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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 ....
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US army suspends soldier travel to South Korea, Italy amid coronavirus concern
Date: 2020-03-08 21:19:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:66 - ID:8345242
WASHINGTON, March 8 (MENA) - The US Army suspended travel for American soldiers and their families to and from South Korea and Italy amid mounting concern over the spread of the novel coronavirus, CNN reported. "Out of an abundance of caution, ....
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Vatican museums closed due to coronavirus
Date: 2020-03-08 18:06:22 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:56 - ID:8345111
VATICAN CITY, March 8 (MENA) - The Vatican Museums will be closed until early April because of coronavirus concerns, CNN quoted the Vatican press office as announcing Sunday. The museums house some of the world’s greatest art collections, ....
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IranAir stops all flights to Europe
Date: 2020-03-08 14:04:18 GMT - Iran - World - SN:44 - ID:8344677
TEHRAN, March 8 (MENA) - IranAir has stopped all flights to European destinations, CNBC quoted a statement from Iran's Civil Aviation Organization as saying on Sunday. “With attention to the restrictions that have been placed on (IranAir) flights ....
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Quarter of Italy's population put in quarantine amid COVID-19 outbreak
Date: 2020-03-08 09:12:48 GMT - Italy - World - SN:17 - ID:8344090
ROME, March 8 (MENA) - Italy has formally locked down more than a quarter of its population in a bid to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Guardina reported on Sunday. More than 5,800 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Italy, after ....
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US Marine tests positive for coronavirus: Pentagon
Date: 2020-03-08 08:04:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:8344065
WASHINGTON, March 8 (MENA) - A US Marine assigned to Fort Belvoir in Virginia has tested positive for coronavirus and is hospitalized, CNN quoted Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman as saying. Hoffman tweeted that the Marine, who he did not name, ....
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Argentina announces 1st coronavirus death in Latin America
Date: 2020-03-08 07:43:20 GMT - Argentina - World - SN:12 - ID:8344038
BUENOS AIRES, March 8 (MENA) - A 64-year-old man died in Argentina as a result of the new coronavirus, the first such death in Latin America, ABC News quoted the health authorities announced as saying. The Ministry of Health said the patient ....
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Third coronavirus-related death in Australia after man in his 80s dies in Sydney hospital
Date: 2020-03-08 07:30:24 GMT - Australia - World - SN:10 - ID:8343988
CANBERRA, March 8 (MENA) - Australia has confirmed an elderly man who tested positive for COVID-19 died in a Sydney hospital, making him the third person with coronavirus to die in Australia, ABC News reported. The health department confirmed the ....
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Number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Malaysia rises to 93
Date: 2020-03-08 06:31:38 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:7 - ID:8343941
KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (MENA) - Malaysia has reported 10 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections to 93, as it turned away a cruise ship from a port in northern Penang state. Health director general Noor Hisham ....
