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French president calls on Europeans to coordinate action to contain coronavirus

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday urged European countries to urgently coordinate action to curb the COVID-19 outbreak. "In order to face COVID-19 ... I call on our European partners to tak

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Chinese oil giant producing fabric key to mask production

01:55 Though the demand for medical-grade masks remains high in China, production has slowed because of the shortage of a core material -- melt-blown non-woven fabric.China's oil giant

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China condemns U.S. practice of stigmatization with novel coronavirus: spokesperson

China condemns U.S. despicable practice of stigmatizing the country and its city of Wuhan with the novel coronavirus, according to a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Monday. Spokesperson Gen

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3rd CIIE to host special match-making session for Hubei

The third China International Import Expo (CIIE) will host a special match-making session for central China's Hubei Province in an effort to support its economic devel

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Foreigners in Beijing included in community health management

Foreigners in Beijing are included in the city's community health management system as part of its efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus, local authorities said Monday. Grassroots communi

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Iran frees 70,000 prisoners amid fears of COVID-19 spread

Iran's judiciary has temporarily released 70,000 prisoners across the country in an effort to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus in the prisons, Ali Asghar Jahang

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Outbreak of COVID-19 affects 7,161 people in Iran, kills 237: Health Ministry

The outbreak of novel coronavirus in Iran has affected 7,161 people, Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education said on Monday. Of the total infected people, 237

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Cases of COVID-19 in Palestine rise to 20

Palestine on Monday announced that the number of Palestinians infected with the novel coronavirus has raised to 20 cases. "After a new case was confirmed in the city of

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Number of COVID-19 cases rise to 43 in India

India's federal health ministry Monday said total number of COVID-19 cases in the country has risen to 43 with four new cases reported. According to the ministry offic

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COVID-19 infections in Japan climb by 15 to 495 cases, death toll at 15

Japan's health ministry and local governments said that the number of COVID-19 infections increased by 15 on Monday to stand at a total of 495 infected people in Japan

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S.Korea's COVID-19 cases rise to 7,478, death toll at 53

SEOUL, March 9 (Xinhua) -- South Korea confirmed 96 more cases of the COVID-19 on Monday, raising the total number of infections to 7,478. As of 4:00 p.m. local time, the number of infected patients

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Chinese gov't prioritizes protection of disadvantaged groups amid COVID-19 outbreak

China's Ministry of Civil Affairs said Monday it has placed the epidemic prevention and control in civil affairs service institutions in the most prominent position si

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S.Korea's COVID-19 cases rise to 7,382, death toll at 51

South Korea confirmed 248 more cases of the COVID-19 on Monday, raising the total number of infections to 7,382. As of midnight local time, the number of infected pati

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Duterte declares state health emergency amid COVID-19, with "no-touch" policy on president announced

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared on Monday a state public health emergency after the Department of Health confirmed the local COVID-19 transmission in the country. In the meantime, the

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COVID-19 infections in Japan climb by 33 to 480 cases, death toll at 14

Japanese local governments said Monday that the number of COVID-19 infections increased by 33 as of the latest tally to stand at a total of 480 infected people in Japa

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Coronavirus cases rise to 203 in Sweden

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Sweden rose to 203 and over half them are in the capital Stockholm, the Public Health Agency said on Sunday. A majority of those diagnosed in Sweden have eit

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France confirms 1,126 cases of infection, 19 deaths

France has confirmed 1,126 cases of coronavirus infection and 19 patients have died of the virus as of 15:00 local time Sunday, the Health Ministry announced on its website without giving details. T