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Uganda to issue post COVID-19 quarantine certificates

Airport officials screening and sanitizing passengers at Uganda’s Entebbe International Airport in efforts to avoid the spread of COVID-19. Uganda currently has no case of COVID-19. /PHOTO: Ugand

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Uganda issues stringent measures to airlines from countries heavily affected by COVID-19

Uganda's aviation regulatory body has issued stringent guidelines that airlines flying from heavily affected novel coronavirus (COVID-19) countries must follow. The Ug

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NW China province reports first imported COVID-19 case

Northwest China's Shaanxi Province reported its first imported COVID-19 case on Monday, saying a passenger from Indonesia is receiving isolated treatment in the provincial capital of Xi'an. The pr

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Philippines to shut down all airports in Luzon starting Friday to curb COVID-19 spread

The Philippines will shut down all airports in the main Luzon Island starting on Friday in an effort to slow the spread of the COVID-19, the Department of Transportation said on Tuesday. Outbound pa

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Philippines expands lockdown to include entire Luzon island to contain COVID-19

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday placed the entire Luzon island in the Philippines under the "enhanced community quarantine" to curb the spread of COVID-19. "I am placing the mainl

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Israel to track patients' smartphones to help contain coronavirus spread

Israeli internal security service has been allowed to track patients' smartphones in a bid to help contain the spread of the coronavirus, Israel's Prime Minister's Off

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American Airlines cuts long-haul international flights by 75%

American Airlines said it will suspend 75% of its long-haul international flights from the U.S., beginning March 16 in response to decreased demand and government travel restrictions put in place to l

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Shanghai reports 4 new confirmed coronavirus cases

Shanghai reported four new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Friday, which are all imported cases from Italy, local health authority said Satur

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U.S. reports over 700 coronavirus cases, 26 deaths

A woman wears a mask near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in the Financial District in New York, U.S., March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid The United States reported four more deaths fr

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China's central SOEs rev up production of meltblown, non-woven fabric

China's centrally administered state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have been accelerating work in the production of meltblown non-woven fabric, a key material in making mas

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Hong Kong reports 4 more confirmed COVID-19 cases, 113 in total

Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP) reported on Sunday four more confirmed cases of COVID-19, taking the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Hong Ko

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Ronaldinho in shock after arrest

Brazilian football great Ronaldinho is in shock after his arrest for allegedly entering Paraguay with a false passport, one of his lawyers said on Thursday. Ronaldinho and his brother, Roberto de As

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Virgin Media breach left 900,000 customer details unsecured for 10 months

The company says it has shut down the database but admits it was accessed "on at least one occasion".

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China, Japan in close communication over Xi's state visit: FM spokesperson

China and Japan are in close communication regarding the timing of President Xi Jinping's state visit to Japan, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Thursday. While Ch

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China, Syria sign economic cooperation agreement

Syria and China signed an economic cooperation agreement on Wednesday. The agreement was signed by Syria's Planning and International Cooperation Commission (PICC) and

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China takes equal approaches to Chinese, foreigners in coronavirus control: spokesperson

The Chinese government has been treating Chinese and foreign nationals on an equal and legitimate basis when taking novel coronavirus epidemic prevention measures, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao

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Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong rises to 94

Hong Kong's Centre of Health Protection (CHP) on Friday reported a new confirmed case of COVID-19 infection, bringing Hong Kong's total number of COVID-19 cases to 94.