China promotes its ‘heroic’ battle against virus in new exhibition
by Patrick BAERT BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese workers raise their fists beside a red communist flag in a painting…
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Global coronavirus infections pass 20 million
PARIS, France (AFP) -- More than 20 million coronavirus cases have been now been registered across the world, over half…
6 years ago
Spanish actor Antonio Banderas says he tested positive for coronavirus
MADRID, Spanish (AFP) -- Spanish actor Antonio Banderas announced on his 60th birthday Monday that he was in quarantine after…
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Face masks mandatory in Paris as US hits 5 million virus cases
by Denholm BARNETSON with AFP bureaus PARIS, France (AFP) -- Face masks became compulsory in tourist hotspots in Paris on…
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New Zealand reaches 100-day milestone without virus transmission
WELLINGTON, United States (AFP) -- New Zealand marked 100 days on Sunday with no recorded cases of the coronavirus in…
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US hits five million COVID-19 cases: Johns Hopkins tally
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States has registered over five million cases in the coronavirus pandemic, Johns Hopkins…
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Lebanon coronavirus cases peak after deadly blast
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Lebanon recorded 255 coronavirus cases Thursday -- its highest single-day infection tally -- after a monstrous…
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Spain denies suffering second virus wave as cases mount
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain's health ministry on Thursday denied that the country is facing a second wave of COVID-19…
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Over a million COVID-19 cases in Africa: AFP count
JOHNANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- The number of COVID-19 cases in Africa has risen to over one million, with…
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Asymptomatic coronavirus carriers have high viral loads: study
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- People who are infected with the coronavirus carry similar levels of the pathogen in their…
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Melbourne enters Australia’s toughest virus lockdown
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's second-largest city entered the country's toughest lockdown yet on Thursday, sparking a fresh wave of…
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Finland entering ‘second stage’ of pandemic: official
HELSINKI, Finland (AFP) -- The spread of the novel coronavirus is accelerating in Finland, health officials said Thursday, with new…
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