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COVID-19 appeared in France in November 2019: study

The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 or SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the COVID-19 disease was circulating in France in November 2019, a new study by the French National Institute of He

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Germany plans to extend lockdown until March 14: draft document

Germany plans to extend restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus until March 14, a draft agreement for talks between Chancellor Angela Merkel and leaders of t

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Orthodox Jews protest Israeli lockdowns

A large number of Orthodox Jews protested Israel’s tight coronavirus restrictions. Conspiracies against the virus and its vaccine are rampant in the orthodox sect, with some Jewish

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UK mulls tougher testing for international arrivals as virus variants spread

Britain is looking at greater testing of all people who have arrived from abroad while they are self-isolating to defend against new variants of the virus that causes C

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Animal source of coronavirus not yet identified: China-WHO joint team

The discovery of the novel coronavirus' viral sequence suggests the virus originated from the zoonotic transmission, but the host is yet to be identified, Liang Wannian

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Italians don masks of a different kind for canceled Carnival

Despite cancellation due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Carnival in Venice, Italy was still being celebrated by a few revelers in St. Mark’s Square Tuesday. The colorful festival, which was due

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Tokyo Olympics athletes to be tested every four days for COVID-19

Athletes participating in the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be tested every four days and be barred from competing if they return a confirmed positive result, according to a rulebook released Tuesday

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WHO urges adjustment of vaccines to factor in new coronavirus strains

A volunteer is administered the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, in Oxford, England. /AP The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom

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China-donated COVID-19 vaccine handed over to Laos

Chinese Ambassador to Laos Jiang Zaidong (R) hands over a box of China-donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines to Lao Vice President Phankham Viphavanh during a hand-over ceremony held in Vientiane,

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WHO urges distribution of COVID-19 vaccines with urgency

The World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom noted that the number of vaccinations globally had surpassed the numbed of infections recorded. /Daniel Chetroni/EyeEm/Getty Creative

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Over 11.4 mln vaccinated as UK reports another 828 COVID deaths

A total of 11,465,210 people have received a first COVID-19 vaccine as the United Kingdom reported another 828 deaths associated with the disease. /Xinhua A total of 11,465,210 people have rec

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Over a million cases confirmed in the Netherlands since COVID19 began

Empty shopping street is seen in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, April 23, 2020. /Xinhua The Netherlands surpassed a million confirmed coronavirus infections on Saturday since the start of the cor

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Mozambique receives grants to combat AIDS, malaria, T.B: report

Global Fund has availed 773.9 million U.S. dollars financial support to Mozambique to help battle the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), malaria and Tuberculosis (TB). /Getty Images Global Fu

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AstraZeneca vaccine has 'similar effect' against COVID19 variants

Researchers have said that AstraZeneca vaccine against the COVID-19 remains effective the new strain vfirst detected in Kent and the South East of the UK. /Getty Images Researchers have said t

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More than three quarters of vaccinations are in just 10 countries: WHO

Those most at risk of severe disease and death from COVID-19, including health workers and older people, must come first – and they must come first everywhere World Health Organization Director T

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Colombia approves emergency use of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine

Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine on display. /CFP Colombian President Ivan Duque announced on Wednesday that the country's National Food and Drug Surveillance Institute has authorized the emergency

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Mnangagwa thanks China for supporting Zimbabwe's COVID-19 fight

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday expressed his gratitude to Chinese President Xi Jinping for supporting Harare's fight against COVID-19.Mnangagwa delivered a State of the Nation