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Answer Bank: Are athletes less likely to be infected by coronavirus?

Designed by Yin Yating As the novel coronavirus spreads globally, it has also caused serious impact on the sporting world as well.As of Thursday, there have been 14 confirmed or reported cases

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Palestinian president stresses fight against COVID-19

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday said that Palestine is exerting every effort to fight the coronavirus, despite its limited resources. "Amidst those dif

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Virus knows no borders! WHO officials and business leader support the view

Medical workers cheer up each other before the closure of the Wuchang temporary hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March 10, 2020.(Xinhua/Fei Maohua)BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Virus

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Spanish express thanks to Chinese community for donation of medical products

"We want to thank the Chinese community in Zaragoza for the donation of a shipment of facemasks, gloves, thermometers... There is no doubt that difficult situations help promote solidarity and t

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Virus knows no borders! WHO officials and business leader support the view

Medical workers cheer up each other before the closure of the Wuchang temporary hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March 10, 2020.(Xinhua/Fei Maohua)BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Virus

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China's Wuhan reports zero increase in COVID-19 cases for 2 days

No new infections or suspected cases of the novel coronavirus were reported on Thursday in Wuhan, marking two days in a row of zero report at the epicenter of the epid

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New York City opens first drive-through COVID-19 testing facility

01:47 The first cars arrived at the new COVID-19 drive-through testing site in Staten Island, New York, just moments after it opened here on Thursday.The site is New York City's first

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British government scrambles for plans to address coronavirus

01:57 The UK has reported more than 2,000 cases and over 100 deaths.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson finally announced all schools will close on Friday.His government has been unde

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Chan Zuckerberg Biohub and UCSF will boost Bay Area COVID-19 tests by 1,000 per day

Bay Area coronavirus testing is about to get a boost from the private sector.Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s philanthropic project the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) is collaborating wi

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NATO scales down exercises due to coronavirus

NATO is scaling down military exercises in Europe to curb the spread of the coronavirus, but alliance missions are continuing, including the drawdown of the U.S.-led fo

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Death toll over COVID-19 climbs to 1,284 in Iran

Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education on Thursday announced the death of 1,284 people out of a total of 18,407 novel coronavirus cases, according to official

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Chinese military sends anti-epidemic medical supplies to Iranian armed forces

The Chinese military has provided Iranian armed forces with medical supplies, such as nucleic acid testing kits, protective clothing and disposable surgical masks, to

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Passengers of virus-hit cruise ship fly back to Britain

Passengers of a virus-hit British cruise ship flew back to Britain on Wednesday evening from Jose Marti International Airport on the outskirts of the Cuban capital Havana. The cruise ship MS Bra

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Senior WHO official warns against mis-labeling coronavirus

A senior official of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned against mis-labeling the novel coronavirus, calling for joint efforts to fight the disease. "Viruses know no borders, and they don

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COC: Coronavirus will not impact Team China's plans for Tokyo 2020

00:59 Despite the coronavirus pandemic forcing several Tokyo 2020 qualifiers to be canceled or postponed, the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC) said their preparations for the Summer Gam

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COVID-19 infections in Japan rise to 924

Japan's health ministry and local governments said Thursday by 11:30 a.m. local time that one person infected by the COVID-19 virus had died in Osaka and three new cas

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EU's Von der Leyen thanks China for support including 2 million masks

01:23 Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, said on Wednesday that China will send 50,000 coronavirus testing kits and more than two million surgical masks to Europe