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New Jersey reports first coronavirus-related death
A 69-year-old male from New Jersey has died in the state's first coronavirus-related death, the state's health commissioner said on Tuesday.
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Brazil's Bolsonaro says coronavirus is not all the media makes it out to be
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday played down the coronavirus outbreak and said turmoil in financial markets, including the biggest fall in Brazilian stocks since 1998 the day before, was a result of "fantasy" and did not represent a crisis.
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Factbox: Latest on the spread of coronavirus around the world
The number of people infected with the coronavirus topped 116,000 across the world as the outbreak spread to more countries, causing greater economic damage.
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U.S. can meet 'full demand' for coronavirus tests from public officials: Health Secretary
U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar on Tuesday worked to beat back fears that the country's capability for testing people for coronavirus is limited, making it hard to know how far the deadly infection has spread.
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Dutch try to contain coronavirus as hospital infections jump
Dutch health authorities took action on Tuesday to contain an outbreak of the coronavirus in a southern province of the Netherlands, where a large group of employees at hospitals tested positive for the illness.
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U.S. CDC reports 696 coronavirus cases, death tally of 25
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday reported 696 cases of coronavirus, an increase of 224 from its previous count, and said the number of deaths had risen by six to 25.
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Serbia shuts borders for people from coronavirus-affected countries
Serbia closed its borders on Tuesday for travelers from countries most affected by the coronavirus outbreak to prevent spreading of the disease, the government said in a statement.
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Italy wakes up to deserted streets in unprecedented coronavirus lockdown
Italy woke up on to deserted streets in an unprecedented lockdown on Tuesday after the government extended quarantine measures across the entire country in a bid to slow Europe's worst outbreak of the coronavirus.
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Italy to boost coronavirus measures to help households, small firms
Italy will boost measures to soften the economic impact of the coronavirus such as suspending the need to pay household bills, the industry minister said on Tuesday, calling for the European Union to change its rules to allow more government spending.
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Trump plans to discuss payroll tax cut with Congress
President Donald Trump said on Monday the White House will discuss with Congress on Tuesday possibly cutting payroll taxes to support the economy as it deals with the coronavirus outbreak.
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Commander of U.S. Army Europe may have been exposed to coronavirus
The top U.S. Army commander in Europe may have been exposed to the coronavirus, while a Marine who tested positive for it had been working for a defense agency close to the Pentagon, officials said on Monday.
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JPMorgan consumer banking head to attend White House meeting on coronavirus
JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Monday its head of community and consumer banking Gordon Smith will attend a meeting at the White House on Wednesday to discuss the economic impact of the fast-spreading coronavirus.
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Factbox: U.S. federal agencies take different paths on coronavirus
The U.S. government is restricting some of its 2.1 million employees from traveling and encouraging people to work from home to slow the spread of the coronavirus, which has infected 111,000 people in 105 countries.
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French coronavirus death toll jumps by five to total of 30
The death toll in France from the coronavirus outbreak has risen to 30 from 25 a day earlier, the French public health authority said on Tuesday.
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Lebanon records first death from coronavirus: local media
Lebanon recorded its first death from coronavirus on Tuesday, local broadcasters said, adding that the patient had been in quarantine since returning from Egypt.
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Italy's coronavirus lockdown likely unsustainable, ineffective
Infectious disease and public health experts doubt the viability of plans by Italy's government to extend quarantine measures across the entire country, saying they are probably unsustainable, and unlikely to halt the spread of COVID-19.
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Head of EU parliament Sassoli in self-isolation as precaution
The president of the European Parliament Davide Sassoli said on Tuesday he was in self-isolation at his Brussels home as a precaution after having traveled to Italy.
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Poland cancels all mass events due to coronavirus, PM says
Poland's government has decided to cancel all mass events due to the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Tuesday.
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Japan unveils $4 billion coronavirus package, not yet eyeing extra budget
Japan unveiled on Tuesday a second package of measures worth about $4 billion in spending to cope with the fallout of the coronavirus outbreak, focusing on support to small and mid-sized firms, as concerns mount about risks to the fragile economy.
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China's President Xi visits Wuhan as number of new coronavirus cases tumbles
Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, on Tuesday, the first time he has done so since the epidemic began and a sign that Beijing believes its efforts to control the virus are working.
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