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Mask-wearing symphony orchestra livestreams concert in Shanghai

Facing an empty auditorium, four musicians of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra (SSO) played the first note of a livestreamed chamber concert Saturday evening as their formal resumption of work. Theme

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Over 20,000 test positive for coronavirus in Italy, 368 new deaths

The coronavirus epidemic claimed 368 lives in locked down Italy on Sunday, according to new data released by the Civil Protection Department. Speaking at a nightly tele

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Algeria confirms 4th death case over COVID-19

Algerian women wearing protective masks are pictured in front of El-Kettar hospital's special unit to treat cases of novel coronavirus in the capital Algiers on February 26, 2020. /AFP Algeria

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France declares highest epidemic alert at national level

Photo taken on March 13, 2020 shows an empty departure hall at Terminal 2E of Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in Roissy, near Paris, France.(Photo by Jack Chan/Xinhua) The French government declare

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Kim Jong Un guides artillery drills despite coronavirus concerns

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) leader Kim Jong Un has made his second public appearance this week to oversee military drills, despite concerns about t

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COVID-19 infections in Japan rise to 643

Pedestrians wearing masks walk in the street at Ginza in Tokyo, Japan, on March 6, 2020. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)Japan's health ministry and local governments said Thursday

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Italy calls for extra help for COVID-19, 'only China responded'

Italy accused the EU and its member states of not responding to the commission's call for ensuring extra supplies of medical equipment amid the outbreak of the COVID-19, urging to take "quick, con

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COVID-19: What are the symptoms?

People have been wearing face masks to try to prevent infection of the virus /Nicolas Asfouri/AFP The symptoms for COVID-19 can be similar to that of the common cold or the flu. They become ap

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Album: Italy in total lockdown

A view of the Pincio Hill in Rome, Italy, on the first day of the lockdown of the country, March 10, 2020. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting) Novel coronavirus sparks total lockdown in Italy. ROME, March 1

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Global COVID-19 cases near 110,000: WHO

A total of 109,578 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported worldwide as of 10:00 CET Monday, an increase of 3,994 infections from the previous day, according to

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Egypt suspends all large gatherings to deter spread of coronavirus

People wearing a protective mask in Cairo, Egypt, on March 8, 2020. (Photo by Islam Safwat/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly decided on Monday to suspend all c

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February tourist arrivals in Thailand fall 44.3 % due to COVID-19

A woman wearing a mask arrives at Hua Lamphong Railway Station in Bangkok, Thailand, March 6, 2020. /AP The number of tourist arrivals in Thailand plummeted 44.3 percent in February compared w

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China sees zero local virus transmittions outside Hubei for second day

All provinces on the Chinese mainland, except for Hubei, have begun to see the pause in local transmissions.According to the National Health Commission, the four cases

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Moscow city: people ignoring coronavirus self-isolation rules could face prison

Moscow city authorities threatened prison terms of up to five years on Sunday for people failing to self-isolate in their homes for two weeks after visiting countries h

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Thailand's COVID-19 cases up to 48

File Photo: People wearing masks walk on street in Bangkok, Thailand, March 5, 2020. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak) Thailand's Ministry of Public Health on Friday confirmed one more case of COVID-19, rai

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Prejudice can't combat coronavirus, information can: Brazilian daily

Prejudice can't win the battle against viruses, but even-handed information can, a Brazilian daily newspaper's columnist, Flavia Lima, have said in a recent article he

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WHO: COVID-19 cases outside China mount to 10,566

A man wearing a face mask walks on a street amid the novel coronavirus outbreak in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2020. /Xinhua There have been 10,566 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 from 72 countries