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South Korea reports 315 more coronavirus cases, total count rises to 2,337
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Feb 28 (ANI): South Korea on Friday reported 315 more cases of the deadly coronavirus, taking the total count of infections to 2,337, the Korea Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention said on Friday.
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Saudi Arabia temporarily suspends entry for Umrah amid coronavirus fears
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Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], Feb 27 (ANI): Saudi Arabia on Thursday temporarily suspended the entry of pilgrims who visit the Kingdom for the purpose of Umrah and visiting the Prophet's Mosque, in an attempt to ensure public safety by preventing the spread of the coronavirus epidemic that has so f
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COVID'19 outbreak: South Korea records around 900 cases, strengthens conta
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Seoul [South Korea], Feb 25 (ANI): South Korea on Tuesday maximised its containment measures against fighting the coronavirus epidemic in the southeastern city of Daegu and neighboring North Gyeongsang province where 724 cases have been reported so far.
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Fighting coronavirus 'a crisis and big test' for China, says Xi Jinping
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Beijing [China], Feb 24 (ANI): President Xi Jinping on Sunday said the coronavirus epidemic was China's most serious public health crisis and called for efforts to help overcome the "largest public emergency" and learn from "obvious shortcomings exposed" in its response, so it could impro
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Coronavirus may have started in Xinjiang's prison camps
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Hong Kong, Feb 22 (ANI): The coronavirus epidemic in China appears to have started from the cramped prison system, possibly at internment facilities in Xinjiang, according to media reports and social media posts.
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China 'deliberately delaying' grant of clearance for third evacuation flig
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New Delhi [India], Feb 22 (ANI): Beijing is yet to grant clearance to the third flight from New Delhi, which will carry relief supplies to the virus-hit nation and also bring back the remaining Indian nationals from Wuhan, the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus that has killed more than
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Air India planning to extend flights cancellation to China beyond March 28
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New Delhi [India], Feb 20 (ANI) Air India is planning to extend the cancellation of flights to China beyond March 28 as the coronavirus epidemic continues to grow, sources told ANI on Thursday.
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Coronavirus poses risks to global economy's fragile recovery: IMF
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Washington DC [USA], Feb 20 (ANI): Coronavirus epidemic has already disrupted economic growth in China and its spread to other countries can derail a fragile projected recovery in the global economy this year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.
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Equities spurt on Asian cues as new coronavirus cases drop
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 19 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices ended four days of losing streak on Wednesday as worries about the coronavirus epidemic ebbed in Asian markets after a slight decline in the number of new cases.
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China has full confidence to win battle against coronavirus, says Chinese
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New Delhi [India], Feb 18 (ANI): Chinese ambassador to India Sun Weidong on Tuesday said his country has full confidence to win the battle against the coronavirus epidemic.
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Coronavirus epidemic 'under control,' says Chinese envoy; thanks India for
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New Delhi [India], Feb 18 (ANI): At a time when he deadly coronavirus has claimed 1,868 lives in mainland China, the country's envoy to India Sun Weidong on Tuesday assured that the epidemic is now under control.
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Equity indices close lower on coronavirus concerns
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 18 (ANI): Bears managed to tighten their grip over bourses on Tuesday as disappointing quarterly earnings and threat of disruption in global businesses due to coronavirus epidemic in China kept investors on the edge.
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