Yemen confirms first coronavirus case - supreme national emergency committee
Yemen has reported its first coronavirus case in Hadhramaut Governorate, supreme national emergency committee tweeted early on Friday.
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Yemen has reported its first coronavirus case in Hadhramaut Governorate, supreme national emergency committee tweeted early on Friday.
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China's Wuhan to keep testing residents as coronavirus lockdown eases
China's Wuhan city, where the global coronavirus pandemic began, is still testing residents regularly despite relaxing its tough two-month lockdown, with the country wary of a rebound in cases even as it sets its sights on normalising the economy.
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China's Wuhan city, where the global coronavirus pandemic began, is still testing residents regularly despite relaxing its tough two-month lockdown, with the country wary of a rebound in cases even as it sets its sights on normalising the economy.
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Thailand reports 50 new coronavirus cases, 1 new death
Thailand reported 50 new coronavirus cases and the death of a 43-year-old woman on Friday.
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Thailand reported 50 new coronavirus cases and the death of a 43-year-old woman on Friday.
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East Timor reports second case of coronavirus
East Timor has confirmed another case of coronavirus, health authorities said on Friday, bringing the total number of cases to two.
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East Timor has confirmed another case of coronavirus, health authorities said on Friday, bringing the total number of cases to two.
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War-torn Yemen confirms first coronavirus case; braces for outbreak
Yemen reported its first case of the novel coronavirus on Friday as aid groups try to prepare for an outbreak in a country where war has shattered the health system and spread hunger and disease.
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Yemen reported its first case of the novel coronavirus on Friday as aid groups try to prepare for an outbreak in a country where war has shattered the health system and spread hunger and disease.
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China to ease internal migration curbs this year to lift virus-hit economy
China will loosen residency rules this year to make it easier for people in rural areas to move to small cities, in an effort to ease labour shortages and boost consumption in an economy jolted by the coronavirus crisis.
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China will loosen residency rules this year to make it easier for people in rural areas to move to small cities, in an effort to ease labour shortages and boost consumption in an economy jolted by the coronavirus crisis.
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Cambodia adopts law to allow for emergency powers to tackle coronavirus
Cambodia's parliament passed a law on Friday to prepare the way for a state of emergency, which Prime Minister Hun Sen has said he might have to declare to reinforce the campaign against the coronavirus.
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Cambodia's parliament passed a law on Friday to prepare the way for a state of emergency, which Prime Minister Hun Sen has said he might have to declare to reinforce the campaign against the coronavirus.
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On Good Friday, Jerusalem archbishop urges prayer for the suffering and dying
On a sombre and quiet Good Friday in Jerusalem, the Vatican's apostolic administrator in the Holy Land called for prayer for people suffering and dying from the coronavirus.
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On a sombre and quiet Good Friday in Jerusalem, the Vatican's apostolic administrator in the Holy Land called for prayer for people suffering and dying from the coronavirus.
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Hungary reports biggest daily rise in coronavirus cases
Hungary's confirmed coronavirus cases have increased by 210 to 1,190, the single largest daily increase since the outbreak of the virus, government data showed on Friday.
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Hungary's confirmed coronavirus cases have increased by 210 to 1,190, the single largest daily increase since the outbreak of the virus, government data showed on Friday.
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Taiwan reports 6th death from coronavirus, 382 cases
A sixth person infected with the coronavirus has died in Taiwan, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said on Friday.
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A sixth person infected with the coronavirus has died in Taiwan, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said on Friday.
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IMF approves $147 million to help Gabon fight coronavirus: statement
The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Executive Board has approved a disbursement of $147 million under its Rapid Financing Instrument to help Gabon confront the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fund said in a statement.
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The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Executive Board has approved a disbursement of $147 million under its Rapid Financing Instrument to help Gabon confront the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fund said in a statement.
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Poland may reach peak of coronavirus infections in coming days: government spokesman
Poland may see the peak of infections from the coronavirus in the coming days, government spokesman Piotr Muller said on Friday.
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Poland may see the peak of infections from the coronavirus in the coming days, government spokesman Piotr Muller said on Friday.
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Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world
The number of confirmed infections of the novel coronavirus were reported to have exceeded 1.52 million globally and the death toll rose above 89,400, according to a Reuters tally as of 0200 GMT.
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The number of confirmed infections of the novel coronavirus were reported to have exceeded 1.52 million globally and the death toll rose above 89,400, according to a Reuters tally as of 0200 GMT.
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In parts of Africa, police are accused of excess force amid coronavirus lockdowns
Days after Congo announced emergency restrictions to curb the new coronavirus, a police video started circulating online showing an officer in the capital beating a taxi driver for violating a one-passenger limit.
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Days after Congo announced emergency restrictions to curb the new coronavirus, a police video started circulating online showing an officer in the capital beating a taxi driver for violating a one-passenger limit.
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Tokyo seeks shop shutdowns, Kyoto warns tourists away as coronavirus threatens Japan economy
Metropolitan Tokyo asked some businesses to close and the ancient capital of Kyoto warned tourists to stay away as Japan battles a fast-spreading outbreak of the new coronavirus, amid fears the government's measures are too little and too late.
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Metropolitan Tokyo asked some businesses to close and the ancient capital of Kyoto warned tourists to stay away as Japan battles a fast-spreading outbreak of the new coronavirus, amid fears the government's measures are too little and too late.
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War-ravaged Yemen confirms first coronavirus case, braces for more
Yemen reported its first case of the novel coronavirus on Friday as aid groups try to prepare for an outbreak in a country where war has shattered the health system and spread hunger and disease.
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Yemen reported its first case of the novel coronavirus on Friday as aid groups try to prepare for an outbreak in a country where war has shattered the health system and spread hunger and disease.
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Russia reports new record daily rise of coronavirus cases
Russia reported 1,786 more coronavirus cases on Friday, its largest daily rise so far, which took the national tally of confirmed infections to 11,917.
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Russia reported 1,786 more coronavirus cases on Friday, its largest daily rise so far, which took the national tally of confirmed infections to 11,917.
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South Korean coronavirus patients vote as general election kicks off
Early voting in South Korea's parliamentary election began on Friday with coronavirus patients casting ballots at disinfected polling stations and candidates bumping fists instead of pressing the flesh as they appeal for support.
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Early voting in South Korea's parliamentary election began on Friday with coronavirus patients casting ballots at disinfected polling stations and candidates bumping fists instead of pressing the flesh as they appeal for support.
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South Asian nations weigh tighter lockdowns as coronavirus cases hit 12,000
India accounts for more than half the tally of those infected with coronavirus across south Asia, which crossed 12,000 on Friday, government data showed, despite a harsh weeks-long clampdown to control the outbreak.
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India accounts for more than half the tally of those infected with coronavirus across south Asia, which crossed 12,000 on Friday, government data showed, despite a harsh weeks-long clampdown to control the outbreak.
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Botswana lawmakers in supervised quarantine after breaching isolation order
Some lawmakers in Botswana have been moved to supervised quarantine after failing to observe an instruction to self-isolate as the country tries to curb the spread of the coronavirus, the government said on Friday.
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Some lawmakers in Botswana have been moved to supervised quarantine after failing to observe an instruction to self-isolate as the country tries to curb the spread of the coronavirus, the government said on Friday.
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Philippines records 18 more coronavirus deaths, 119 new cases
The Philippines' health ministry on Friday reported 18 more coronavirus deaths and 119 new infections.
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The Philippines' health ministry on Friday reported 18 more coronavirus deaths and 119 new infections.
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