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S.Korea reports 76 more COVID-19 cases, 9,037 in total

South Korea reported 76 more cases of COVID-19 compared to 24 hours ago as of midnight Tuesday local time, raising the total number of infections to 9,037. The newly c

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Algerian president orders home lockdown to contain COVID-19 spread

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Monday ordered the implementation of home lockdown in the capital Algiers and its adjacent province of Blida, in a move to curb the spread of the COVID-19.

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Norway won't send athletes to Olympics in July

Tokyo Olympics 2020 banner.PHOTO/GettyImages The president of Norway's national athletics foundation NIF followed Canada on Monday in declaring that she doesn't want to send any Norwegian athl

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Time to fight COVID-19 together, not to throw blames: WHO official

A senior official of the World Health Organization (WHO) commented Monday on calling COVID-19 the "Chinese virus", saying now is the time to fight the pandemic together instead of throwing blames.

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Zimbabwe's chief justice suspends hearing of non-urgent cases amid COVID-19 outbreak

Zimbabwe's chief justice Luke Malaba on Monday suspended trials and non-urgent hearings for a period not less than two months as the country fights COVID-19 which has so far claimed one life. A

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43 African countries report 1,436 COVID-19 cases as death toll rises to 46

A total of 1,436 COVID-19 cases have been reported in 43 African countries so far, the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) disclosed on Monday. The Africa CDC, in its l

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U.S. Fed aims 'bazooka' at coronavirus to backstop economy

The U.S. Federal Reserve on Monday mounted an extraordinary new array of programs to offset the "severe disruptions" to the economy caused by the coronavirus outbreak,

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COVID-19 infections in Japan rise to 1,119

Japan's health ministry and local governments said Monday the total number of people infected with the COVID-19 in Japan stood at 1,119 as of 8:30 p.m. local time here

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Iran announces 127 new COVID-19 deaths, raising toll to 1,812

Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education on Monday announced 127 new deaths caused by the novel coronavirus, raising the official death toll to 1,812 in one of

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China uses big data to block imported COVID-19 cases

China's immigration authorities have shared nearly 200,000 pieces of entry and exit information with the customs and health administrations and help find more than 100

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New coronavirus update: Rudy Gobert 'loses' sense of smell and taste

Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz reacts in an NBA game against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, January 6, 2020. /VCG As the first NBA player to test

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Confirmed COVID-19 cases rise to 1,102 in Japan

Japan's health ministry and local governments said Monday the total number of people infected with the COVID-19 virus stood at 1,102 as of 10:30 a.m. local time here.

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Mozambique reports first COVID-19 case

Mozambique is the 43rd country in Africa to confirm a case of COVID-19. /Getty Images Mozambique has registered its first case of COVID-19, the country's Health Minister Armindo Tiago said on

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Beijing briefs on imported COVID-19 cases from Britain

Beijing authorities on Sunday briefed on typical imported cases of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from Britain. Pang Xinghuo, with Beijing's disease prevention a

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Merkel self-isolates after her doctor tests positive for COVID-19

Angela Merkel announced new measures to contain the outbreak - then had to self-isolate. /Michael Kappeler/AFP German chancellor Angela Merkel has gone into self-isolation after the doctor who

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Germany decides to further restrict public life to combat COVID-19

Germany bans public outside stay of more than two people, according to the country's latest measures announced on Sunday to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Germany's federal government a

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France confirms 16,018 coronavirus cases, 35 pct aged under 65

France has confirmed 16,018 coronavirus infection cases, 35 percent of whom are aged under 65, Director General of Health Jerome Salomon announced on Sunday. Since the outbreak of the epidemic in Ja