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China enhances air freight capacity to smooth global supply chain

VCG China has enhanced its international air freight capacity to smooth the global supply chain of medical goods amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the country's civil aviation authority said on Sund

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Cote d'Ivoire reports first death from COVID-19

Cote d'Ivoire reported Sunday the first death due to COVID-19 after the detection of 25 new cases, which brings the total number of COVID-19 cases to 165 in the country, according to the Ministry of

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China boosts air freight capacity to ensure global medical supply

China has boosted its international air freight capacity to ensure the smooth operation of global medical supply chains amid the COVID-19 pandemic. By Thursday, China has carried out 23 internat

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Russia to close border amid virus crisis

Russia is going to suspend border crossings via automobile, railway, pedestrian and other border checkpoints from Monday in a bid to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Russian gove

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Lives of Indians during 21-day national lockdown

People preparing food packets for the needy people on the third day of the lockdown in Kochi on March 27, 2020. (Xinhua/Stringer)NEW DELHI, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The lives of Indian people have changed

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China takes multi-pronged measures to ensure agricutural supplies for spring farming

China has rolled out a string of measures to resume the transport and production of agricultural materials, as part of efforts to meet spring farming needs amid the on

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UK train services to be pared back to slow virus spread

British train services are to be pared back across the country from Monday as passengers are urged to stop all non-essential travel to slow the spread of novel coronavirus. With the aim of keeping

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Kyrgyzstan declares state of emergency as 14 COVID-19 cases confirmed

Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev on Saturday declared a state of emergency in the country, the government's press service said. The decision was

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Egypt closes museums, sites temporarily for sterilization over COVID-19 concerns

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Saturday shutting down all museums and archeological sites and attractions nationwide for sterilization as part of the government's preca

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300,000 medical masks from China arrive in Slovenia

A batch of 300,000 medical masks from China arrived in Ljubljana via Belgium on Friday to help the country combat the COVID-19. At the central warehouse, Slovenian administration for civil protect

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China achieves progress in work resumption of major transport projects

China has resumed most work of its major transport projects, except for certain areas including Hubei and some provinces in north China, said the country's top economic

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2nd Global Sustainable Transport Conference delayed due to epidemic: FM spokesperson

China decided to postpone the 2nd United Nations (UN) Global Sustainable Transport Conference, considering the global outbreak of COVID-19, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Thursday. The Chi

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Over 7,000 people die of COVID-19 globally: WHO

The global death toll from COVID-19 increased by 475 to 7,426 in the past 24 hours as of 10:00 CET (0900 GMT) Tuesday, according to the daily situation report released by the World Health Organiza

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China's financial institutions issue over 110 billion yuan of preferential loans

China's financial institutions have issued 111.4 billion yuan (about 15.9 billion U.S. dollars) of low-cost loans by Sunday to help businesses get back on track amid the coronavirus epidemic, the

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Senegal to suspend all passenger flights with Europe and North Africa

Senegal will suspend, toward midnight on Wednesday, all passenger flights to and from Europe and North Africa for a period of 30 days, Senegalese Minister of Tourism and Air Transport Alioune Sarr

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Shanghai customs speeds up clearance for anti-locust, anti-virus materials

Shanghai customs said Monday that it has expedited clearance procedures for a batch of materials to help fight locust swarms and prevent a coronavirus outbreak in Pakis

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China sees 120,000 daily border entries since COVID-19 declared pandemic

China has seen about 120,000 daily border entries via land, sea and air transport since the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)