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…
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US could overtake Europe as coronavirus epicenter: WHO
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The COVID-19 outbreak in the United States has the potential to exceed that in Europe, the…
6 years ago
French lab gets US approval for quick Covid-19 test
LYON, France (AFP) -- French diagnostics firm Biomerieux said Tuesday it had secured emergency approval from US regulators for a…
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Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021: IOC
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP) -- The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been postponed to no later than the summer of 2021 because…
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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…
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Loss of smell could reveal hidden virus cases: experts
by Kelly MACNAMARA PARIS, France (AFP) -- From a mother unable to smell her baby's nappy to a lawmaker who…
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Britain asks public to respect coronavirus lockdown
by Alice RITCHIE LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain's leaders on Tuesday urged people to respect an unprecedented countrywide lockdown,…
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Spain virus death toll rises by 514 to 2,696
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Another 514 people have died in Spain over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll…
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Africa’s weak health systems face escalating virus peril
by Sophie Bouillon and AFP bureaux in Africa LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) -- Equipment shortages, scarce beds, and poorly-paid doctors and…
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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…
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PHL coronavirus cases climb to 552 as 90 more new cases added to list; 2 deaths and 2 recoveries also reported
(Eagle News) – There are now 552 total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country as more positive test…
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Veteran Afro-jazz star Manu Dibango dies after contracting coronavirus
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Veteran Afro-jazz star Manu Dibango died on Tuesday after contracting the new coronavirus, his representatives have…
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