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Mexican soccer league chief Bonilla tests positive for coronavirus

Liga MX president Enrique Bonilla has become the second Mexican football official to test positive for the coronavirus in three days. "So far I have no serious symptom and I will remain in quara

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Mexican soccer league chief Bonilla tests positive for coronavirus

Liga MX president Enrique Bonilla has become the second Mexican football official to test positive for the coronavirus in three days. "So far I have no serious symptom and I will remain in quara

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Washington D.C. mayor extends social distancing period till April 27

Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Friday extended the social distancing period for the U.S. capital from March 31 to April 27 due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. As a result, schools i

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COVID-19 infections in Japan climb over 1,000

Japan's health ministry and local governments said on Saturday that the number of COVID-19 infections nationwide had risen to 1,016 cases as of 9:00 p.m. Friday local

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Chinese firm donates 150,000 protective masks to Austria to help fight COVID-19

A Chinese technology company on Friday donated 150,000 protective masks and 3,000 protective suits to Austria to help it fight the novel coronavirus. Representatives of the China Railway Rolling

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Iran mounts pressures on U.S. to lift sanctions amid COVID-19 outbreak

Iranian officials on Friday continued to urge the United States to remove anti-Iran sanctions as the country is struggling amid the outbreak of novel coronavirus. Iranian President Hassan Rouhan

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Brazil steps up measures as COVID-19 cases up 45 pct in one day

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil increased by 45 percent in one day, reaching 904 including 11 deaths, the Health Ministry announced on Friday. Sao Paulo state has become the most

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France reports 12,612 coronavirus infection cases

France has confirmed 12,612 coronavirus infection cases, including 1,297 in intensive care, Director-General of Health Jerome Salomon said on Friday. A total of 450 people have lost their lives to t

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WHO chief urges world to draw inspiration from Wuhan in COVID-19 fight

The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom delivers his address in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday regarding the COVID-19 outbreak. The World Health Organization (WHO)

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Brazil Senate approves state of emergency to fight coronavirus

Brazil's Senate on Friday approved a presidential decree declaring a national emergency over the coronavirus pandemic, allowing the government to waive fiscal targets and free up budget resources

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World political leaders speak highly of China's support for other countries in COVID-19 response (2)

Foreign political leaders thanked the Communist Party of China (CPC) for sharing its experience on controlling the COVID-19 epidemic and doing what it can to help and

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China's Wuhan reports zero increase in COVID-19 cases for 3rd day

No new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported Friday in Wuhan, marking the third day in a row of zero report at the epicenter of the

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Healthcare startups Nurx and Carbon Health ship at-home COVID-19 test sample kits

Efforts to get at-home test kits for the COVID-19 coronavirus are ramping up quickly, and two more health industry startups are bringing their own products to market, with both Carbon Health and Nurx

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Chinese experts share experience on coronavirus with European counterparts

Chinese experts and officials on Thursday shared their experiences on fighting the novel coronavirus and their latest pathological findings with their European counterparts in a video conference. "Ch

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COVID-19 cases in Taiwan soar by 27

The total number of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Taiwan has increased by 27 to 135, the biggest growth since the first confirmed case on Jan. 21, acco

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South African Airways suspends all int'l flights as COVID-19 wrecks havoc

The Embattled South African Airways (SAA) on Friday said that it was suspending all its international flights up until the end of May in light of a government travel ban aimed at stopping transmis

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Iran reports 1,433 deaths from COVID-19

People wearing face masks go shopping at a bazaar in Tehran, Iran, March 19, 2020, ahead of Nowruz or the Iranian New Year. (Photo by Ahmad Halabisaz/Xinhua) Iran's Min