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Ethiopia reports four Yellow Fever deaths

Ethiopia is already battling the COVID-19 pandemic which has become a key health focus across the globe. /VCG Ethiopia on Monday announced that a yellow fever outbreak had killed four people,

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Stay-at-home order for 7 million Bay Area residents extended to end of May

A stay-at-home order for seven San Francisco Bay Area counties will be extended through the end of May due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a decision that affects 7 million residents and thousands of busine

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Experts: Little chance novel coronavirus will die out in summer

VCG There's little chance of the novel coronavirus, that has caused the COVID-19 pandemic, dying out over the summer, and it's possible that it will become a common virus before a cure is foun

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WHO: No evidence that recovered COVID-19 patients cannot be reinfected

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that there was currently "no evidence" that people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have antibodies are protected from a second coronavirus in

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China warns of heavy floods in northern, northeastern regions

China's Ministry of Emergency Management has warned of relatively severe floods in areas along several major rivers in the country's northern and northeastern regions.

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Anti-malaria drugs touted by Trump see FDA warning over heart risks

Two anti-malaria medications highly touted by President Donald Trump should not be taken outside a hospital or clinical trial because of the risk of severe heart problems, the Food and Drug Admin

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Trump suggests use of UV light and disinfectants to treat COVID-19

01:42 Donald Trump on Thursday said in a briefing that researchers should try to apply their findings to coronavirus patients by injecting ultraviolet light or disinfectant into their

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WHO says almost half of Europe COVID-19 deaths in care homes

French Civil Protection volunteers arrive at the room of a COVID-19 patient at an EHPAD (Housing Establishment for Dependant Elderly People) in Epinay sur Seine near Paris, France, on April 22, 2

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G20 seeks to prop up labor market amid COVID-19 pandemic

Taxi drivers work in Paris, France, April 20, 2020. /VCG G20 labor and employment ministers pledged Thursday to prop up the labor market as the COVID-19 pandemic hits jobs and output around th

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DFL eyes May 9 as Bundesliga return date if government allows it

Logo of Bundesliga, Germany's top football league. /VCG Bundesliga may become the first of the five major European football leagues to restart. Christian Seifert, CEO of the German football fe

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WHO says 'up to half' of COVID-19 deaths are care home residents

Residents of care facilities may account for nearly half of the coronavirus deaths recorded in Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday."According to estimates from countries in

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China's major tungsten, heavy rare earth producers resume production

Jiangxi Province, China's base of tungsten and heavy rare earth industries, saw all major production firms fully resume production in March in the sectors. Impacted by

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France's coronavirus deaths rise to 21,340, hospitalizations decline further

The number of people who have died from the coronavirus in France has climbed to 21,340, after a one-day increase of 544, higher than Tuesday's 531, Director-General of Health Jerome Salomon announce

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Turkey says virus outbreak is 'under control'

Turkey has got the coronavirus outbreak “under control” but should not relax containment measures, the country's health minister said Wednesday.Speaking to reporters af

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WHO chief warns of "many gaps" among countries in fighting COVID-19

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday warned of many gaps in the world's defenses against the COVID-19 outbreak. Speaking at a virtual press confere

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Stay-at-home orders successful, but virus remains "extremely dangerous": WHO

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday said that there's no question that stay-at-home orders and other physical distancing measures have successfull

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Netherlands league season effectively over, says Dutch FA

Miquel Nelom (L) of Willem II and Jens Toornstra of Feyenoord during the Dutch Eredivisie match in Rotterdam, Netherlands, March 8, 2020. /VCG The Dutch football season was effectively ended o