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Iceland confirms first coronavirus case
Date: 2020-02-29 08:20:34 GMT - Iceland - World - SN:9 - ID:8332353
REYKJAVIK, Feb 29 (MENA) - Iceland affirmed on Saturday that the new coronavirus reached the subarctic island after a man in his forties, who had recently returned from a trip to northern Italy, tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The man ....
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WHO increases COVID-19 risk to 'very high', tells governments to 'wake up'
Date: 2020-02-28 20:47:14 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:44 - ID:8332091
GENEVA, Feb 28 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday increased its coronavirus risk assessment to "very high" as cases outside of China continue to increase. But officials caution the virus can still be contained if the chain of ....
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Cyprus repays IMF loan early, saving €13.4 million
Date: 2020-02-28 19:32:54 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:43 - ID:8331902
NICOSIA, Feb 28 (MENA) - Cyprus fully repaid an International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan on Thursday, which had been granted to the country in the period 2013-2016, the government announced on Friday. According to a written statement, the total ....
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WHO raises coronavirus threat assessment to its highest level
Date: 2020-02-28 17:35:06 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:39 - ID:8332017
GENEVA, Feb 28 ( MENA) - WHO officials said they are increasing the risk assessment of the coronavirus to "very high" across the world, CNBC news reported. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said health officials are seeing "linked ....
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No country should make 'fatal' mistake of ignoring COVID-19: Tedros
Date: 2020-02-28 16:54:57 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:38 - ID:8331964
GENEVA, Feb 28 (MENA) - All countries should do more to prevent the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus and none should make the "fatal" mistake of assuming that it won’t be affected, said UN health agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on ....
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Burundi opens consulate in Moroccan Laayoune city
Date: 2020-02-28 16:42:30 GMT - Morocco - World - SN:35 - ID:8331905
RABAT, Feb 28 (MENA) - Burundi opened on Friday a consulate general in the city of Laayoune, becoming the sixth diplomatic representation in the capital of Moroccan Sahara in less than three months, after Comoros Islands, Sao Tome & Principe, Gabon, ....
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Singapore confirms 2 COVID-19 cases linked to new Science Park cluster
Date: 2020-02-28 15:59:31 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:33 - ID:8331788
SINGAPORE, Feb 28 (MENA) - Two new COVID-19 patients were reported in Singapore on Friday, the Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a daily update. Both cases are linked to a newly identified cluster, Wizlearn Technologies, located at 10 ....
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Azerbaijan reports first case of coronavirus-Ifax
Date: 2020-02-28 15:58:08 GMT - Azerbaijan - World - SN:31 - ID:8331809
BAKU, Feb 28 (MENA) - Azerbaijan's coronavirus crisis center said on Friday that a Russian national travelling from Iran had tested positive for coronavirus, the South Caucasus nation's first confirmed case of the virus, the Interfax news agency ....
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1st British coronavirus death as man from 'Diamond Princess' cruise ship dies
Date: 2020-02-28 14:42:35 GMT - Japan - World - SN:27 - ID:8331844
TOKYO, Feb 28 (MENA) - A British man has died after being infected with coronavirus while in quarantine in Japan on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, Sky News quoted the Japanese health ministry as saying. He is the first Briton to die from the ....
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Dominican Republic turns back cruise ship
Date: 2020-02-28 13:24:55 GMT - Dominican - World - SN:24 - ID:8331733
SANTO DOMINGO, Feb 28 (MENA) - The cruise ship "Braemar" departed Dominican territorial waters from La Romana port, where it was stranded since Sunday morning, when the authorities prevented it from disembarking, because a few passengers were under ....
