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Agency: First U.S. virus cases in mink found at 2 Utah farms

A mink sniffs the air as he surveys the river beach in search of food, in a meadow near the village of Khatenchitsy, northwest of Minsk, Belarus. /AP Officials on Monday confirmed the first U.

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Rwanda closes two city markets in bid to curb spread of COVID-19

Rwanda's health ministry has reported 253 new COVID-19 cases since Friday. /REUTERS Image The Rwandan government has ordered the shutdown of two markets in the capital Kigali for one week for

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Malaysia detects COVID-19 strain that is '10 times' more infectious

VCG Malaysia has detected a strain of the novel coronavirus that is "10 times" more infectious, the country's Health Ministry Director-General Noor Hisham Abdullah said on his Facebook on Sund

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Australian health minister "optimistic" about COVID-19 vaccine

Australia's Health Minister Greg Hunt said on Sunday that the federal government is close to reaching a deal to produce a vaccine for COVID-19 in Australia. Hunt said he is "genuinely optimistic"

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S.Korea's daily cases surge on church-linked infections, India's COVID-19 deaths near 50,000

South Korea's daily COVID-19 cases surged on church-linked infections on Sunday while India's death toll increased to near 50,000. South Korea's daily confirmed COVID-

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U.S. administration unable to meet testing capacity suggested by expert: testing coordinator

U.S. COVID-19 Testing Coordinator Brett Giroir said on Friday that the administration cannot meet the testing capacity that a public health expert believe is needed. "

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Germany's virus cases could be far greater – antibody test shows

01:12 A new antibody test in one of Germany's early coronavirus hotspots has found that nearly eight percent of people were infected with the virus – far higher than previously believe

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Tunisia reports 1,903 COVID-19 cases, 53 deaths

The spread of COVID-19 continues in Tunisia, with 49 new domestic infections and seven imported cases during the last 24 hours, said Tunisian Ministry of Health on Friday. It said in a statement t

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Chile reports 382,111 COVID-19 cases, 10,340 deaths

Chile reported on Friday that the total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the South American country has risen to 382,111, with 10,340 deaths. According to the

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Virus dominating U.S. pandemic rages in Australia's Victoria, NSW

Testing for the COVID-19, Sydney, Australia, April 7, 2020. /Reuters Genomic testing has shown that the virus leading a second wave of infections in the Australian states of Victoria and New S

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Coronavirus dominating U.S. pandemic rages in Australia's Victoria, NSW

Genomic testing has shown that the virus leading a second wave of infections in the Australian states of Victoria and New South Wales (NSW) is the same as the one that

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China to continue to work with Pakistan in fighting COVID-19: spokesperson

China will continue to work with Pakistan to fight COVID-19 and expand cooperation on assistance with medical supplies, experience exchanges, traditional Chinese medicine and vaccine development,

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Chinese companies donate protective gear for PNG pandemic relief

The China Enterprises Association in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has donated 48,000 pieces of medical personal protective equipment (PPE) to the PNG government to help contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Acco

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Ebola cases in western DR Congo rise to 84 in latest outbreak

VCG Image The number of Ebola cases in the western region of the Democratic Republic of Congo rose to 84, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday.The outbreak, announced in June in Mban

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China's Guangzhou donates medical supplies to support Ghanaian capital's COVID-19 fight

The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou has donated a batch of medical supplies to Ghana's capital Accra to support its battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, said a rel

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Japan to complete Avigan drug clinical tests to treat COVID-19 in Sept.

Japan's Fujifilm Holdings Corp. said on Thursday that it expects to finish clinical tests of anti-flu drug Avigan, a potential candidate treatment drug to treat COVID-1

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COVID-19: Chinese firm in Uganda making smartphones with thermometer

As Uganda continues to ease the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, new procedures are being put in place to reduce the possible spread of the virus.Along with social distancing, hand sanitization, an