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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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Measures to protect yourselves from coronavirus at your workplace
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 28 (ANI): The coronavirus outbreak in China and its spread to other countries across the globe has kept all of us alarmed and utmost precautions should be taken to combat the epidemic.
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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 cases in Italy pass 130 amid measures to contain epidemic
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Rome [Italy], Feb 23 (Sputnik/ANI): A total of 132 people in Italy have been infected with the new strain of coronavirus as of Sunday, with authorities in two worst-hit regions scrambling to contain the outbreak.
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Window of opportunity to contain coronavirus outbreak may be closing: WHO
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Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 22 (Xinhua/ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said the window of opportunity to contain the wider worldwide spread of COVID-19 epidemic is narrowing, urging the international community to act quickly before it completely closes.
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Coronavirus may have started in Xinjiang's prison camps
Updated : 6 years ago IST
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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Chinese universities to postpone new semester for Indian students amid cor
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New Delhi [India], Feb 19 (ANI): China's State Council has decided to postpone the next semester for Indian students enrolled in Chinese universities and are unable to return in the wake of coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 2000 people in China so far, the Indian Health Ministry
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