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Coronavirus cases in Italy jump to over 8,500, death toll at 631
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Rome [Italy], Mar 11 (ANI): Italy on Tuesday confirmed that 8,514 people have tested positive for the coronavirus and 631 have died since the epidemic first emerged in the country's northern region last month.
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Limit economic fallout of coronavirus with large targeted policies: IMF
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 10 (ANI): Substantial targeted policies are needed to support the global economy through coronavirus epidemic as the health crisis will have a significant economic fallout, reflecting shocks to supply and demand different from past crises, the International Monetary
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Coronavirus: Xi Jinping pays first visit to outbreak epicentre Wuhan
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Beijing [China], Mar 10 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday arrived in Wuhan -- in Hubei Province -- on his first-ever visit to the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, for an inspection of the epidemic prevention and control work of the infection which started spreadin
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Women in China undertake anti-coronavirus drive on Int'l Women's Day
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Tianjin [China], Mar 8 (Xinhua/ANI): On the occasion of International Women's Day when women across the world are supposed to celebrate, some of them in China have been distributing leaflets with epidemic prevention information, taking temperatures of local residents and conducting disinfect
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California declares emergency after first coronavirus death
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 5 (ANI): California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday declared a state of emergency after the state reported its first death from coronavirus.
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New Zealand reports third coronavirus case
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], Mar 5 (Xinhua/ANI): New Zealand confirmed the third case of COVID-19 on Thursday after an Auckland man in his 40s, whose family member was back from Iran recently, tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Pence says medicine to treat coronavirus may be available by summer
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 3 (ANI): US Vice President Mike Pence here on Monday said that the medication for treating coronavirus may be available by this summer or early fall.
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Nepal defers 'Visit Nepal Year-2020' amid coronavirus outbreak
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Mar 2 (ANI): Nepal Government has deferred the international tourism promotional activities planned as a part of Visit Nepal Year-2020 due to the coronavirus epidemic that has killed more than 3000 people worldwide.
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Toll from coronavirus in South Korea mounts to 20
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Mar 02 (Sputnik/ANI): South Korea has confirmed three more coronavirus related deaths in the southeastern city of Daegu, which brings the total number of fatalities from the epidemic in the country to 20.
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Myanmar donates 200 tons of rice to China in fight against COVID-19
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Yangon [Myanmar], Mar 1 (Xinhua/ANI): Myanmar on Sunday donated 200 tons of rice to China as humanitarian assistance in the battle to fight against the coronavirus epidemic.
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Kim warns of 'serious consequences' if coronavirus spreads to North Korea
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Pyongyang [North Korea], Mar 1 (ANI): North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong-un has called for stronger efforts to guard against coronavirus, saying there will be "serious consequences" if the epidemic outbreak spreads to the country.
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With 2 new cases number of coronavirus patients in Pakistan reaches 4
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb 29 (ANI): Two new cases of Coronavirus were confirmed in Pakistan on Saturday taking the total number of persons infected with the deadly virus to 4 in the country.
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