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Japan to impose entry bans from Europe

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe convened a coronavirus task force meeting, instructing all 47 prefectural leaders to plan contingency measures to fight the virus in r

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China suspends entry by foreign nationals holding Chinese visas, residence permits

China Thursday night announced temporary suspension of entry by foreign nationals holding valid Chinese visas or residence permits. In view of the rapid spread of COVI

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Mozambique reports first COVID-19 case

Mozambique is the 43rd country in Africa to confirm a case of COVID-19. /Getty Images Mozambique has registered its first case of COVID-19, the country's Health Minister Armindo Tiago said on

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Japan to ask travelers from 38 countries to self-quarantine for 14 days

Japan will ask a 14-day self-quarantine for travelers from 38 European and other countries, including Egypt and Iran, from Saturday to the end of April, in an attempt

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Nepal suspends trekking permits issuance to foreigners arriving in Nepal

Nepal has suspended the issuance of trekking permits to foreign tourists on the designed trekking routes until April 30, as a precautionary measure against the spread

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South Africa's president declares state of disaster over COVID-19

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national state of disaster on Sunday as he announced a range of measures to contain a COVID-19 outbreak that has so far infected 61 and showed the f

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India suspends tourist visas until April 15 amid COVID-19 scare

The Indian government has suspended all tourist visas amid COVID-19 scare. "All existing visas except diplomatic, official, UN/International organizations, employment,

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India suspends visas over COVID-19 outbreak

India suspended visas until 15 April 2020 amid the COVID-19 outbreak. /VCG India has suspended all existing visas granted on or before March 11 in a bid to contain the spread of COVID-19.The v

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Japan's Cabinet approves visa cancellation policy

Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved a policy that enables the government to revoke the visas of people coming from China and South Korea, in an effort to contain the sp

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Saudi Arabia confirms 1st COVID-19 case

Saudi Arabia registered on Monday the first novel coronavirus case, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The Health Ministry revealed that the case is a Saudi national tra

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Saudi Arabia says 25 hospitals equipped to handle coronavirus cases

Saudi Arabia said on Sunday that 25 hospitals have been equipped to deal with novel coronavirus cases that might be detected in the kingdom. Saudi Ministry of Health s

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U.S. travel ban causes concern among the Nigerian community

02:19 A travel ban by the Trump administration is causing concern among the Nigerian community in the US.For now, US authorities won't issue visas that can lead to permanent residency

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Chinese judokas back to training after 2020 Olympic qualifier pull out

01:36 After pulling out of last weekend's Paris Grand Slam due to the ongoing coronavirus or COVID-19 outbreak, China's men's and women's national judo teams are back in training in Be

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Bahamian refugees in visa limbo

01:57 Many Bahamian refugees living in Florida after the devastation of Hurricane Dorian in 2019 feel their lives are in limbo.Their temporary visas are due to expire, but some are una

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China, Hong Kong SAR teams withdraw from Badminton Asia event

Chen Yufei of China competes against Sung Ji Hyun of Korea during the women's semifinal match between China and Korea at Badminton Asia Team Championships 2018 at Sultan Abdul Halim Stadium in Al

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Evacuees from Bahamas await visa extensions in Florida

03:38 After Hurricane Dorian destroyed large parts of the Bahamas in September, thousands of evacuees were brought to the U.S., with many finding refuge in Florida.Temporary visas for

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OIC to hold emergency meeting over Trump's Middle East plan

Turkey's Foreign Minister will attend the meeting to discuss the most recent developments with regard to Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the ministry said in a statement.