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Global COVID-19 cases may rise to one million in next few days: WHO
Date: 2020-04-01 19:57:43 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:73 - ID:8378983
GENEVA, April 1 (MENA) - There will be one million confirmed coronavirus cases and the global death toll will pass 50,000 in the next few days, Euronews quoted the World Health Organization (WHO) chief as saying on Wednesday. Addressing a press ....
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Putin signs law enabling cabinet to declare state of emergency over COVID-19
Date: 2020-04-01 19:15:08 GMT - Russia - World - SN:66 - ID:8378933
MOSCOW, April 1 (MENA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin signed on Wednesday into federal law a bill enabling the cabinet to declare a nationwide state of emergency in the country, Sputnik News reported. The document was published on the ....
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Turkmenistan bans use of the word 'coronavirus' in state media
Date: 2020-04-01 16:45:09 GMT - Turkmenistan - World - SN:46 - ID:8378701
ASHGABAT, April 1 (MENA) - The government of Turkmenistan has banned the media from using the word 'coronavirus' and ordered it to be removed from the national vocabulary, ABC News reported on Wednesday. It has also removed the word from every ....
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Netherlands' COVID-19 deaths rise by 134 over past 24 hours
Date: 2020-04-01 14:44:12 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:37 - ID:8378547
AMSTERDAM, April 1 (MENA) - The number of deaths in the Netherlands resulting from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has risen by 134 in one day, health authorities said on Wednesday. The country confirmed 1,019 new cases over the past 24 hours, ....
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Airlines may burn $61 billion in Q2 due to coronavirus crisis: IATA
Date: 2020-04-01 13:49:42 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:32 - ID:8378278
CAIRO, April 1 (MENA) - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) published new analysis showing that airlines may burn through $61 billion of their cash reserves during the second quarter ending 30 June 2020 due to the coronavirus ....
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Coronavirus cases in S. Korea hit 9,887
Date: 2020-04-01 09:54:21 GMT - south korea - World - SN:24 - ID:8377932
SEOUL, April 1 (MENA) - Coronavirus cases in South Korea hit 9,887 Wednesday, Yonhap news agency reported. Up to 101 new cases of COVID-19 were detected on Tuesday and brought the country's total cases to 9,887 and marked the 20th consecutive day ....
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-COVID-19 cases jump to 196 in Afghanistan
Date: 2020-04-01 09:26:29 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:22 - ID:8377875
KABUL, April 1 (MENA) - The Ministry of Public Health late on Tuesday said 22 new positive coronavirus cases have been registered in six provinces taking the number of patients to 196 in Afghanistan, Pajhwok Afghan News Agency reported. Ministry ....
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Coronavirus cases in Russia surpass 2,700
Date: 2020-04-01 09:00:55 GMT - Russia - World - SN:20 - ID:8377879
MOSCOW, April 1 (MENA) - The number of coronavirus cases in Russia has risen by 440 over the past day to 2,777, TASS news agency quoted the anti-coronavirus crisis center as saying on Wednesday. A total of 190 people have recovered and 24 people ....
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Russian plane with medical equipment departs for US
Date: 2020-04-01 09:00:46 GMT - Russia - World - SN:19 - ID:8377873
MOSCOW, April 1 (MENA) - A Russian plane with medical equipment on board has departed for the United States for fighting coronavirus spread there, TASS news agency quoted the Russian Defense Ministry as saying on Wednesday. "The Russian plane ....
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Trump warns of "painful" two weeks ahead over coronavirus outbreak
Date: 2020-04-01 07:26:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:8377802
WASHINGTON, April 1 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump warned of a "painful" and "tough" two-week stretch ahead as he extended nationwide distancing measures that -- even if followed closely -- could still mean more than 100,000 and up to 240,000 ....