Italy to extend lockdown measures over virus: Conte
ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said Thursday that the week-long lockdown in Italy, the European country hit…
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Thai hospitals deploy ‘ninja robots’ to aid virus battle
by Pitcha DANGPRASITH and Lillian SUWANRUMPHA BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Thai hospitals are deploying "ninja robots" to measure fevers and…
6 years ago
Panic buying in Fiji as first virus case confirmed
SUVA, Fiji (AFP) -- Fiji confirmed its first coronavirus case Thursday, sparking panic buying in major centers on the Pacific…
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Philippine stocks plunge nearly 25% after virus trading halt
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- Philippine shares plunged by nearly 25 percent on Thursday only moments after the Manila stock exchange…
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US suspends routine visa services: State Dept
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States is suspending routine visa services in most countries because of the coronavirus…
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Australia bans non-residents from arrival: PM
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia on Thursday unveiled an unprecedented ban on any non-residents arriving into the country, ratcheting up…
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Two US members of Congress test positive for coronavirus
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Two US lawmakers including a Florida representative on Wednesday became the first members of Congress…
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Chinese PM pledges two million anti-virus masks to EU
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- The EU Commission chief said Wednesday that China will send Europe 50,000 coronavirus testing kits and…
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First virus death in Sub-Saharan Africa as WHO warns ‘prepare for worst’
by Armel Baily with David Esnault in Abidjan Agence France-Presse OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AFP) —Sub-Saharan Africa has recorded its first COVID-19…
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Trump signs $100 billion coronavirus relief package
by Michael Mathes WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a $100-billion emergency aid package…
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Staff ‘worked while symptomatic’ at US care home with 35 virus deaths
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- The devastating coronavirus outbreak at a nursing home near Seattle where 35 have died…
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China reports no new domestic virus cases for first time, but 34 imported
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Thursday reported no new domestic cases of the coronavirus for the first time since…
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