‘Near-isolation’ – coronavirus throws S. Korea Olympic plans into chaos
by Sunghee Hwang SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Travel restrictions around the world on arrivals from virus-hit South Korea are…
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Asian markets plunge, yen and gold rally as virus fears mount
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian equities tumbled Friday as analysts warned the volatility that has characterized markets during the…
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DOH points to possible local transmission of COVID-19 after announcing fifth positive case in PHL
(Eagle News) – The persons confirmed to have the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Philippines have now gone up…
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Taiwanese nat’l who visited the PHL from Feb 28 to March 3 confirmed with COVID-19 upon testing in Taiwan
(Eagle News) A Taiwanese national who travelled to the Philippines with his friends from Feb. 28 to March 3…
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Italy reports 41 new coronavirus deaths, bringing toll to 148
ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italy on Thursday reported 41 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, its highest single-day total to…
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First UK death confirmed in coronavirus outbreak
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain on Thursday announced its first death from coronavirus within the country, as the total…
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US announces $8.3billion in coronavirus funding as cases surge
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- US lawmakers passed an emergency $8.3 billion spending bill to combat the coronavirus on…
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Macron warns over virus epidemic as death toll rises
PARIS, France (AFP) -- France is inexorably heading towards a coronavirus epidemic, President Emmanuel Macron warned Thursday as the health…
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South Korea’s Culture Minister urges churches to suspend gatherings to contain COVID-19 spread
by Rona Lacap EBC Correspondent in South Korea (Eagle News) -- As cases of the novel coronavirus continues to spread,…
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290 million students out of school as global virus battle intensifies
by Dmitry Zaks, with Laurent Thomet in Beijing Agence France Presse Almost 300 million students worldwide faced weeks at…
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Wuhan doctor recounts fears and hope at virus frontline
by Laurie CHEN BEIJING, China (AFP) -- One month after makeshift hospitals opened to chaos and confusion at the epicenter…
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South Korea virus total nears 6,000
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's total number of novel coronavirus cases -- the largest outside China, where the…
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