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Nanjing donates 150,000 masks to sister city Florence

Nanjing, the capital city of eastern China's Jiangsu Province, has donated 150,000 face masks to support its sister city Florence to fight COVID-19, the city government said. The masks arrived in Fl

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FDA asks health care providers to continue serological tests for COVID-19

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asked health care providers to continue to use serological tests intended to detect antibodies to help identify people who

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At least 40 staff of Philippines' COVID-19 lab test positive for virus

At least 40 healthcare workers of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM), the Philippines' main COVID-19 test laboratory, have tested positive for the vir

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Science: Cynomolgus macaques could be an effective animal model

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to sweep across the globe, all eyes have turned to the prospect of an effective vaccine. A recent study published in Science magazine showed that cynomolgus maca

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Spokesman says China is "victim of COVID-19, not perpetrator"

A Chinese spokesman on Monday denounced some U.S. politicians claiming to sue the Chinese side for causing the global spread of COVID-19, and asked them to stop attack

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UK coronavirus hospital deaths surpass 16,500 after another 449 patients die

Another 449 people who tested positive for COVID-19 have died in hospitals in Britain as of Sunday afternoon, bringing the total number of coronavirus-related deaths t

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Chinese company donates face masks to support Ghana's COVID-19 fight

A Chinese state-owned enterprise on Monday donated 10,000 surgical face masks to Ghana's Ministry of Roads and Highways in its latest bid to help support the country's COVID-19 fight. Kang Biao, h

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COVID-19: Russian president Putin says peak yet to come

A medical worker of a private clinic prepares to collect swab samples for COVID-19 testing in Moscow, Russia, on April 17, 2020. /Xinhua. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that alth

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U.S. food banks stretched to the limit as unemployment soars

02:36 The financial effect of the virus has been felt across small towns in America. Aside from government subsidies, people have been turning to food banks.And the pantries there are

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Russian COVID-19 peak yet to come: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that although the country is managing to slow the spread of COVID-19, its peak is yet to come. "Now we need to do everything to smooth out this pea

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The Global Guardians: Spanish army takes action in 'war' against virus

04:37 The Global Guardians: Spanish army takes action in 'war' against virusThe Military Emergencies Unit (UME), the newest branch of the Spanish Armed Forces, is responsible for provi

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Putin: the peak of pandemic is yet to come in Russia

01:12 Russian President Vladimir Putin said the peak of the epidemic in Russia has not yet arrived, and the government will continue to take all measures to reduce the number of people

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U.S. House Republican leader: still no deal on more coronavirus money for small businesses

U.S. Democrats and Republicans were near agreement on Monday for extra money to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic, a top Republican lawmaker said,

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Tanzanian MP tests positive for COVID-19

A Tanzanian Member of Parliament attending a marathon budget session in the capital Dodoma has tested positive for COVID-19, Deputy Speaker Tulia Ackson announced on Monday. Ackson told parliament

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Oil collapses to $11 as world awash with crude

U.S. oil prices dived to 22-year lows at just 11 U.S. dollars Monday after crashing almost 40 percent in a market flooded with crude and slammed by evaporating demand in the face of the coronavirus p

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Pakistani PM calls for self-discipline as COVID-19 cases rise to 8,418

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday urged the nation to practice self-discipline and adopt precautionary measures as the total number of confirmed COVID-19 c

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China's anti-virus measures effective in curbing imported cases via int'l flights

China's measures of redirecting international flights scheduled to arrive in its capital Beijing have been effective in curbing potential imported cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a