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Ireland's confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 10,000

A total of 992 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Ireland on Monday, bringing the tally in the country to 10,647, according to the Irish Department of Health. Of all the cases confirmed in th

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Trump says he, not governors, has power on decision to reopen country

US President Donald Trump says he, not governors, has power on decision to reopen country./REUTERS. While President Trump said he wants to reopen the economy by May 1, public health experts ar

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Detained children at grave risk of contracting COVID-19: UNICEF chief

Hundreds of thousands of children in detention around the world are at "grave risk" of contracting COVID-19, the head of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday, calling for t

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China steps up efforts to find asymptomatic cases at border ports for COVID-19 containment

Chinese authorities are strengthening containment measures to identify asymptomatic cases of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at border ports and block the spread

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Iran's COVID-19 infection pace slows down: official

An Iranian deputy health minister said Monday the pace of COVID-19 infection in Iran has slowed down over the past days, state TV reported. Iraj Harirchi urged people

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Fall in new coronavirus cases, deaths in Spain

The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths in a 24-hour period both fell in Spain, according to the data collected by the Spanish Ministry for Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Services by

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Shanghai issues action plan to spur online economy

Shanghai authorities announced Monday its latest action plan to promote the new online economy, which has been thriving during the COVID-19 outbreak. According to the

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Spain's reopening of factories leads to concerns of COVID-19 resurgence

Spain will reopen some businesses to save its struggling economy on Monday while most of the country's lockdown restrictions remain in place, leading to concerns of a

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Chinese city postpones school opening amid rise of imported COVID-19 cases

Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, has announced further postponing opening of junior high schools as it is coping with increasing imported CO

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Iran rail transport risks 37-mln-USD loss by mid-June amid COVID-19 concerns

Passenger and freight rail transport firms could suffer a loss of 37 million U.S. dollars by mid-June due to the spread of novel coronavirus, Secretary of Iran's Guild

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WHO releases timeline of its actions against COVID-19

The World Health Organization on April 8 made public a timeline of its fight against COVID-19 following an accusation by U.S. President Donald Trump that it was too slow to sound an alarm about the n

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DPRK 'learns serious lesson' from last year's management of economy

Officials of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said in a major parliamentary meeting that they've learned a "serious session" from the management of the economy last year amid the glob

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Israel's former chief rabbi dies of COVID-19

Former Chief Rabbi of Israel, Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron, died at age of 79 from the COVID-19, Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem said on Sunday. According to the hospi

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S.Korea reports 25 more COVID-19 cases, 10,537 in total

South Korea reported 25 more cases of the COVID-19 compared to 24 hours ago as of midnight Monday local time, raising the total number of infections to 10,537. The dai

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France's coronavirus deaths reach 14,393, ICU cases continue to decrease

As of Sunday, the number of people who have died from the coronavirus in France totalled 14,393, representing a one-day increase of 561, down from Saturday's 643, while serious cases decreased f

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COVID-19 death toll reaches 744, total cases climb to 13,686 in Africa: Africa CDC

The death toll from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the African continent has reached 744 as confirmed positive cases reached 13,686, the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa C

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Governor rescinds on claim states in good shape for COVID-19 response

FILE PHOTO: Maryland Republican governor, Larry Hogan./Reuters The governor of Maryland pushed back against President Donald Trump's claim at his latest briefing that states are in "good shape