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China reports 99 new COVID-19 cases
BEIJING: China on Sunday reported 99 new cases of the novel coronavirus, more than double of the infections registered a day earlier,
However, there were no deaths reported in the 24 hours from Saturday morning, the National Health Commission said.
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China to always stand by Pakistan: Xi Jinping
NEW DELHI/BEIJING:While the world is battling coronavirus pandemic, President Xi Jinping, in a diplomatic message to India, has said that China will always stand by Pakistan regardless of international pressure.
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Anthony Fauci confident new guidelines will flatten COVID-19 curve
NEW YORK: Americas leading infectious diseases scientist serving on the White House coronavirus task force is confident that the cocktail of containment and mitigation measures which has has sent the US into a near shutdown will be successful against COVID-19 but its too early to say how swiftly the peak impact of the pandemic will start to flatten out.
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Pak reports 1st COVID-19 death, cases reach 193
ISLAMABAD:Pakistan on Tuesday reported the first coronavirus death, while the number of confirmed cases increased to 193 with the emergence of 10 new infections, the Ministry of National Health Services announced.
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China to send more medical experts to Italy: Jinping
BEIJING:China will send more medical experts to Italy and do its best to provide medical supplies and other assistance, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a phone conversation with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Monday.
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6-month jail for people hiding COVID-19 symptoms in SL
COLOMBO:Anyone found hiding symptoms of the novel coronavirus in Sri Lanka will be handed a six-month jail term, a senior police official said here on Monday, adding that there were individuals who had avoided going into quarantine centres after arriving from virus-affected countries
Senior Inspector, DIG Ajith Rohana, said steps will be taken to arrest such individuals without a warrant as they posed a great danger of spreading the virus to others, reports Xinhua news agency.
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Queen shifted from Buckingham Palace amid COVID-19 fears
LONDON: The UK's Queen Elizabeth II left the Buckingham Palace and has been taken to the Windsor Castle with plans in place to quarantine her and Prince Philip at Sandringham if the coronavirus outbreak worsens in the country, it was reported on Sunday.
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Taliban violence spikes in Afghanistan despite peace deal
KABUL:The Taliban has conducted 95 attacks against Afghan forces in 10 provinces in the past 24 hours, despite the peace deal the militants signed with the US last month to reduce violence in the war-torn country, according to the Ministry of Defence.
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Mexicans search for missing kin in jails, hospitals
MEXICO CITY:The families of nearly 80 of Mexico's more than 61,000 people listed as missing have visited the state of Jalisco to join a tour of jails, homeless shelters and psychiatric hospitals in search of their lost loved ones.
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Guterrres orders all non-essential UN HQ staff to telecommute
UNITED NATIONS:A day after a UN diplomat was reported positive for the coronavirus, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has ordered all staff at the headquarters to telecommute unless their presence was required for essential services, according to his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric.
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Children may get less sick from COVID-19: Study
SYDNEY:Amid the outbreak of the deadly novel coronavirus that has claimed over 5,000 lives globally, researchers have found that children rarely have severe symptoms when infected by COVID-19 and may even less likely to get the disease.
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