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Factbox: The economic remedies for the coronavirus
Policymakers and government leaders have taken a range of approaches to deal with the economic fallout from the coronavirus. Here is a list of how some of the world's biggest economies and economic blocs have reacted.
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Australia mulls second stimulus package to tackle coronavirus, sources say
Australia is considering a second round of economic stimulus, three sources familiar with the deliberations told Reuters, as Canberra accelerated efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus that has now killed five people in the country.
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Mexico government urges public to keep distance over coronavirus; president embraces crowds
Mexico's health ministry reported more coronavirus cases on Sunday, urging people to maintain a "healthy distance" to avoid infection, even as the president held rallies in the country, shaking hands with and hugging dozens of people.
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Mexican media in conflict over reports of first coronavirus death
Mexican media published conflicting accounts on Sunday regarding what they had called the country's first coronavirus death, with some disputing that the individual in question, businessman Jose Kuri, had died.
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In Nagoya, scramble for hospital beds shows coronavirus challenge for aging Japan
Hospitals in Nagoya city in Japan's industrial heartland have more coronavirus patients than they can treat, forcing transfers to nearby areas and offering a glimpse of the challenges the outbreak poses for a country with a huge elderly population.
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Rwanda says number of coronavirus cases rises to five
The number of coronavirus cases in Rwanda has risen to five from one, and included a man of Rwandese nationality with no recent history of travel, the health ministry said late on Sunday.
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Turkey reports 12 new coronavirus cases in largest daily rise, brings total to 18
Turkey identified 12 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing its total to 18, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Monday, marking the highest daily rise since the country announced its first case last week.
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South Korea reports 74 new coronavirus infections
South Korea reported 74 new coronavirus infections on Monday, slightly lower than the previous day, health officials said, taking the tally of cases to 8,236, with 75 deaths.
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South Korea designates regions hit hardest by coronavirus as disaster zones
South Korea on Sunday reported 76 new coronavirus cases and three deaths, marking the first time in over three weeks that new cases have dropped to double-digits, as President Moon Jae-in declared the hardest hit provinces "special disaster zones".
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New York City, Los Angeles mayors order restaurants, bars, theaters closed for coronavirus
The mayors of New York City and Los Angeles, the two largest cities in the United States, on Sunday said they were ordering restaurants, theaters, bars and movie houses closed in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
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Vietnam's coronavirus cases rise to 57: health ministry
Vietnam has confirmed four more cases of coronavirus, all among foreign nationals, its health ministry said on Sunday, bringing its total number of cases to 57.
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French infant among four new coronavirus cases in Cambodia
Cambodia reported four new cases of coronavirus including in a four-month-old French boy and two people who had traveled to Malaysia for a religious ceremony, the Ministry of Health said late Sunday.
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Japan identifies 15 coronavirus clusters
Japan's health ministry said it has identified 15 clusters of coronavirus infections around the country.
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China sees fewer coronavirus cases, wary of international travelers
Mainland China reported an overall drop in new coronavirus infections on Sunday, but major cities such as Beijing and Shanghai continued to wrestle with cases involving infected travelers arriving from abroad.
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U.S. clinical trial for coronavirus vaccine to begin Monday: AP
A clinical trial to evaluate a vaccine designed to protect against the new coronavirus will begin on Monday, the Associated Press reported, citing an unnamed U.S. government official.
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Germany tries to halt U.S. interest in firm working on coronavirus vaccine
Berlin is trying to stop Washington from persuading a German company seeking a coronavirus vaccine to move its research to the United States, prompting German politicians to insist no country should have a monopoly on any future vaccine.
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Americans will have access to more than 2,000 labs for coronavirus testing, Pence says
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence promised on Sunday that Americans would have access in the days ahead to more than 2,000 laboratories capable of processing coronavirus tests, and a leading expert said the country would launch a new phase of testing for the fast-spreading disease.
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Mnuchin says U.S. coronavirus aid bill cost should be significant, not huge
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday officials will have a better idea this week of the total cost of a coronavirus aid package, but predicted it will likely be "significant but not huge."
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Britain set to isolate over-70s as coronavirus deaths rise to 35
Britain will isolate older people "within weeks" and force into quarantine anyone diagnosed with coronavirus, the government said as it stepped up measures that have so far been less stringent than elsewhere in Europe.
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UK coronavirus cases rise to 1,372, deaths rise to 35- Dept of Health
British cases of coronavirus rose 20% to 1,372 in the last 24 hours, while the number of deaths increased to 35 from 21 on Saturday, health authorities said on Sunday.
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