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Bulgarian PM tests positive for COVID-19

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov. /VCG Photo Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said on his Facebook page on Sunday that he had tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently being

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Rwanda closes COVID-19 treatment centres as cases drop

KIGALI, RWANDA – APRIL 04: A police officer checks a car on a quiet street after precautions taken against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Kigali, Rwanda on April 04, 2020./Getty Ima

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Shanghai reports 5 new imported COVID-19 cases

Shanghai reported five imported COVID-19 cases and no locally transmitted cases Friday, the municipal health commission said Saturday.Four of the confirmed cases were C

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Brazil: Antibodies produced in equine serum help fight COVID-19

03:29 Brazil has a long tradition with research and production of medications using antibodies produced by horses injected with virus or toxins.A serum rich in antibodies against the t

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White House physician says Trump can return to public events Saturday

U.S. President Donald Trump's physician said on Thursday that the president has completed his course of therapy for the coronavirus, and has remained stable since retur

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COVID-19: Venezuela applies plasma therapy to virus victims

02:31 Researchers across the globe are working to find a vaccine and a treatment for COVID-19.Venezuela is one of the countries trying convalescent plasma therapy as a potential treatm

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This is who would be president under the U.S. line of succession

President Donald Trump, 74, has tested positive for COVID-19 and is now in quarantine. He is receiving treatment at the Walter Reed Medical Center.Here's who would assume the presidency when a sit

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Africa's COVID-19 deaths near 30,000 mark

FILE PHOTO: A pharmacist doctor works on the basics of the raw materials for assessment of COVID-19 treatment drug "Remdesivir", in Ibn Sina laboratory, at Eva Pharma Facility in Cairo, Egypt Jun

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India to pass 3m cases as Hindus celebrate festival

India is about to reach 3m total confirmed cases of coronavirus, after a record single-day increase of more than 69,000.The country has the third-highest number of infe

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Russian opposition leader at German hospital for 'extensive' tests

Alexei Navalny arrived at Berlin's Charite hospital complex on Saturday morning. /Reuters Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has arrived at a Berlin hospital for treatment after collapsi

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Ethiopia's confirmed COVID-19 cases hit 32,722

FILE PHOTO: Ethiopia's Minister of Health Lia Tadesse is seen inside a medical ward under preparation to treat COVID-19 patients at St. Peter's hospital on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Ethiopia's COVID-19 cases surpass 27,000

Ethiopia's confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 27, 242 after 1,038 new COVID-19 positive cases were confirmed on Friday, the country's Ministry of Health said. The ministry, in a statement issued on

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WHO dispatches 20 tonnes of supplies to support Beirut

A plane carrying 20 tonnes of supplies from the World Health Organization (WHO) landed in Lebanon's capital Beirut Wednesday evening.WHO's Eastern Mediterranean Regiona

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Hong Kong reports 115 new COVID-19 cases, totalling 3,511

Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported 115 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, the 12th consecutive day of more than 100 cases. All of the newl

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Chinese regulation promoting medical consortiums to take effect

China will promote the development of medical consortiums to boost communities' access to quality health resources and intra-region resource sharing, according to a re

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China's top legislator stresses implementation of soil pollution prevention law

China's top legislator, Li Zhanshu, has stressed efforts to promote the effective implementation of the law on soil pollution prevention and control in all areas. Li,

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30 Chinese security guards die in line of duty since COVID-19 epidemic

A security guard takes temperature of visitors during the 17th Hainan International Auto Exhibition in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, May 22, 2020.(Xinhua/Guo C