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Shanghai reports 1 new imported COVID-19 case

Shanghai reported one new imported COVID-19 case and no increase in locally transmitted cases on Friday, the municipal health commission said Saturday. The imported ca

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Urgent: Honduran president tests positive for COVID-19

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez said in a televised speech on late Tuesday that he has been infected with the novel coronavirus. He told the Honduran people that he has mild symptoms a

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Singapore converts exhibition center for recovering COVID-19 patients

01:28 The home of the Singapore airshow now houses thousands of beds at the Changi Exhibition Centre.The facility is meant to help handle a surge in COVID-19 cases.It can house 4,400 p

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Italy's COVID-19 death toll up 85 to 33,774

Italy recorded another 85 COVID-19 victims in the past 24 hours, bringing the national death toll to 33,774, the Civil Protection Department said on Friday. Total active infections stood at 36,9

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Italy's death toll from coronavirus rises by 75 to 33,415

Seventy-five more COVID-19 patients had died in the past 24 hours in Italy, bringing the country's toll to 33,415, out of total infection cases of 233,019, according to fresh figures on Sunday. Natio

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Belgian Prince Joachim tests positive for COVID-19

Belgian Prince Joachim, a nephew of Belgium's King Philippe, has tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a party during lockdown in Spain, according to local media reports.The reports said the p

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Italy's COVID-19 death toll rises by 50 to 32,785

A further 50 COVID-19 patients had died in the past 24 hours in Italy, bringing the country's death toll to 32,785, out of total infection cases of 229,858, according to fresh figures on Sunday. T

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France's 1st known COVID-19 case found last December: media reports

France's first known COVID-19 case was detected last December, according to media reports. Citing a doctor at Avicenne and Jean-Verdier hospitals near Paris, BBC reported that the patient "must have

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Indigenous Brazilians fight COVID-19 with traditional medicine

01:36 COVID-19 is spreading throughout Brazil, including in the Amazon region.Indigenous communities have been especially hard hit by the virus, yet they receive little help from Brazi

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Italy records 221,216 coronavirus cases, death toll at 30,911

The coronavirus pandemic has claimed over 30,900 lives in Italy, bringing the total number of cases combining infections, fatalities and recoveries so far to 221,216, according to the latest data

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Why should close contacts of COVID-19 be isolated for 14 days?

People who are at physical proximity of a COVID-19 patient are called close contacts. Close contacts need to be isolated for 14 days. During the live broadcast of "Famous doctors are around you" on T

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Four-star hotel in Barcelona turned into hospital for COVID-19 patients

A four-star hotel in Barcelona has been turned into a temporary hospital where coronavirus patients are being treated by medical staff of the city's Hospital Clinic, authorities confirmed on Monday.

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Spain's health emergency chief tested positive for coronavirus

Spain's Health Ministry confirmed on Monday that Fernando Simon, the director of the Health Ministry's Center for Health Emergencies, has tested positive for the coronavirus after showing symptoms on

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Iran's confirmed COVID-19 cases exceed 40,000

Iran's confirmed novel coronavirus cases jumped by 3,186 on Monday to a total of 41,495, Iran's health ministry announced. The death toll rose by 117 to reach 2,757, K

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UK health secretary Hancock follows PM Johnson in testing POSITIVE for Covid-19

The UK’s health secretary Matt Hancock has tested positive for coronavirus just hours after Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed that he is carrying the disease.Hancoc

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UK's Prince Charles tests positive for coronavirus

Charles, the Prince of Wales, has tested positive for COVID-19 and is showing mild symptoms, reported BBC on Wednesday. The 71-year-old displayed mild symptoms "but otherwise remains in good hea

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Volunteers offer support for Brits who need to isolate

02:56 The British government is telling anyone with symptoms to stay indoors for up to 14-days. Those older than 70, or at high risk, are also urged to self-isolate. CGTN's Michael Vos