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COVID-19 tests reach 1 mln in U.S. as total cases top 160,000

The United States has tested 1 million people in its stepped-up effort to tackle the novel coronavirus, with a capacity to test 100,000 samples daily. "Today we reache

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China's national college entrance exam postponed for one month

The world is now in a battle against COVID-19, a disease caused by a previously unknown coronavirus that has spread to over 200 countries and regions. The following ar

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Lavrov, Pompeo discuss coronavirus situation over phone

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the situation caused by the coronavirus pandemic during a phone conversation a

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Italy's health minister says coronavirus lockdown to be extended "at least" until April 12

Italy's top health official said on Monday the nationwide coronavirus lockdown in place since March 10 would be extended until "at least" April 12, nine days beyond it

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Chinese mainland reports 48 new imported COVID-19 cases

The Chinese mainland reported 48 new imported cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Monday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 771, the Nationa

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COVID-19 death toll in U.S. reaches over 3,000: Johns Hopkins University

The death toll from COVID-19 in the United States has reached over 3,000, according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University's Center for Systems Science and

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U.S. steps up COVID-19 therapy development

U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that the country is stepping up the development of treatments for COVID-19 patients, including experimenting with the antimalar

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More than 98 pct of China's major industrial firms resume work

China's manufacturing sector has steadily advanced production resumption, with 98.6 percent of major industrial firms nationwide having restarted work as of Saturday, t

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COVID-19 infections in Japan rise to 1,896, cases in Tokyo spike over weekend

Japan's health ministry and local governments said that 1,896 people have been infected with the COVID-19 virus as of 12:00 p.m. local time on Monday, with cases in To

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HKSAR gov't to launch 2nd round of anti-epidemic fund to relieve burden on businesses, residents

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government will take a series of measures including launching a second round of anti-epidemic fund to support busine

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Chinese ministry sends work team to NE China after mine tailings leak

China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) has sent a work team to the city of Yichun in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province after a leakage of mine tailing

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Iran's FM condemns U.S. insistence on sanction pressures amid COVID-19 outbreak

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday condemned the U.S. insistence on anti-Iran sanctions amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The U.S. has gone from waging a

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First shipment of PPE from China arrives in Dublin: report

A shipment of personal protective equipment (PPE) ordered by the Irish government from China to fight the epidemic of COVID-19 in Ireland arrived at Dublin Airport on

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Chinese mainland reports 30 new imported COVID-19 cases

The Chinese mainland reported 30 new imported cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Sunday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 723, according t

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Myanmar suspends all int'l commercial passenger flights from landing

Myanmar's Yangon International Airport announced on Sunday that the landing of all international commercial passenger flights will not be allowed in all Myanmar airport

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Iran allocates 23.9 bln USD to support economy amid COVID-19 pandemic

Iran has allocated 23.9 billion U.S. dollars to support the economy amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday. "We allocated th

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Xi's G20 speech charts course for global COVID-19 fight, experts say

Chinese President Xi Jinping's keynote speech at the Extraordinary G20 Leaders' Summit, which stressed a coordinated response to the common threat of COVID-19, has cha