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Fed's Kashkari says U.S. may face 18 months of rolling shutdowns

Neel Kashkari Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari now says without an effective therapy or a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, th

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Hong Kong to require travelers from U.S., Europe to have virus tests upon arrival

Hong Kong will require air travelers from the United States and Europe to have coronavirus tests upon their arrival, and aims at expanding the arrangement in the near

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Philippines reports highest single-day death toll from coronavirus

The Philippines recorded 50 coronavirus deaths on Sunday, its highest in a single day, taking the toll to 297.In a bulletin, the health ministry said 220 new infections

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Answer Bank: Tips for COVID-19 protection during flights

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has changed air travel completely. A number of airlines are stepping up precautionary measures in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak that continues to

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Top DPRK leader holds politburo meeting to discuss anti-virus situation

Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), presided over a political bureau meeting of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) on Sa

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Chinese mainland reports 99 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

Chinese health authority said Sunday that it received reports of 99 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Saturday, of which 97 were imported. Two new d

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COVID-19: U.S. death toll hits 20,000, all states under disaster declaration

More than 20,000 people had died of COVID-19 in the United States as of Saturday, according to John Hopkins University. The death toll surpassed Italy's earlier in the

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Iran allows small businesses to reopen amid COVID-19 fight

Iran is the worst affected country in the Middle East region, with more than 70,000 COVID-19 cases and 4,357 deaths. /VCG Photo Iran allowed small businesses outside Tehran to reopen on Saturd

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COVID-19: WHO warns of possible tough times for Africa

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom warned countries against rushing a return to normalcy, saying it "could lead to a deadly resurgence." The World Health Organization (W

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Experts challenge White House's response to pandemic

02:14 Researchers project the number of daily deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. will peak this weekend.U.S. President Donald Trump has ​maintained his administration​'s response is stro

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Google, Apple launch initiative to trace spread of coronavirus

Google and Apple announced on Friday the two companies are working on a joint initiative to use smartphone technology to better trace the coronavirus and help the public battle COVID-19.In a press

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3 Egyptian doctors die of coronavirus, 43 infected

At least three Egyptian doctors died of COVID-19 and 43 others were infected since the spread of the pandemic in the country, the Egyptian Medical Syndicate (EMS) revealed on Saturday. "Two of the

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Japan's COVID-19 infections tops 6,480 with new daily record from Tokyo

Japan's health ministry and local governments said the number of COVID-19 cases in Japan has surpassed 6,480, with more than 300 new cases as of 5:30 p.m. local time o

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Chinese doctor tells differences between COVID-19 & SARS

The novel coronavirus COVID-19 shares 80 percent of its genome with the coronavirus causing SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), but is the new virus as "deadly" a

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France's daily COVID-19 fatalities close to 1,000 as ICU admissions fall for second day

As of Friday the novel coronavirus has claimed 13,197 deaths in French hospitals and retirement homes, an increase of 987 from a day earlier while the number of critically-ill patients declined fo

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Death toll of COVID-19 surpasses 1,000 in Brazil

The Brazilian government announced on Friday the number of deaths of COVID-19 in the country had reached 1,056, and the number of confirmed cases had increased to 19,6

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Apple and Google team up on virus 'contact tracing' by smartphone

Google and Apple unveiled a joint initiative Friday to use smartphones to trace coronavirus contacts to battle the pandemic.The move brings together the largest mobile operating systems in an effo