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Infectious disease expert W. Ian Lipkin tests positive for coronavirus

W. Ian Lipkin, director of the Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia University, who traveled to China weeks ago to study the coronavirus epidemic before going into quarantine for two weeks,

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Chinese embassy provides health packs to Chinese students in Britain

The Chinese embassy in Britain has provided Chinese students studying here with health packs containing an anti-epidemic guide and medical kits, as the number of COVID-19 cases has topped 8,000 as of

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Italy registers 69,176 coronavirus cases

The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 6,820 lives in locked down Italy as of Tuesday with the cumulative total number reaching 69,176, according to new data released by

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U.S. capital city to close nonessential businesses due to COVID-19: mayor

Washington, D.C., the U.S. capital, will order all nonessential businesses to close so as to curb the spread of the coronavirus, the city's mayor said Tuesday. Muriel Bowser said during a press confe

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First responders vulnerable to COVID-19

01:10 First responders around the world are on the front lines to help fight COVID-19, making them vulnerable to catching the virus.In Washington, D.C., at least seven firefighters hav

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1st COVID-19 case confirmed in Libya

The Minister of Health of Libya's UN-backed government, Ehmid Bin Omar, on Tuesday announced the first novel coronavirus infection in the country. "On Tuesday, the first infection of the novel corona

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Health Secretary Matt Hancock issues call for 250,000 NHS volunteers

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock./AFP Health Secretary of United Kingdom Matt Hancock says they are looking for 250,000 "NHS volunteers" to help national health service employees with "shoppin

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India implements most extensive stay-at-home order in the world with 3-week lockdown

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the world's most extensive national lockdown amid the novel coronavirus pandemic Tuesday. India's 1.3 billion — who accoun

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US Has Potential to Become Epicentre of Pandemic Amid 'Large Acceleration' of COVID-19 Cases - WHO

According to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Centre, 43,214 people have contracted COVID-19 in the United States, and 533 people have died.The United States has

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COVID-19 cases in Taiwan soar to 215

The total number of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Taiwan has increased by 20 to 215, the island's epidemic monitoring agency said Tuesday. All of the n

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LetsBeatCOVID.net launches to track the spread of the Coronavirus in the UK/US

A startup behind one of the world’s most successful tech platforms for doctors has launched a new initiative to try and track the spread of the Coronavirus, initially in the UK but soon in the US.Deve

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Mesa Biotech gains emergency FDA approval for rapid, point-of-care COVID-19 test

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is making use of its Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) powers to expand the pool of available COVID-19 testing resources in the U.S., and now you can add a

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Death toll of coronavirus rises to 1,934 in Iran

Iran on Tuesday announced 122 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, raising the death toll to 1,934 across the country, official IRNA news agency reported. Kianush Ja

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COVID-19 infections in Japan rise to 1,172, Tokyo confirms most cases nationwide

Japan's health ministry and local governments said Tuesday the total number of COVID-19 cases in Japan stood at 1,172, with 32 new cases including 17 cases in Tokyo as

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Autopsy results show virus remains in COVID-19 patient bodies, damages immune system

Chinese research groups have conducted autopsies on 29 COVID-19 patient bodies and found the novel coronavirus remains in their lungs after death, a Chinese expert said

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China sets up "three defense lines" to prevent imported virus outbreak: expert

China is capable of preventing an imported virus outbreak with "three defense lines" as growing imported novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases have been reported

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COVID-19 infections in Japan rise to 1,141 confirmed cases

Japan's health ministry and local governments said Tuesday the total number of people infected with COVID-19 in Japan stood at 1,141 as of 11:00 a.m. local time here.