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Jack Ma to donate test kits, masks to U.S. in fight against coronavirus

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 20:16
Chinese billionaire and Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma said he will donate 500,000 coronavirus testing kits and 1 million masks to the United States and urged international cooperation to fight the health crisis.
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Cloud firms turn to long nights, employee health checks to survive work-from-home rush

Technology News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 20:11
Italian IT shop owner Simone Merlini joined a 2 p.m. call on Wednesday to do something that sounded fairly straightforward: demo three Amazon.com Inc cloud services to a new client.
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Poland to close borders to foreigners from Sunday

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 20:04
Poland will ban foreigners from entering the country from Sunday and impose a 14-day quarantine on its citizens returning home in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Friday.
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Azerbaijan bans wedding celebrations, public events after coronavirus death

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 20:02
Azerbaijan has banned wedding celebrations and other public events, the authorities said on Friday, a day after it recorded its first death from the coronavirus.
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Trump to declare emergency as coronavirus chaos spreads

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 19:55
U.S. President Donald Trump will declare a national emergency over the fast-spreading coronavirus on Friday, opening the door to more federal aid to combat a disease that has infected 138,000 people worldwide and left more than 5,000 dead.
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Canada ramps up measures to combat virus, promises 'significant' stimulus

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 19:50
Canada on Friday dramatically ramped up its measures to combat the spread of the new coronavirus, advising citizens against non-essential foreign travel and promising "significant" financial aid for Canadians in coming days.
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Europe is epicenter of coronavirus pandemic: WHO

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 19:39
Europe has now become the epicenter of a coronavirus pandemic that has claimed 5,000 lives around the world, "a tragic milestone", the World Health Organization said on Friday.
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U.S. summoning Chinese ambassador over Beijing coronavirus comments, U.S. official says

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 19:34
The U.S. State Department on Friday summoned the Chinese ambassador to the United States to protest against comments by a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman who had suggested the U.S. military might have brought the coronavirus to Wuhan.
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Coronavirus cases in Germany rise by 671 to top 3,000

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 19:28
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany has risen by 671 to reach 3,062, the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases said on Friday.
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Saudi Arabia detects 24 cases of coronavirus, bringing total to 86: SPA

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 19:27
Saudi Arabia detected on Friday new 24 cases of coronavirus, including 14 Egyptians, state news agency (SPA) said citing the health ministry.
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Denmark shutting its borders to curb spread of coronavirus, prime minister says

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 19:26
Denmark will temporarily close its borders on Saturday for non-citizens in a move to curb the spread of coronavirus, the Danish prime minister said on Friday.
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Trump to declare coronavirus a national emergency

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 19:20
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday will declare a national emergency over the fast-spreading coronavirus, opening the door to providing more federal aid to fight the disease under the Stafford Act, according to a source familiar with the declaration.
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Coronavirus study finds children with COVID-19 show milder symptom pattern

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 19:12
A study looking at 10 Chinese children who were infected with the novel coronavirus has uncovered evidence that COVID-19, the respiratory disease it causes, can appear as a less-serious infection, illustrating how difficult the infection can be to detect based only on symptoms.
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India reports second death from coronavirus

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 19:11
India reported its second death from coronavirus, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1606408 on Friday.
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Montenegro bars gatherings, closes schools, ports and border crossings

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 18:52
Montenegro barred public gatherings, closed schools for at least two weeks and adopted an array of other measures on Friday, including a ban on arrivals of ships at its Adriatic ports, in an effort to pre-empt the onset of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Venezuela confirms coronavirus cases amid public health concerns

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 18:48
Venezuela on Friday confirmed its first two cases of coronavirus amid concerns that the economically struggling South American nation is unprepared to confront a pandemic that has proven challenging for even the world's wealthiest nations.
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Libya closes schools over coronavirus

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 18:41
Libyan schools in areas controlled by both the Tripoli government and a rival administration in Benghazi will close for two weeks, both have announced.
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Coronavirus hits politicians, sports and showbiz stars as it spreads across globe

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 18:31
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's wife, Australia's minister for home affairs and a Chelsea soccer player are among new cases of the coronavirus that has infected almost 135,000 people and killed more than 4,900 worldwide.
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Russia to limit flights to and from EU, Switzerland and Norway over coronavirus

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 18:29
Russia will limit passenger flights to and from the European Union, Switzerland and Norway, starting on March 16, except for flights through Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, the authorities said on Friday.
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Taiwan school uses dividers during lunch to counter coronavirus

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 18:26
A school in Taiwan's capital Taipei is going to unusual lengths to protect its students from the coronavirus - putting up bright yellow dividers on their desks during lunch to reduce their risk of infection while eating.
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