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Putin, Kazakh president discuss steps to prevent spread of COVID-19 - Kremlin
Date: 2020-03-20 15:44:37 GMT - Russia - World - SN:47 - ID:8362724
MOSCOW, March 20 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Kazakh counterpart, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, have discussed, in a phone conversation, steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and have agreed to boost cooperation on fighting the ....
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Russia starts testing coronavirus vaccines
Date: 2020-03-20 15:39:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:46 - ID:8362717
MOSCOW, March 20 (MENA) - Russia has started testing of vaccines against the novel coronavirus disease, Sputnik quoted Russian consumer rights watchdog Rospotrebnadzor as saying on Friday. "The research center of Rospotrebnadzor started testing ....
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Freiburg first German city restricts freedom of movement over Coronavirus
Date: 2020-03-20 15:12:26 GMT - Germany - World - SN:43 - ID:8362479
BERLIN, March 20 (MENA) – The residents of Bavaria and the city of Freiburg in Germany will be confined to their homes starting on Saturday, as number of individuals infected with the Coronavirus is growing alarmingly fast, The Berlin Spectator ....
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China accuses US of trying to ‘shift the blame’ for coronavirus pandemic
Date: 2020-03-20 13:10:15 GMT - China - World - SN:35 - ID:8362411
BEIJING, March 20 (MENA) - Beijing accused US President Donald Trump on Friday of trying to "shift the blame" for the global coronavirus pandemic in an escalating row between the two powers, Channels Television reported. Trump charged Thursday ....
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Spanish coronavirus death toll passes 1,000
Date: 2020-03-20 13:06:43 GMT - Spain - World - SN:33 - ID:8362463
MADRID, March 20 (MENA) - The coronavirus death toll in Spain has surged to 1,002 – climbing by 235 deaths in the past day – as the country scrambles to contain an epidemic that has spiraled into one of the worst in Europe. The latest statistics ....
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7th coronavirus victim confirmed in Greece
Date: 2020-03-20 12:52:34 GMT - Greece - World - SN:32 - ID:8362473
ATHENS, March 20 (MENA) - The Greek Health Ministry announced on Friday the seventh victim of the coronavirus in the country, Tornos News International reported. The victim, an 85-year-old man with serious underlying health problems, died of ....
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Italy’s PM urges Brussels to unleash €500bn rescue fund
Date: 2020-03-20 11:59:45 GMT - Italy - World - SN:27 - ID:8362382
ROME, March 20 (MENA) - Italy’s prime minister has demanded the EU use "the full firepower" of its €500bn rescue fund to confront the continent’s economic crisis, as he warned against relying on monetary policy to counter a "global shock that has no ....
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India: Italian tourist cured of coronavirus, dies of heart attack
Date: 2020-03-20 11:55:14 GMT - India - World - SN:26 - ID:8362345
NEW DELHI, March 20 (MENA) - An Italian tourist, who was successfully treated after contracting coronavirus, has died at a private hospital in India's Jaipur city. Doctors said the 69-year-old man died of a heart attack on Friday morning. Health ....
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Coronavirus cases top 209,000 globally, death toll surpasses 8,700
Date: 2020-03-20 11:44:06 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:25 - ID:8362356
GENEVA, March 20 (MENA) - According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are at least 209,939 coronavirus cases in over 120 countries, with the death toll surpassing 8,700. WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier told reporters in Geneva on ....
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S. Korea seeks to bring home citizens from virus-hit Italy
Date: 2020-03-20 10:41:17 GMT - south korea - World - SN:22 - ID:8362184
SEOUL, March 20 (MENA) - South Korea is seeking to arrange two chartered flights to bring home hundreds of its citizens from Italy, which has been hit hard by the new coronavirus, Yonhap News Agency quoted a senior foreign ministry official as ....
