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Trump says travel bans, the best and toughest of anti-coronavirus measures
Date: 2020-03-09 17:20:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:58 - ID:8346570
WASHINGTON, March 9 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump said that suspending travel to and from certain coronavirus affected countries was the best and the toughest of all the measures taken to contain the virus outbreak. "The BEST decision made ....
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Finland bans shaking hands among presidential staff
Date: 2020-03-09 17:20:03 GMT - Finland - World - SN:57 - ID:8346520
CAIRO, March 9 (MENA) – The office of the President of Finland has taken measures and issued instructions for the staff to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The instructions will affect the work of the staff in several ways. The office ....
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Britain braced for coronavirus epidemic as cases hit 278
Date: 2020-03-09 06:22:51 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:4 - ID:8345375
LONDON, March 9 (MENA) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Monday brace the UK for a coronavirus epidemic, as ministers announce plans for a unit to fight malicious online “disinformation” linked to the virus, Financial Times ....
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Number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany surpasses 900
Date: 2020-03-08 22:54:26 GMT - Germany - World - SN:75 - ID:8345314
BERLIN, March 8 (MENA) – The number of Covid-19 cases in Germany surged by over 200 on Sunday, RT reported. According to Robert Koch Institute figures, 902 cases have been registered nationwide, including nearly 400 in the state of North ....
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US army suspends soldier travel to South Korea, Italy amid coronavirus concern
Date: 2020-03-08 21:19:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:66 - ID:8345242
WASHINGTON, March 8 (MENA) - The US Army suspended travel for American soldiers and their families to and from South Korea and Italy amid mounting concern over the spread of the novel coronavirus, CNN reported. "Out of an abundance of caution, ....
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Vatican museums closed due to coronavirus
Date: 2020-03-08 18:06:22 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:56 - ID:8345111
VATICAN CITY, March 8 (MENA) - The Vatican Museums will be closed until early April because of coronavirus concerns, CNN quoted the Vatican press office as announcing Sunday. The museums house some of the world’s greatest art collections, ....
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IranAir stops all flights to Europe
Date: 2020-03-08 14:04:18 GMT - Iran - World - SN:44 - ID:8344677
TEHRAN, March 8 (MENA) - IranAir has stopped all flights to European destinations, CNBC quoted a statement from Iran's Civil Aviation Organization as saying on Sunday. “With attention to the restrictions that have been placed on (IranAir) flights ....
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Quarter of Italy's population put in quarantine amid COVID-19 outbreak
Date: 2020-03-08 09:12:48 GMT - Italy - World - SN:17 - ID:8344090
ROME, March 8 (MENA) - Italy has formally locked down more than a quarter of its population in a bid to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Guardina reported on Sunday. More than 5,800 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Italy, after ....
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US Marine tests positive for coronavirus: Pentagon
Date: 2020-03-08 08:04:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:8344065
WASHINGTON, March 8 (MENA) - A US Marine assigned to Fort Belvoir in Virginia has tested positive for coronavirus and is hospitalized, CNN quoted Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman as saying. Hoffman tweeted that the Marine, who he did not name, ....
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Argentina announces 1st coronavirus death in Latin America
Date: 2020-03-08 07:43:20 GMT - Argentina - World - SN:12 - ID:8344038
BUENOS AIRES, March 8 (MENA) - A 64-year-old man died in Argentina as a result of the new coronavirus, the first such death in Latin America, ABC News quoted the health authorities announced as saying. The Ministry of Health said the patient ....
