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Mongolia confirms first coronavirus case; a French national
Date: 2020-03-10 09:56:43 GMT - Mongolia - World - SN:19 - ID:8347195
ULAANBAATAR, March 10 (MENA) - Mongolia said on Tuesday that a French national working in the country has been confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus that has spread throughout the globe, marking the country's first case, Sky News reported. ....
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Foreign Office warns Britons against all but essential travel to Italy
Date: 2020-03-10 07:16:34 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:12 - ID:8347107
LONDON, March 10 (MENA) - The UK Foreign Office has warned British residents against all but essential travel to Italy after coronavirus quarantine measures were extended throughout the country, The Guardian reported. It said in a statement: “We ....
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Confirmed coronavirus cases in Switzerland rises to 369
Date: 2020-03-10 07:11:52 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:11 - ID:8347131
BERN, March 10 (MENA) - Switzerland announced that the number of confirmed coronavirus cases rose to 369, according to Swissinfo. The death toll of coronavirus rose to two after the death of a 76-year-old man. (MENA) M N E/M H E ....
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Cabinet okays bill enabling Abe to declare emergency amid virus spread
Date: 2020-03-10 07:11:16 GMT - Japan - World - SN:10 - ID:8347118
TOKYO, March 10 (MENA) - The Japanese cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill that would enable Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to declare a state of emergency if needed as Japan scrambles to curb coronavirus infections ahead of the Tokyo Olympics and ....
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Coronavirus death toll rises to 3,139 in China
Date: 2020-03-10 06:48:38 GMT - China - World - SN:9 - ID:8347089
BEIJING, March 10 (MENA) - The number of people who lost their lives in China due to deadly novel coronavirus rose to 3,139, the country's National Health Commission said on Tuesday. A total of 17 people lost their lives in China over the last 24 ....
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US coronavirus cases rise sharply to more than 700
Date: 2020-03-10 06:38:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:8347071
WASHINGTON, March 10 (MENA) - The coronavirus crisis spawned new anxiety Monday in the US as confirmed cases soared, a cruise ship came home as another was told to stay away and the widening outbreak played a hand in the worst day for stock markets ....
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Trump says travel bans, the best and toughest of anti-coronavirus measures
Date: 2020-03-09 17:20:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:58 - ID:8346570
WASHINGTON, March 9 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump said that suspending travel to and from certain coronavirus affected countries was the best and the toughest of all the measures taken to contain the virus outbreak. "The BEST decision made ....
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Finland bans shaking hands among presidential staff
Date: 2020-03-09 17:20:03 GMT - Finland - World - SN:57 - ID:8346520
CAIRO, March 9 (MENA) – The office of the President of Finland has taken measures and issued instructions for the staff to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The instructions will affect the work of the staff in several ways. The office ....
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Britain braced for coronavirus epidemic as cases hit 278
Date: 2020-03-09 06:22:51 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:4 - ID:8345375
LONDON, March 9 (MENA) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Monday brace the UK for a coronavirus epidemic, as ministers announce plans for a unit to fight malicious online “disinformation” linked to the virus, Financial Times ....
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Number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany surpasses 900
Date: 2020-03-08 22:54:26 GMT - Germany - World - SN:75 - ID:8345314
BERLIN, March 8 (MENA) – The number of Covid-19 cases in Germany surged by over 200 on Sunday, RT reported. According to Robert Koch Institute figures, 902 cases have been registered nationwide, including nearly 400 in the state of North ....
