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India to go under total virus lockdown, says PM Modi

by Bhuvan Bagga with Aishwarya Kumar and Vishal Manve in Mumbai NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India's 1.3 billion people…

Jordan arrests over 1,600 for breaking virus curfew

AMMAN, Jordan (AFP) -- More than 1,600 people have been arrested in Jordan in three days for violating a curfew…

Iran coronavirus death toll rises to 1,934

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran on Tuesday announced 122 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, raising the official toll to…

China to lift travel curbs on Hubei province, including Wuhan

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China announced Tuesday that a lockdown would be lifted on more than 50 million people in…

China’s imported virus cases spike as fears grow of second wave

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China reported 78 new cases of the deadly coronavirus on Tuesday, with the vast majority brought…

Turkey using drug from China for coronavirus

ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkey's health minister said Monday that the country is using a drug sent from China on…

Iran reports 127 new coronavirus deaths, raising toll to 1,812

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran on Monday announced 127 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, raising the official toll to…

Hong Kong bars non-residents, limits alcohol over virus

by Su Xinqi HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong will ban all non-residents from entering the city from midnight…

Back to work in China virus epicenter as restrictions eased

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- People in central China where the coronavirus was first detected are allowed to go back to…

Saudi Arabia imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew over coronavirus

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia's King Salman has announced a nationwide dusk-to-dawn curfew from Monday in a bid…

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