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  • China reports 36 new Covid-19 cases, 7 deaths

    Date: 2020-04-01 06:55:43 GMT - China - World - SN:8 - ID:8377764

    BEIJING, April 1 (MENA) - China’s National Health Commission on Wednesday reported 36 new COVID-19 cases, one day after announcing that asymptomatic cases will now be included in the official count, Xinhua News Agency reported. The commission ....

  • Germany reports 5,453 additional coronavirus cases, 149 more deaths

    Date: 2020-04-01 06:50:06 GMT - Germany - World - SN:7 - ID:8377762

    BERLIN, April 1 (MENA) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany has risen to 67,366 and 732 people have died of the disease, statistics from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Wednesday. Cases rose by ....

  • Malaysia: 140 new Covid-19 cases, death toll now 43

    Date: 2020-03-31 22:59:27 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:94 - ID:8377687

    PUTRAJAYA, March 31 (MENA) - There are 140 new Covid-19 cases and six more deaths reported, bringing the total number of positive cases to 2,766 and the death toll to 43, Bernama news agency reported. Health official Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah also ....

  • S.Korea: 35 new coronavirus cases detected in Seoul's church

    Date: 2020-03-31 22:49:11 GMT - south korea - World - SN:93 - ID:8377686

    SEOUL, March 31 (MENA) - At least 35 cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been linked to a church of a fringe Protestant sect in Seoul, the city government said Tuesday, raising concerns over cluster infections in the populous capital, ....

  • S. Korean negotiator expresses regret over planned furloughs of Korean USFK employees

    Date: 2020-03-31 22:33:28 GMT - south korea - World - SN:91 - ID:8377681

    SEOUL, March 31 (MENA) - South Korea's top negotiator in defense cost-sharing talks with the United States expressed regrets Tuesday over the planned furloughs of thousands of Koreans employed by US Forces Korea, calling on Washington to make ....

  • Berlin opens first hostel for the homeless amid coronavirus pandemic

    Date: 2020-03-31 21:54:08 GMT - Germany - World - SN:88 - ID:8377477

    BERLIN, March 31 (MENA) - Berlin on Wednesday will open its first ever hostel for homeless people as the city seeks to keep the deadly coronavirus from spreading to this vulnerable demographic, Deutsche Welle reported Tuesday. The hostel in ....

  • 900 inmates released in New York in response to coronavirus pandemic- mayor

    Date: 2020-03-31 21:45:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:87 - ID:8377655

    WASHINGTON, March 31 (MENA) - New York City has released 900 inmates to avoid the risk of coronavirus spreading in the city's jails, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday, The Hill reported on Tuesday. De Blasio made the announcement at a press ....

  • Coronavirus leaves 10,000 in UK hospitals

    Date: 2020-03-31 21:37:15 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:85 - ID:8377670

    LONDON, March 31 (MENA) - The number of people being treated for coronavirus in UK hospitals has exceeded 10,000, Evening Standard newspaper reported. Around a third of those hospitalised are in London. Addressing the figures at Tuesday's ....

  • Canada allocates dlrs 2 bn to buy medical equipment to face coronavirus

    Date: 2020-03-31 20:33:13 GMT - Canada - World - SN:81 - ID:8377624

    OTTAWA, March 31 (MENA) - Canada's federal government is allocating dlrs 2 billion to buy and produce personal protective equipment and medical equipment, including masks, testing kits, gowns and ventilators, the Chronicle Herald reported. ....

  • US surpasses China in official coronavirus deaths

    Date: 2020-03-31 20:27:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:80 - ID:8377560

    WASHINGTON, March 31 (MENA) - The United States passed a grim milestone on Tuesday as it surpassed China in the official death count from the coronavirus, The Hill reported. The United States now has 3,415 deaths from the virus, surpassing ....

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