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China: Death toll of coronavirus rises to 3,202
Date: 2020-03-15 07:25:30 GMT - China - World - SN:10 - ID:8354034
BEIJING, March 15 (MENA) - A total of 20 new cases of the novel coronavirus were confirmed on the Chinese mainland and 10 new deaths were reported Saturday night, according to China's National Health Commission. The total number of confirmed ....
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Australia imposes self-isolate on all travelers coming from abroad
Date: 2020-03-15 07:21:10 GMT - Australia - World - SN:9 - ID:8354066
CANBERRA, March 15 (MENA) - All travelers coming into Australia will need to self-isolate for 14 days, as the Morrison government escalates its response to the coronavirus outbreak. Cruise ships will also be banned from docking in Australia for ....
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Spanish PM's wife has tested positive for coronavirus
Date: 2020-03-15 06:29:51 GMT - Spain - World - SN:4 - ID:8354008
MADRID, March 15 (MENA) - Begona Gomez, the wife of Spanish Prime minister Pedro Sanchez, has tested positive for coronavirus, the prime minister’s office said as quoted by Fox news. Begona Gomez and her husband are doing well and remain at their ....
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Spain records more than 6,000 coronavirus cases
Date: 2020-03-14 22:50:45 GMT - Spain - World - SN:55 - ID:8353784
MADRID, March 14 (MENA) - Spain has a population of 46 million people and 6,315 confirmed cases of coronavirus. Now, the country is going on lockdown, CBS News reported Saturday. The Spanish government said that they are implementing ....
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Dutch researchers find Corona virus antibody
Date: 2020-03-14 22:35:22 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:53 - ID:8353777
AMSTERDAM, March 14 (MENA) - Researchers from Erasmus MC and Utrecht University have discovered an antibody against COVID-19, Innovation Origins reported Saturday. The scientific paper from the group of ten scientists is now ready for peer ....
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WH checking temperatures of people close to Trump, VP
Date: 2020-03-14 17:12:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:41 - ID:8353626
WASHINGTON, March 14 (MENA) - The White House announced Saturday it is now conducting temperature checks on anyone who is in close contact with US President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, Alhurra reported. The move is being taken out ....
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Apple temporarily shuts stores outside Greater China
Date: 2020-03-14 11:58:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:23 - ID:8353088
WASHINGTON, March 14 (MENA) - Apple will temporarily close all stores outside of Greater China until March 27, Apple CEO Tim Cook said Saturday. The company will also commit $15 million to help with the worldwide recovery of the virus, CNN quoted ....
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Trump says he will 'likely' receive coronavirus test
Date: 2020-03-14 11:53:30 GMT - USA - World - SN:22 - ID:8353087
WASHINGTON, March 14 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump said he would "likely" receive a coronavirus test "fairly soon," CNN reported. This comes as he minimized the prospects of having contracted the virus from a Brazilian press aide who later ....
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Vietnam suspends entry for travelers coming from 26 European countries
Date: 2020-03-14 09:31:08 GMT - Vietnam - World - SN:15 - ID:8352872
HANOI, March 14 (MENA) - Vietnam is suspending travel from certain European countries, CNN quoted a government statement as saying on Saturday. The ban will apply to travelers who have been in 26 European countries, known as the Schengen Area, ....
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Russia bans Upper House lawmakers from travelling abroad
Date: 2020-03-14 09:18:14 GMT - Russia - World - SN:14 - ID:8352850
MOSCOW, March 14 (MENA) - Russia's Upper House senators are prohibited from travelling abroad since the coronavirus outbreak has been declared a pandemic, Speaker of the House Valentina Matvienko said on Saturday. According to Matvienko, visits ....