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China offers anti-virus assistance to 89 countries

China has provided assistance to 89 countries and four international organizations to fight against the novel coronavirus, the China International Development Cooperat

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French elderly care home records 21 deaths since outbreak

01:32 The staff at a care home in France have been left shocked after 21 elderly people died since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in France.The senior citizens' residence is locate

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Uganda confirms five new coronavirus cases, total up to 14

Director General of Health Services at the Ugandan Ministry of Health Dr Henry Mwebesa speaks during an event on updating the country about the latest on the spread of the coronavirus. /Photo Cou

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Australian COVID-19 death toll rises to 12

Australia's COVID-19 death toll has increased from eight to 12 in a single day. Victoria has recorded its first three deaths related to COVID-19 over the past day. All three deaths in the state were

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Britain donates 400,000 USD worth of equipment to Lebanon for fighting COVID-19

British Ambassador to Lebanon Chris Rampling announced that the United Kingdom donated 340,000 British pounds (400,000 U.S. dollars) in equipment for Lebanon to enable the country to fight agains

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Palestine reports 1st death from COVID-19

A Palestinian official on Wednesday announced the first death from the COVID-19 in Palestine. The case, a Palestinian woman in her 60s, was recorded earlier in the day

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Over 400,000 coronavirus cases reported globally: WHO

A total of 413,467 cases of COVID-19 were reported globally as of 10:00 CET (0900 GMT) Wednesday, according to the situation dashboard by the World Health Organization

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COVID-19 death toll at 356 in Netherlands

The number of deaths from the novel coronavirus in the Netherlands rose by 80 on Wednesday to a tally of 356, but the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) noted that the vi

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Coronavirus cases in the U.S hits over 60,000 on Wednesday

U.S. President Donald Trump in a past event.Coronavirus cases have risen to over 60,000 in the United States according to the latest reports./Reuters The U.S. has confirmed 60,115 COVID-19 cas

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People who mostly get news from social networks have some COVID-19 misconceptions

A new survey conducted by the Pew Research Center shows a COVID-19 information divide between people who mostly get their news from social networks and those who rely on more traditional news sources.

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Twitter pulls The Federalist’s dangerous ‘pox’ coronavirus tweet

A tweet by conservative online magazine The Federalist, which suggested people should deliberately infect themselves with the coronavirus strain COVID-19, has been pulled after it “violated̶

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UK Plans to Shut Down Parliament Until Further Notice Amid COVID-19 Outbreak - Reports

The move to shut down Parliament comes as Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ruled to put the UK on lockdown, ordering people to stay at home, banning public gatherings a

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China hopes U.S. joins int'l community to fight pandemic: FM spokesperson

China hopes the United States can work with China and the international community to jointly cope with the challenge brought by the COVID-19 pandemic and safeguard global public health security, a Fo

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IT Ministry: AI, 5G accelerate COVID-19 diagnosis, vaccine development

Artificial intelligence (AI), big data and 5G have all played important roles in diagnosis and vaccine development of the novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19), and th

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Saudi king orders closure of 3 cities to prevent COVID-19 spread

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ordered on Wednesday a complete closure of three cities to curb COVID-19 spread, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The cities are Riyadh, Mecca and Medina, and

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Iran's COVID-19 death toll surpasses 2,000

Iran's health ministry on Wednesday reported a jump in fatalities from the novel coronavirus as another 143 people died over the past 24 hours, raising the country's o

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Los Angeles reports first possible COVID-19 fatality of minor in U.S.

Los Angeles County on Tuesday confirmed four more deaths linked to COVID-19 on Tuesday, including a youth under the age of 18, possibly the first minor in the United States to die from the disea