Japan urges citizens to install virus-tracking app
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's government on Thursday urged citizens to install the country's first coronavirus-tracing app when it launches…
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Chinese county restricts travel as Beijing races to contain virus
by Jing Xuan Teng and Laurie Chen BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Travel restrictions were placed on nearly half a million…
6 years ago
Kazakh leader Nazarbayev, 79, has coronavirus: official website
NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan (AFP) -- Kazakhstan's 79-year-old former president and official 'Leader of the Nation' Nursultan Nazarbayev has tested positive for…
6 years ago
New Zealand takes biggest economic hit in 29 years
WELLINGTON, United States (AFP) -- New Zealand's economy suffered its biggest contraction in 29 years during the first three months…
6 years ago
Study shows how quickly coronavirus spreads at home
by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- The novel coronavirus is twice as infectious within households than similar diseases such…
6 years ago
WHO halts hydroxychloroquine trials on COVID-19 patients
by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization decided Wednesday to halt trials of hydroxychloroquine as a…
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Honduran president hospitalized with COVID-19: government
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AFP) -- Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was admitted to hospital in the capital Tegucigalpa after announcing he…
6 years ago
Germany’s CureVac starts human trials for COVID-19 vaccine
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) -- German biotech firm CureVac has won permission to start human trials of a promising…
6 years ago
China cancels flights, classes over new outbreak as India deaths soar
by Jing Xuan Teng and Laurie Chen, with AFP Bureaus Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — China closed schools in…
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New Zealand military to control borders after virus bungle
by Neil SANDS WELLINGTON, United States (AFP) -- New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ordered the military to oversee the…
6 years ago
Robots: allies during virus crisis, enemies later?
by Pierrick YVON Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — When human contact needs to be kept to a minimum, robots…
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Steroid first drug shown to save lives of severest COVID-19 cases
by Dmitry ZAKS with Patrick GALEY in Paris Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The steroid dexamethasone was shown…
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