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Slovakia bans Italy flights after first coronavirus case appears
Slovakia will ban flights to and from Italy, the European country worst hit by the coronavirus outbreak, starting Monday, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini said on Friday after announcing Slovakia's first case of the new virus.
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'Do we really want to close schools?' U.S. authorities resist coronavirus closures
Like many Seattle residents, Andrew Davidoff is demanding schools close to slow the country’s deadliest coronavirus outbreak, but as in other U.S. cities school officials are resisting that, saying closures could make things worse.
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Polish police limit some drink-driving tests due to coronavirus
Polish police striving to improve one of Europe's worst road fatality rates are having to cut back on testing drivers' breath for alcohol for fear this could speed the transmission of coronavirus.
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With cries of 'it's fake', Wuhan citizens voice discontent
"It's fake! It's fake!" residents high up in an apartment complex in the central Chinese city of Wuhan shouted down as a senior government official led an inspection tour below of how people were coping during the coronavirus lockdown.
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Rolling in toilet paper - Australian family over-orders coveted commodity
An Australian family is rolling in a much-coveted commodity after mistakenly ordering 48 boxes instead of 48 rolls of toilet paper online.
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Togo confirms first case of coronavirus
The West African country of Togo has registered its first case of coronavirus, its government said on Friday.
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Coronavirus wreaks financial havoc as infections near 100,000
Business districts around the world began to empty and stock markets tumbled on Friday as the number of coronavirus infections neared 100,000 and the economic damage wrought by the outbreak intensified.
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Swiss shift coronavirus strategy to protecting most vulnerable
The Swiss government on Friday shifted its focus in the fight against the new coronavirus to protecting those most vulnerable, while continuing to try to slow its spread and track the origins of individual cases as long as possible.
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Saudi Arabia calls on citizens to declare Iran visits over coronavirus concerns
Saudi Arabia on Friday called on citizens to declare visits to Iran in the past 14 days, as part of measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak, according to a statement by the kingdom's civil aviation authority.
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Peru records first confirmed case of coronavirus, President Vizcarra says
Peru recorded its first confirmed case of coronavirus, President Martin Vizcarra said in a televised statement on Friday, as the disease begins to spread around South America.
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Indonesia confirms two more coronavirus cases, total four
Indonesia confirmed on Friday that two more people had tested positive for the coronavirus, taking the total of confirmed cases to four.
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Thailand outlines $3.2 billion stimulus to alleviate coronavirus impact
Thailand on Friday outlined a stimulus package, estimated to be worth more than $3.2 billion, to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on activity in an already-flagging economy.
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Rolling in toilet paper: Australian family over-orders coveted commodity
An Australian family is rolling in a much-coveted commodity after mistakenly ordering 48 boxes instead of 48 rolls of toilet paper online.
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Dutch coronavirus toll rises to 128 cases, one fatality - health authorities
The confirmed number of Dutch coronavirus cases rose to 128 on Friday, from 82 on Thursday, health authorities said, and the country reported its first death.
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Tourism-driven Thailand softens 'compulsory' self-isolation language
Officials in tourism-reliant Thailand sought on Friday to ease worries about new self-quarantine measures for arrivals from six countries and territories with coronavirus, a day after announcing compulsory isolation.
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Russia reports six new cases of coronavirus - Ifax
Russia has identified six new cases of coronavirus, including 5 in Moscow, the Interfax news agency cited Russia's coronavirus crisis centre as saying on Friday.
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South African coronavirus case came via Dubai to Durban
South Africa's first coronavirus case came from Italy via Dubai to the main airport in the eastern city of Durban, the health minister said on Friday.
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Coronavirus cases rise to 45 in Greece after group trip to Israel, Egypt
Greece has confirmed 14 new cases of coronavirus infection, health authorities said on Friday, bringing the total in the country to 45.
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France's Macron urges tight limits on retirement home visits over virus worries
French President Emmanuel Macron urged citizens to avoid visiting their relatives in retirement homes as far as possible to prevent exposing them to possible coronavirus infection.
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