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India: Italian tourist cured of coronavirus, dies of heart attack
Date: 2020-03-20 11:55:14 GMT - India - World - SN:26 - ID:8362345
NEW DELHI, March 20 (MENA) - An Italian tourist, who was successfully treated after contracting coronavirus, has died at a private hospital in India's Jaipur city. Doctors said the 69-year-old man died of a heart attack on Friday morning. Health ....
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Coronavirus cases top 209,000 globally, death toll surpasses 8,700
Date: 2020-03-20 11:44:06 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:25 - ID:8362356
GENEVA, March 20 (MENA) - According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are at least 209,939 coronavirus cases in over 120 countries, with the death toll surpassing 8,700. WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier told reporters in Geneva on ....
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S. Korea seeks to bring home citizens from virus-hit Italy
Date: 2020-03-20 10:41:17 GMT - south korea - World - SN:22 - ID:8362184
SEOUL, March 20 (MENA) - South Korea is seeking to arrange two chartered flights to bring home hundreds of its citizens from Italy, which has been hit hard by the new coronavirus, Yonhap News Agency quoted a senior foreign ministry official as ....
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Philippines reports 13 new coronavirus infections, one new death
Date: 2020-03-20 09:37:05 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:21 - ID:8362168
MANILA, March 20 (MENA) - The Philippines health ministry on Friday recorded 13 new coronavirus cases and one death as the country's main island is under strict quarantine measures, The New York Times reported. The new coronavirus has infected ....
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Pakistani PM orders border opening for truck crossing to Afghanistan
Date: 2020-03-20 09:36:16 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:20 - ID:8362155
ISLAMABAD, March 20 (MENA) - Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday directed opening the border with Afghanistan to allow the crossover of trucks “to support Afghan brothers and sisters” amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Associated Press of ....
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Thailand reports 50 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2020-03-20 08:05:24 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:17 - ID:8361999
BANGKOK, March 20 (MENA) - Thailand on Friday announced new 50 coronavirus cases in the country taking the total number of cases in the country to 322. According to Bangkok Post newspaper, the health ministry announced that 41 of the reported ....
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Two new coronavirus death cases reported in Canada
Date: 2020-03-20 07:57:58 GMT - Canada - World - SN:16 - ID:8361995
OTTAWA, March 20 (MENA) - Two more coronavirus death cases were reported in Canada, said health authorities on Friday. One of the two cases died in British Colombia province while the other died in Alberta province, said Minister of Health in ....
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Malaysian army will help civil police in fighting coronavirus
Date: 2020-03-20 07:31:15 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:13 - ID:8361964
KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (MENA) - The Malaysian government announced on Friday that it will deploy forces of the army as of Sunday to help civil police in efforts for fighting coronavirus. According to Russia Today channel, the announcement by the ....
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US, Italy discuss cooperation in fighting coronavirus
Date: 2020-03-20 07:27:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:8361957
WASHINGTON, March 20 (MENA) - US State Secretary Mike Pompeo on Friday discussed with Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio over phone cooperation in fighting coronavirus. Pompeo praised the determination of the Italian people at this difficult ....
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Spain shuts down hotels for seven days due to coronavirus spread
Date: 2020-03-20 07:19:28 GMT - Spain - World - SN:11 - ID:8361944
MADRID, March 20 (MENA) - The Spanish government decided shutting down hotels nationwide for seven days after an increase in coronavirus cases in the country. Officials told Russia Today channel on Friday that the number of death cases reached ....
