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COVID-19 infections in Japan rise to 2,524

Japan's health ministry and local governments said that 2,524 people had been infected with the COVID-19 virus in Japan, according to the latest figures released Thurs

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S.Korea reports 89 more COVID-19 cases, 9,976 in total

South Korea reported 89 more cases of the COVID-19 compared to 24 hours ago as of midnight Thursday local time, raising the total number of infections to 9,976. Four m

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Syrian gov't isolates town near Damascus amid COVID-19 concerns

The Syrian government on Wednesday ordered a full lockdown in the town of Mneen in the northern countryside of Damascus amid fears of COVID-19, state news agency SANA

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Australian researchers begin testing COVID-19 vaccines

Researchers from Australia's national science agency have begun testing vaccines for COVID-19. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) on Thursday announced that it h

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Pentagon orders body bags for civilians, New York battered by virus

Cots are set up at a possible COVID-19 treatment site Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in San Mateo, Calif. The National Guard is currently setting up the federal cache, which includes cots and personal

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Iran's president deplores U.S. sanctions amid COVID-19 outbreak

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday censured the United States for maintaining its sanctions against Iran despite the COVID-19 outbreak across the country, s

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Vice premier stresses research on COVID-19 vaccine, treatment, medicine

Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan Wednesday stressed making full use of the effective drugs and treatment technologies and accelerating the progress of vaccine research

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China, Hungary experts share experience in fighting COVID-19

Health experts in southwestern China's Chongqing Municipality on Wednesday shared experience in fighting the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic with their Hungarian counterparts via a

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China donates fund, medical materials to help PNG fight COVID-19

China donated 300,000 U.S. dollars to the government of Papua New Guinea to help the south Pacific island country to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was a retur

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COVID-19 positive cases rise to 196 in Afghanistan

A total of 22 more positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Afghanistan, bringing the number of the patients affected with the virus in the country to 196 inc

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Australian health minister calls those violating self-isolation rules as a "disgrace"

Australia Health Minister Greg Hunt described anyone violating self-isolation rules as a "disgrace," as the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases is about to surpass

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Palestinian official hails China's experience in fighting COVID-19 as "exemplary"

Palestine on Tuesday hailed China's experience in fighting the novel coronavirus as "exemplary." "China has become a leading example in medical relief for poor countrie

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The Global Guardians: I dare not hug my kids

04:28 Gustavo Barcelos Barra is a 40-year-old pharmacist and research coordinator for a Brazilian laboratory. When the COVID-19 outbreak began in Italy, he and his colleagues realized

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Chinese embassy slams some British media over "groundless" coronavirus accusation

The Chinese embassy in London on Tuesday said some British media reports claiming that China's "misinformation blitz" around the COVID-19 epidemic has led to a "lack o

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U.S. Texas extends social distancing order to April 30

Staff work at a drive-through COVID-19 testing site in Dallas, Texas, the United States, March 21, 2020. (Photo by Dan Tian/Xinhua)According to the governor's announcem

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UN chief views COVID-19 as most challenging crisis since WWII

A municipal worker disinfects the street to stop the spread of the COVID-19 in Cascais, Portugal, March 28, 2020. (Photo by Pedro Fiuza/Xinhua) The COVID-19 pandemic "represents a threat to everybody

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Pet cat tests positive for COVID-19 virus in Hong Kong

A pet cat of a patient diagnosed with COVID-19 in Hong Kong has tested positive for the virus, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said on Tuesday.The domestic short-hai