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  • Tokyo reports 201 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2020-04-17 11:48:52 GMT - Japan - World - SN:31 - ID:8399155

    TOKYO, April 17 (MENA) - The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 201 cases of COVID-19 on Friday, marking a new single-day high, according to the Japan Times. The new cases, an increase from the 149 reported on Thursday, bring the total ....

  • Afghanistan's COVID-19 count rises to 906

    Date: 2020-04-17 11:29:23 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:26 - ID:8399209

    KABUL, April 17 (MENA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Afghanistan has reached 906 after 66 people were diagnosed with the disease over the past 24 hours, local media reported on Friday, citing the country's Public Health ....

  • Coronavirus relapse cases continue to rise in S. Korea

    Date: 2020-04-17 11:03:48 GMT - south korea - World - SN:25 - ID:8399109

    SEOUL, April 17 (MENA) - South Korea's health authorities vowed Friday to better monitor people who retested positive for the novel coronavirus, as relapse cases of the disease are rising steadily in the country, Yonhap news agency reported. The ....

  • Coronavirus: 3rd batch of China’s aid arrives in Cyprus

    Date: 2020-04-17 10:55:22 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:23 - ID:8399129

    NICOSIA, April 17 (MENA) - The third batch of China’s aid is expected to arrive on Thursday night in Cyprus, according to Chinese Ambassador, Huang Xingyuan, Cyprus Mail reported. "China's official aid to Cyprus, including 5,000 protective ....

  • Russia detects 4,069 new coronavirus cases over past 24 hours

    Date: 2020-04-17 09:04:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:13 - ID:8398911

    MOSCOW, April 17 (MENA) - Russia identified 4,069 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total Covid-19 cases to 32,007, Interfax news agency quoted Alexander Myasnikov, a representative of the information center monitoring the ....

  • Gunmen kill 6 workers of US-run Bagram airfield in Afghanistan

    Date: 2020-04-17 08:58:29 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:12 - ID:8398908

    KABUL, April 17 (MENA) - Armed men killed six workers of the US-run Bagram airfield in the northern Afghan province of Parwan on Thursday night, Khaama Press news agency quoted local officials as saying on Friday. Waheeda Shahkar, a spokesperson ....

  • US coronavirus death toll climbs to over 33,000

    Date: 2020-04-17 08:49:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:8398827

    WASHINGTON, April 17 (MENA) - US coronavirus deaths rose above 33,000 on Thursday, even as President Donald Trump laid out White House guidelines for reopening the economy, US News reported. The United States is the world's worst-affected country ....

  • S. Korea reports 22 new coronavirus cases, total 10,635

    Date: 2020-04-17 08:45:16 GMT - south korea - World - SN:10 - ID:8398829

    SEOUL, April 17 (MENA) - South Korea on Friday reported 22 more cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the nation's total infections to 10,635, according to Yonhap news agency. The nation's death toll from the new coronavirus, which emerged in ....

  • Thailand reports 28 new coronavirus cases, one more death

    Date: 2020-04-17 08:33:20 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:8 - ID:8398826

    BANGKOK, April 17 (MENA) - Thailand on Friday reported 28 new coronavirus cases and one more death, an 85-year-old woman who had other health complications, The New York Times reported. Of the new cases, 16 were linked to previous cases, five had ....

  • Germany sees highest number of new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2020-04-17 08:31:51 GMT - Germany - World - SN:7 - ID:8398824

    BERLIN, April 17 (MENA) - Germany has recorded its second-deadliest day of the coronavirus crisis, as the number of new infections also jumped, Daily Mail newspaper quoted the Robert Koch Institute as saying on Friday. Health officials announced ....

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