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Turkey reports 1st COVID-19 death as total confirmed cases rise to 98

Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca on Tuesday reported Turkey's first death from COVID-19, or novel coronavirus. "In our struggle, today I lost one patient," the m

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U.S. COVID-19 cases top 6,000, deaths surpass 100

The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States has topped 6,000 by 7 p.m. local time Tuesday (2300 GMT), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. T

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China to help Spain fight COVID-19 epidemic: Xi

China will do its best to provide support and assistance to help Spain combat the COVID-19 epidemic, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a phone conversation with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanche

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UK's biggest airports ask for help as possible closure looms

Britain’s biggest airports including Heathrow and Gatwick have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ask that any government support for the aviation industry shou

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China advances streamlining procedures, fostering new growth drivers to keep employment stable

China will press ahead with reforms that streamline the approval process for businesses and foster new growth drivers to keep the employment stable, according to a Sta

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China's top legislator meets Pakistani president

Top legislator Li Zhanshu said Tuesday that Pakistani President Arif Alvi's visit to China at this special period demonstrated the firm support of Pakistan's governmen

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Indonesia imposes travel bans on more European countries amid COVID-19 outbreak

JAKARTA, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia has imposed temporary travel bans on six more European countries - Vatican, Spain, France, Germany, Switzerland and Britain due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Forei

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China issues alert against travel to countries hard hit by coronavirus

China on Tuesday evening issued a travel alert urging its tourists to keep themselves updated about the novel coronavirus epidemic situation abroad and avoid travel to

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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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Beijing says no plan for reopening of schools

Beijing has no plan for reopening schools and kindergartens at present, said the Beijing Municipal Education Commission on Tuesday. It is still too early to consider a

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China issues guideline for greener production, consumption

Chinese authorities have unveiled a guideline to accelerate the establishment of laws, regulations and policies regarding green production and consumption. Efforts wil

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Combination of TCM, Western medicine highlight of COVID-19 control: official

The combination of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Western medicine has been a highlight of China's prevention and control of the novel coronavirus disease (COVI

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People from overseas to Wuhan to be quarantined 14 days

People coming to Wuhan from outside the Chinese mainland will, starting from Tuesday, be quarantined for 14 days at designated places at their own expense, as imported COVID-19 infections rise, lo

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Shanghai expands quarantine rules to arrivals from more countries

Shanghai has expanded its 14-day quarantine rules to cover passengers entering the city from more countries and regions to contain the risk of the novel coronavirus out

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Belt and Road journalists platform urges protected health, rights of journalists amid epidemic

The Belt and Road journalist organizations cooperation platform called on journalist organizations of various countries to effectively protect the physical and mental health, as well as legitimate ri

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Over 180 Chinese museums reopen amid falling new coronavirus infections

More than 180 museums across the nation have reopened after month-long closures amid efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus, according to a release published Tu

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IKEA reopens more stores in China

Global home furnishing giant IKEA has reopened all its offline stores on the Chinese mainland excluding Wuhan, a hard-hit city amid the coronavirus outbreak. An IKEA store in southwest China's Chong