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Additional U.S. coronavirus cases are 'likely,' Trump says
President Donald Trump said additional coronavirus cases in the United States were "likely" but that the country was prepared for any circumstance, at a news conference on Saturday after reports of the first U.S. patient death from the virus.
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Greece confirms three new cases of coronavirus, brings total to seven
Greece has confirmed three new cases of coronavirus, the Health Ministry said on Saturday, bringing the total number of coronavirus infections in the country to seven.
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Brazil confirms second case of new coronavirus: Health Ministry
Brazil's Health Ministry on Saturday confirmed the country's second case of the fast-spreading new coronavirus, diagnosed in a 32-year-old patient in São Paulo who had recently visited Italy and arrived on Thursday.
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Ireland confirms first case of coronavirus
Health authorities in Ireland on Saturday confirmed the country's first case of coronavirus and said it was associated with travel from an affected area in northern Italy.
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Schools, universities to stay shut as Italy coronavirus death toll rises
Schools and universities will stay closed for a second consecutive week in three northern Italian regions in an effort to contain Europe's worst outbreak of coronavirus, dashing any hopes of a swift return to normality.
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Italian coronavirus deaths rise to 29, number of cases climbs above 1,000
Eight more people have died in Italy from coronavirus, the civil protection agency said on Saturday, bringing the total to 29, while the number of those testing positive for the illness jumped by some 240 over the last 24 hours.
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Latest on coronavirus spreading in China and beyond
The rapid spread of the coronavirus has increased fears of a pandemic, with the World Health Organization (WHO) raising its global spread and impact risk alert to "very high" on Friday.
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First coronavirus death in U.S. reported in Washington state
Washington state health officials reported the first patient death from coronavirus in the United States on Saturday, according to a news release, as federal and local health officials scramble to contain the rapidly spreading disease.
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U.S. officials announce new travel restrictions due to coronavirus
U.S. officials said on Saturday that restrictions on travelers from Iran would be expanded to include any foreign nationals who have visited that country in the last 14 days as part of an effort to curtail the spread of coronavirus in the United States.
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Washington state reports first coronavirus death in United States
Washington state health officials reported the first patient death from coronavirus in the United States on Saturday, according to a news release.
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FDA to allow some labs to use coronavirus tests prior to review
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Saturday said it will allow some laboratories to immediately use tests they have developed and validated to achieve more rapid testing capacity for the coronavirus in the country.
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Japan PM Abe seeks citizens' help in coronavirus fight as Olympics to go ahead
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday called on the public to cooperate in a "tough battle" to contain the coronavirus outbreak in coming weeks as the country prepares to hold the Olympic Games in Tokyo as planned.
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Global downturn looms as countries struggle to contain coronavirus outbreak
The coronavirus spread further on Friday, with cases reported for the first time in at least six countries across four continents, battering markets and leading the World Health Organization (WHO) to raise its impact risk alert to "very high."
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Hospital births far safer for U.S. newborns than home births
(Reuters Health) - Newborns in the U.S. are much more likely to survive a hospital delivery than a planned home birth, regardless of how qualified the attending midwife may be, a new study suggests.
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Extended-release drugs could be costing U.S. healthcare system billions
(Reuters Health) - If doctors prescribed short-acting medications that must be taken twice a day instead of once-a-day extended-release versions, billions in healthcare costs could be saved, a new study suggests.
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Number of U.S. coronavirus cases of unknown origin climbs to four
U.S. public health officials said they have identified four "presumptive" coronavirus cases believed to have emerged from community transmission of the infection, signaling a turning point in efforts to contain the disease in the United States.
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Iran calls on people to stay at home as death toll rises to 43
Deaths in Iran from coronavirus have hit 43, the highest number outside China, and the total number of infected people has risen to 593, an Iranian health official said on Saturday.
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Vice President Pence says just one American with coronavirus still in hospital
Of dozens of confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States, only one patient is still in the hospital, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday.
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Mainland China, excluding Hubei, reports lowest new daily infections
Mainland China - excluding Hubei province where the new coronavirus outbreak originated - reported four new cases of infection on Friday, the lowest since the national health authority started compiling nationwide data in January.
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