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Coronavirus UK: ٍPound Sterling 330bn of business loans made available
Date: 2020-03-18 06:39:16 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:12 - ID:8358731
LONDON, March 18 (MENA) - The UK government will guarantee Pound Sterling 330bn of loans to businesses in an “unprecedented” package of financial support to shore-up the British economy as the coronavirus outbreak escalates, according to The ....
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China: Death toll of coronavirus rises to 3,240
Date: 2020-03-18 06:14:12 GMT - China - World - SN:9 - ID:8358713
BEIJING, March 18 (MENA) - A total of 13 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed on the Chinese mainland and 11 new deaths were reported Monday night, according to China's National Health Commission. The total number of confirmed cases on the ....
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1st coronavirus case confirmed at Vienna International Center
Date: 2020-03-17 17:05:03 GMT - Austria - World - SN:69 - ID:8357947
VIENNA, March 17 (MENA) - The first case of coronavirus has been confirmed at the Vienna International Center (VIC). The case is a female member of the cleaning staff at the VIC, the VIC Medical Service said in a statement on Tuesday. The ....
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UK advises citizens against non-essential travel for 30 days
Date: 2020-03-17 14:56:25 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:57 - ID:8357893
LONDON, March 17 (MENA) - UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave a statement advising against all non-essential travel overseas in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In a statement, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) has ....
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Coronavirus: Spain registers 150 deaths, around 2,000 new cases over past 24 hours
Date: 2020-03-17 14:07:11 GMT - Spain - World - SN:52 - ID:8357915
MADRID, March 17 (MENA) - Spain has recorded its deadliest 24 hours since the outbreak of coronavirus began with 150 deaths and close to 2,000 new cases in the last day, the Telegraph reported, quoting the country's Health Ministry as saying on ....
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Ontario declares state of emergency amid COVID-19 pandemic
Date: 2020-03-17 13:50:23 GMT - Canada - World - SN:48 - ID:8357818
ONTARIO, March 17 (MENA) - Ontario Premier Doug Ford has declared a state of emergency as the province tries to slow the spread of COVID-19, CNN reported. Ford made the announcement on Tuesday alongside Health Minister Christine Elliott, Finance ....
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Spokesman: Talk about moving Global Supply Chain from China is unwise
Date: 2020-03-17 13:02:15 GMT - China - World - SN:40 - ID:8357646
BEIJING, March 17 (MENA) - Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Geng Shuang said on Tuesday that talk about moving the Global Supply Chain from China under any reason is unwise and unrealistic. He was responding at a press briefing to statements by ....
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WHO confirms 2 coronavirus cases among its staff
Date: 2020-03-17 12:43:05 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:38 - ID:8357701
GENEVA, March 17 (MENA) - An official from the World Health Organization (WHO), the body leading the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic, said on Tuesday that two staff members have been confirmed to be infected with coronavirus. The ....
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US, UK hospitals vulnerable to surge in virus cases
Date: 2020-03-17 10:58:25 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:27 - ID:8357394
LONDON, March 17 (MENA) - The US and UK both have weaknesses in their healthcare systems which could trigger a collapse if the two countries experience the kind of severe coronavirus outbreak similar to Italy, a Financial Times analysis has ....
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Switzerland declares state of emergency over coronavirus
Date: 2020-03-17 09:32:23 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:19 - ID:8357272
BERN, March 17 (MENA) - The Swiss government on Monday declared a state of emergency lasting until April 19 in a bid to combat the coronavirus pandemic, the Swiss news channel of The Local reported. "A strong reaction is needed across the ....
