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Chinese e-commerce platform Beidian helps farmers sell agricultural products amid COVID-19 outbreak

Wang Mengzhou,a fruit farmer from Jintang County,southwest China’s Sichuan Province, helps local farmers sell over one million pounds of fruit through Chinese e-commerc

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COVID-19 cases in Russia surge to 658

Russia has registered 163 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the sharpest daily increase so far, raising the total number to 658, official data showed Wednesday. The new cases were confirme

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Malaysia extends comprehensive restrictive measures to contain COVID-19 outbreak: PM

Malaysia is extending the "movement control order" that includes comprehensive restrictive measures for two more weeks till April 14, in an effort to contain the COVID

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Infectious disease expert W. Ian Lipkin tests positive for coronavirus

W. Ian Lipkin, director of the Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia University, who traveled to China weeks ago to study the coronavirus epidemic before going into quarantine for two weeks,

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S.Korea reports 100 more COVID-19 cases, 9,137 in total

South Korea reported 100 more cases of the COVID-19 compared to 24 hours ago as of midnight Wednesday local time, raising the total number of infections to 9,137. The

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Harvard president tests positive for coronavirus

Harvard University President Lawrence Bacow said Tuesday that he and his wife, Adele Bacow, both tested positive for the coronavirus. "We started experiencing symptoms on Sunday -- first coughs the

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U.S. Washington governor announces statewide stay-home order

The U.S. state of Washington Governor Jay Inslee on Monday night announced a statewide order that requires residents to stay home and close down all non-essential businesses due to the spread of the

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Universal Studios Hollywood extends closure amid COVID-19 fears

Universal Studios Hollywood, one of the most visited tourist attractions in U.S. Southern California, said Tuesday that it has extended closure through April 19 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. "We

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COVID-19 cases approach 500 in Russia

Russia has registered 57 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, raising its total number to 495, official data showed Tuesday. The new cases were registered in 14 regions, including 28 in Mos

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Wuhan buses hit the road after two-month lockdown

As a bus departed from its terminus in Hankou Railway Station at 5:25 a.m. Wednesday morning, Wuhan started to resume bus service after nine weeks of lockdown. The onc

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South Africa's coronavirus cases reach 554

Shoppers queue to stock up on groceries at a Pick n Pay store during a nationwide lockdown of 21 days to try to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Johannesburg, South Africa,

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India implements most extensive stay-at-home order in the world with 3-week lockdown

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the world's most extensive national lockdown amid the novel coronavirus pandemic Tuesday. India's 1.3 billion — who accoun

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SF supervisors push for more gig worker protections during the coronavirus pandemic

San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors is pushing a number of legislative bodies to offer more protections and benefits for gig workers during COVID-19 pandemic. As gig workers are still out deliv

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Google’s travel search now highlights travel advisories and airline cancellation policies

Google today announced a small but important addition to its travel search site on both mobile and desktop.When you search for flights, hotels and activities, the site will now highlight active trave

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Anchor expands Record With Friends to make remote podcasting easier across devices

Admit it, even if you’ve never thought about starting a podcast in your life, these last few weeks of isolation have made you consider the possibility. One of the least harmful knock on effects of the

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Pelosi sees 'real optimism' on $2 trillion U.S. coronavirus aid bill deal

Democrats and Republicans said on Tuesday they were close to reaching a deal on a $2 trillion coronavirus economic stimulus package, raising hopes that the U.S. Congres

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LetsBeatCOVID.net launches to track the spread of the Coronavirus in the UK/US

A startup behind one of the world’s most successful tech platforms for doctors has launched a new initiative to try and track the spread of the Coronavirus, initially in the UK but soon in the US.Deve