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20 new COVID-19 cases, 10 more deaths reported on Chinese mainland

XinhuaA total of 20 new cases of the novel coronavirus were confirmed on the Chinese mainland as of midnight on Saturday, with 10 more deaths, according to China's Nati

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Death toll in Iran from coronavirus hits 611

On Saturday, Iran reported 97 new deaths from the coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 611, according to local health authorities.At least 1,365 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Iran, a

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China policy bank issues over 50 bln yuan of loans for epidemic control

The Agricultural Development Bank of China (ADBC), an agricultural policy bank, has issued more than 50 billion yuan (about 7.14 billion U.S. dollars) of loans for ente

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Lebanon's confirmed cases of COVID-19 rise to 93

Lebanon's Health Ministry announced Saturday that the country's total confirmed cases of COVID-19 increased to 93, LBCI local TV channel reported. The ministry is testing all suspected cases a

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Indonesia reports 27 new COVID-19 cases, bringing total to 96

Twenty-seven new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Indonesia, bringing the total in the country to 96, the government said on Saturday. The death toll stands at f

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Indonesia's capital city closes schools for 2 weeks amid COVID-19 outbreak

Governor of the Indonesian capital city of Jakarta Anies Baswedan on Saturday said schools in the capital city will be closed for two weeks beginning on March 16, amid

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Confirmed COVID-19 cases reach 154 in Israel

Another 11 Israelis were tested positive with COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Israel to 154, according to the Israeli Ministry of

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China, France energy giants team up for offshore wind power project

The China Energy Investment Corporation (China Energy) said it has inked a deal with the French energy giant EDF Group to jointly develop an offshore wind power project in eastern China's Jiangsu

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China's Hubei reports 4 new confirmed coronavirus cases

Central China's Hubei Province reported four new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and 13 deaths on Friday, local health commission said Satu

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11 new COVID-19 cases, 13 more deaths reported on Chinese mainland

A total of 11 new cases of the novel coronavirus were confirmed on the Chinese mainland as of midnight on Friday, with 13 more deaths, according to China's National Hea

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1,430 recovered COVID-19 patients discharged on Chinese mainland

A total of 1,430 patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were discharged from hospital Friday on the Chinese mainland, the National Health Commission said

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COVID-19 cases in Israel rise to 143

A total of 34 Israelis tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 143, according to Israel's Ministry of Hea

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Switzerland shuts schools, bans public gatherings as COVID-19 cases top 1,000

Switzerland decided on Friday to close schools and ban public and private gatherings involving more than 100 people as COVID-19 cases in the country rose over 1,000. As of 12:30 local time on Friday,

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G20 vows to counter coronavirus with "swift action"

Representatives of the G20 leaders have vowed to counter coronavirus with "swift actions," the Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday. The representatives, in a meeting

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Italy's total coronavirus cases close to 15,000, death toll at 1,266

The coronavirus epidemic continued to claim lives in locked down Italy on Friday, with 250 new deaths, bringing the country's total death toll to 1,266, according to new data released by the Ci

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COVID-19 confirmed cases top 50,000 outside China

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases outside China has increased by 7,488 to 51,767 in the past 24 hours as of Friday morning, according to the daily situation report released by the World Healt

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Iraq confirms 93 cases of COVID-19 in total

Iraqi Health Ministry on Friday confirmed that there are a total of 93 COVID-19 cases across the country, after detecting 10 news cases, one of them died later. A stat