 3 p.m. (1400 GMT) Monday, Director-General of Health Jerome Salomon announced. There are seve

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COVID-19 misinformation is leading to discrimination and panic

Authorities are not just battling COVID-19. Since the outbreak, an "infodemic" of misinformation, conspiracy theories and rumors has spread as quickly as the virus, leading to a rise in reports of xe

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Threat of coronavirus pandemic 'has become very real': WHO's Tedros

FILE PHOTO: Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference on the situation of the coronavirus (COVID-2019), in Geneva, Switzerland,

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70 pct of COVID-19 infections in China has recovered: WHO

Of the around 80,000 reported cases of COVID-19 in China, more than 70 percent have recovered and been discharged, the chief of World Health Organization (WHO) said here Monday. Among the countries

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WHO chief says threat of COVID-19 pandemic very real

Now that the coronavirus has a foothold in so many countries, the threat of a pandemic has become very real, the chief of World Health Organization (WHO) said here Monday, noting it would be the f