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Russia to quarantine all arrivals from abroad for two weeks

Russian health authorities on Thursday ordered the country's regions to ensure a 14-day isolation period for everyone arriving from abroad to prevent the spread of COVI

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Iraq reports 15 new coronavirus cases, 1 more death

Iraqi Health Ministry on Thursday confirmed one more death from COVID-19 and 15 new cases, bringing the total number of the infected to 192. The new cases included fou

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Trump says he and his task force will combat COVID-19 at any cost

04:01 Millions of people across the U.S, are now under a partial lockdown.Schools, bars, and restaurants have been shut across many states in a bid to contain the spread of COVID-19.Th

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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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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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China promotes poverty relief through e-commerce: MOC

China has been promoting poverty alleviation through e-commerce and production-marketing integration, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday. Amid the fight against

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Russia reports 1st COVID-19 death

A subway worker cleans the handrails as a part of the disinfection procedure in Moscow, Russia, on March 16, 2020.(Photo by Evgeny Sinitsyn/Xinhua) A 79-year-old woman with several existing diseases

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China to provide medical supplies to Bangladesh for COVID-19 fight

The Chinese Embassy in Dhaka said China will provide Bangladesh with medical supplies to help fight the COVID-19 outbreak. "The Chinese Embassy informed relevant minis

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China's Inner Mongolia cleared of COVID-19 cases

North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Thursday became the latest in a crop of Chinese provincial-level regions that have zero COVID-19 patients. After rece

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Concentrated observation required for people arriving in Beijing from other countries

Beijing municipality has required people arriving in the city from other countries to undergo a self-paid 14-day concentrated medical observation from Thursday, as imp

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Italy registers 35,713 cumulative coronavirus cases

The coronavirus epidemic has claimed 2,978 victims in Italy as of Wednesday evening, with the cumulative coronavirus cases reaching 35,713 since the epidemic broke out

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Starbucks celebrates continued recovery in China amid coronavirus outbreak

U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has celebrated its continued recovery in China and forecast a bright future for its business in the country amid deepening economic and soc

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COVID-19 cases climb to 147 in Russia

Russia registered 33 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, raising the total number to 147, official data showed Wednesday. Of the new cases, 31 are in Moscow, one in the Tomsk region and on

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Hong Kong reports 5 more confirmed COVID-19 cases, mostly imported infections, 162 in total

Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) on Tuesday reported five additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 and three preliminary positive cases, most of which have

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Orders for masks bound for Europe soar on Alibaba's AliExpress

AliExpress, an international online shopping platform under Alibaba, saw a jump of orders for masks from European countries hard hit by COVID-19, including Italy, Spain and France, in the first

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Ministry moves to ensure pay raise for teachers

An education supervising office under China's Ministry of Education has issued a circular, urging the implementation of measures and policies to boost the income of tea

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Shanghai reports a total of 20 imported COVID-19 cases

Atotal of 20 imported COVID-19 cases have been reported so far in Shanghai, according to the municipal health commission.SHANGHAI, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai reporte