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Health minister says COVID-19 epidemic controllable in Thailand

Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Tuesday that the COVID-19 epidemic in Thailand has not reached its third stage of mass

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Xi speaks highly of sacrifice of Wuhan people

President Xi Jinping Tuesday said the positive trend in preventing and controlling the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) could not have been won without the sacrifi

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COVID-19 spread basically curbed in Hubei and Wuhan: Xi

The spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been basically curbed in Hubei Province and its capital city Wuhan, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesda

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Man rescued 69 hours after China hotel collapse, 9 still missing

An ambulance transfers a rescued woman to hospital at the accident site of a hotel building collapse in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, March 9, 2020. (Ph

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New coronavirus cases in epicenter fall below 20 for first time: official

The number of newly confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) fell below 20 for the first time in Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak, a health offi

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COVID-19 infections in Japan climbs to 519, death toll rises to 27

Japan's health ministry and local governments said that the number of COVID-19 infections increased by nine on Tuesday to stand at a total of 519 infected people in Ja

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Mongolian president resumes work after quarantine

Mongolian President Khaltmaa Battulga has resumed work after a 14-day quarantine was lifted by the State Emergency Commission on Tuesday, the presidential press office

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Chinese shares close higher Tuesday

Chinese stocks closed higher on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 1.82 percent, at 2,996.76 points. The Shenzhen Component Index closed 2.65 perc

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Afghanistan reports new coronavirus case

The Afghan Public Health Ministry on Tuesday confirmed a new case of COVID-19 in the country. The new case was detected in northern Samangan province, bringing the tot

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Number of COVID-19 cases rises to 6 in Maldives

The Maldives Health Protection Agency said on Tuesday that two new cases of the COVID-19 were detected at the Kuredu Island resort, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the island country

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Xi visits community residents, frontline workers in Wuhan

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday visited residents who are quarantined at home at a community in Wuhan, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, following a stop

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Xi visits patients, medics at Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday went straight to Huoshenshan Hospital after arriving in Wuhan, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, for inspection. Xi, also

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Beijing reports one imported COVID-19 case

Beijing reported a new confirmed case of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) imported from Britain on Monday, bringing the total number of imported cases in the capit

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COVID-19 infections in Japan rise to 510, death toll at 16

Japan's health ministry and local governments said that the number of COVID-19 infections increased by two on Tuesday to stand at a total of 510 infected people in Jap

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19 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection reported on Chinese mainland

Chinese health authority said Tuesday it received reports of 19 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 17 deaths on the Chinese mainland on Monday. The

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Death toll rises to 18 in east China hotel collapse

The death toll from a hotel building collapse in east China's Fujian Province on Saturday evening has risen to 18 by Tuesday morning, local authorities said. Fifty-nin

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China's CPI up 5.2 pct in February

China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 5.2 percent year on year in February, the National Bureau of Statistics said Tuesday. The rate ease