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Tokyo confirms 258 new daily COVID-19 cases

The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 258 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, dipping below Thursday's 339 cases, but remaining above the average seven-day tally of 256

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London Science Museum reopens after five-month closure

02:30 London Science Museum has reopened its doors for the first time since March after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the tourist attract to close for five months.The UK government anno

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Germany sees highest daily COVID-19 cases in over three months

A sign reminding people to wear masks is seen at a subway station in Frankfurt, Germany, on Aug. 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Lu Yang)Daily infections in Germany had peaked at around 6,000 in early April. Number

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France to mandate wearing of face masks in all indoor workspaces

FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks walk at the Trocadero square near the Eiffel Tower in Paris as France reinforces mask-wearing as part of efforts to curb a resurgence of COVID-19

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Violence against health workers runs rampant during the pandemic

Soldiers posted outside a hospital in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Across Mexico. As the coronavirus pandemic sweeps the country, dozens of attacks against health care workers have been reported. /Reut

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Uganda mulls reimposing ban on public transport

Passengers wait for buses at Kisenyi bus terminal in Kampala, capital of Uganda, on June 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Hajarah Nalwadda) The Ugandan government on Monday warned of reimposing a ban on publi

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Czechs must wear face masks again in many places from September 1, expect tough autumn

The Czech government will make the wearing of face masks compulsory again from Sept. 1 on public transport and in many indoor public venues following a resurgence of co

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Thousands of S. Korea church members quarantined over virus

Government officials wearing protective clothing stand at a temporary check point to restrict access to the Sarang Jeil Church in Seoul, August 17, 2020. /AFP Thousands of members of a Protest

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U.S. COVID-19 cases surpass 5.4 mln: Johns Hopkins University

People wearing face masks walk on a street in Washington, D.C., the United States, Aug. 14, 2020. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua)The U.S. has more than 5.4 million COVID-19

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(InTibet)Dangjiren horse racing festival in SW China's Damxung

LHASA, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Dangjiren literally means a grand party in Damxung, a county located at an average altitude of 4,300 meters in northern Lhasa. During the Da

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COVID-19 cases surpass 3.2 million in Brazil, with 105,000 deaths

A pedestrian wearing a face mask walks on the street in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Aug. 12, 2020.(Str/Xinhua)Sao Paulo continues to be the epicenter of the disease in the count

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COVID-19: Chinese firm in Uganda making smartphones with thermometer

As Uganda continues to ease the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, new procedures are being put in place to reduce the possible spread of the virus.Along with social distancing, hand sanitization, an

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Colombia surpasses 400,000 COVID-19 cases with record daily new additions

Citizens wearing face masks are seen on a bus in Soacha, near Bogota, Colombia, on April 2, 2020.(Photo by John Paz/Xinhua)The health ministry reported that over the la

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Chinese firm in Uganda making smartphones with thermometer for battle against COVID-19

As Uganda continues to ease the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, new procedures are being put in place to reduce the possible spread of the virus. Along with social distancing, hand sanitization an

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Tunisia tightens restriction on arrival from France, Belgium, Iceland

Tunisia International Airport. / AFP Tunisian authorities decided on Tuesday to tighten the anti-coronavirus restrictions on arrival from France, Belgium and Iceland starting Aug. 15.The thre

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French PM warns COVID-19 infection rate headed in wrong direction

Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Tuesday that France's coronavirus infection rate was headed in the wrong direction and that a collective response was necessary if it was to avoid losing contro

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Anti-maskers in Tokyo hold 'cluster festival'

Masayuki Hiratsuka, leader of the Popular Sovereignty Party of Japan, held a "cluster music festival" on the streets of Shibuya, Tokyo on August 9, urging his supporters to attend the activities w