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Death toll in Iran from coronavirus reaches 429: health official
Iran on Thursday reported 75 new deaths from the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said, bringing the death toll to 429 in the worst-hit country in the Middle East.
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Trump restricts travel from Europe as coronavirus disrupts life in U.S.
Travelers scrambled to rebook flights and global markets reeled on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed sweeping restrictions on travel from Europe, hitting battered airlines and further straining ties with the continent.
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Germany reports more than 2,000 coronavirus cases: Johns Hopkins University
There are now 2,078 coronavirus cases in Germany, statistics from the Johns Hopkins University showed on Thursday.
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Airline stocks plunge as U.S. puts Europe in coronavirus quarantine
European airline stocks already battered by the coronavirus plunged again on Thursday, as a U.S. travel ban on much of continental Europe deepened the sector's misery and piled pressure on governments to offer emergency support.
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China says 'immoral and irresponsible' U.S. officials shift coronavirus blame
China criticized U.S. officials for "immoral and irresponsible" comments that blamed Beijing's response to the coronavirus for worsening the global impact of the pandemic.
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China coronavirus adviser expects global pandemic to be over by June
The global coronavirus pandemic is likely to be over by June, Zhong Nanshan, the Chinese government's senior medical adviser, said on Thursday.
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China senior medical adviser: coronavirus pandemic 'over by June' if countries act
The global coronavirus pandemic could be over by June if countries mobilize to fight it, Beijing's senior medical officer said on Thursday, as China declared the peak had passed there and new cases in Hubei fell to single digits for the first time.
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Trump curbs travel from Europe as coronavirus disrupts schools, sports
President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered travel from Europe to the United States restricted for 30 days, responding to mounting pressure to take action against a rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak disrupting nearly all corners of U.S. daily life.
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NBA suspends season after Jazz player tests positive for coronavirus
The National Basketball Association (NBA) said on Wednesday it was suspending the season until further notice after a Utah Jazz player tested positive for the coronavirus.
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China's Hubei province unveils measures to support virus-hit economy
China's Hubei province, the center of a coronavirus pandemic, has unveiled a raft of measures to support local economic growth, the provincial government said on Thursday.
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South Korea tries to contain smaller outbreaks as new coronavirus cases slow
South Korea on Thursday reported 114 new coronavirus cases and six more deaths, a relative decline in new cases that raised tentative hopes the epidemic was slowing despite the emergence of new clusters.
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Austria reports first coronavirus death, a 69-year-old who visited Italy
A 69-year-old man who had visited Italy and had a pre-existing illness has become the first person in Austria to die of the coronavirus, the city of Vienna said on Thursday.
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UK doctors told they may need to work outside of usual disciplines
Doctors in the United Kingdom may need to work outside of their usual medical disciplines and diverge from established procedures to tackle the coronavirus outbreak, chief medical officers said on Thursday.
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Saudi Arabia widens travel ban; Kuwait reassures citizens
Saudi Arabia has extended flight bans to the European Union and other countries and Kuwait tried to reassured citizens panicked by its own virtual lockdown, after the number of coronavirus infections shot up in the region.
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China finds new African swine fever case in pigs transported to Sichuan province
China's agriculture ministry said on Thursday Sichuan province had detected a new African swine fever case in pigs illegally transported from other provinces.
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Factbox: Trump unveils plans to stem coronavirus spread and economic impact
U.S. President Donald Trump announced several measures on Wednesday evening to combat the spread of the coronavirus within the United States and limit its economic impact on Americans.
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UK sees no need for its own U.S.-style travel ban: finance minister Sunak
British finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday that Britain did not see the need for a U.S-style flying ban as part of its response to the spread of coronavirus.
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Three Britons have coronavirus on cruise on Cambodia's Mekong
Cambodia has found three British nationals infected with the coronavirus on a tourist boat on the Mekong River, bringing its tally of cases to five, the Ministry of Health said on Thursday.
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U.S. clampdown on European travel heaps new coronavirus woes on airlines
A clampdown on European travel to the United States will heap more pressure on airlines already reeling from the coronavirus pandemic, analysts said, raising the odds of government relief packages as billions of dollars of tourist spending vanish.
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