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China defends against incoming second wave of coronavirus

Health News (Reuters) - Mon, 03/30/2020 - 03:22
A growing number of imported coronavirus cases in China risked fanning a second wave of infections when domestic transmissions had "basically been stopped", a senior health official said on Sunday, while eased travel curbs may also add to domestic risks.
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Taiwan reports third coronavirus death, total cases near 300

Health News (Reuters) - Mon, 03/30/2020 - 02:34
A third person infected with the coronavirus has died in Taiwan, the government said late on Sunday, as the number of cases on the island approached 300.
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Panama's confirms seven new coronavirus deaths, infections rises to 989

Health News (Reuters) - Mon, 03/30/2020 - 01:57
Panama's government on Sunday confirmed 7 new deaths from coronavirus, bringing the toll to 24 since the outbreak hit the Central American nation.
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'No farewells, no ceremonies': China's Hubei cremates coronavirus dead

Health News (Reuters) - Mon, 03/30/2020 - 01:20
Ten unclaimed urns sit in the crematorium in Jingzhou, a city in central China's Hubei province hard-hit by coronavirus.
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An online lifeline in Portugal for old ventilators amid coronavirus crisis

Health News (Reuters) - Sun, 03/29/2020 - 23:58
(This March 24 story was republished to correct Nascimento's title in paragraph 3)
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Madeira to limit passengers allowed to disembark on islands to 100 per week

Health News (Reuters) - Sun, 03/29/2020 - 23:38
Madeira, an autonomous region of Portugal, said it would limit the number of people allowed to enter its islands to 100 per week from Tuesday onwards, with freed up hotel space used to quarantine people with symptoms of coronavirus.
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'Just one case': fears coronavirus may spread like wildfire in world's refugee camps

Health News (Reuters) - Sun, 03/29/2020 - 23:07
In the world’s largest refugee settlement in Bangladesh, filmmaker Mohammed Arafat has been making public safety videos to warn about the dangers of coronavirus.
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Nigeria orders 14-day cessation of movement in Lagos, Abuja to fight coronavirus

Health News (Reuters) - Sun, 03/29/2020 - 22:38
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday ordered the cessation of movement in Lagos and the capital Abuja for 14 days in an attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
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Coronavirus deaths fall again in Italy but lockdown extension looms

Health News (Reuters) - Sun, 03/29/2020 - 21:46
The number of deaths from coronavirus in Italy fell for the second consecutive day on Sunday but the country still looked almost certain to see an extension of stringent containment measures.
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Britons warned some coronavirus lockdown measures could last months

Health News (Reuters) - Sun, 03/29/2020 - 20:29
Some lockdown measures to combat coronavirus in Britain could last months and only be gradually lifted, a senior medical official said on Sunday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned the situation will get worse before it gets better.
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German health institute warns pandemic could overstretch system: paper

Health News (Reuters) - Sun, 03/29/2020 - 20:10
Germany's health system could face strains similar to those in Italy if the coronavirus outbreak in the country worsens, the head of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the federal agency responsible for disease control, told a newspaper.
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France moves patients from swamped hospitals as death toll climbs

Health News (Reuters) - Sun, 03/29/2020 - 20:03
France used two high-speed trains and a German military plane to move more than three dozen critically ill coronavirus patients on Sunday to ease the pressure on overwhelmed hospitals in eastern France.
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Italy coronavirus deaths rise by 756, lifting total death toll to 10,779

Health News (Reuters) - Sun, 03/29/2020 - 19:50
The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy climbed by 756 to 10,779, the Civil Protection Agency said on Sunday, the second successive fall in the daily rate.
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More coronavirus cases in Libya as fighting rages

Health News (Reuters) - Sun, 03/29/2020 - 19:43
Artillery blasts shook Libya's capital Tripoli on Sunday as fighting raged even as the nation confirmed five more cases of the coronavirus for a total of eight.
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Nigeria tightens offshore oil rules after vessel workers get coronavirus

Health News (Reuters) - Sun, 03/29/2020 - 19:31
Nigeria's petroleum regulator has ordered oil and gas companies to reduce their offshore workforce and move to 28-day staff rotations as part of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus, according to a circular seen by Reuters.
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With PM Johnson ill, coronavirus strikes at heart of British politics

Health News (Reuters) - Sun, 03/29/2020 - 19:10
Hours after Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed on Friday he had the coronavirus, his health minister said he did too, and England's chief medical officer announced he also had symptoms.
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Trump drops idea of New York lockdown as U.S. death count crosses 2,000

Health News (Reuters) - Sun, 03/29/2020 - 18:54
President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he would issue a travel warning for the hard-hit New York area to limit the spread of the coronavirus, backing off from an earlier suggestion that he might try to cut off the region entirely.
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CDC warns residents of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut against non-essential travel

Health News (Reuters) - Sun, 03/29/2020 - 18:54
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday warned residents of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut against non-essential domestic travel for 14 days.
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All parts of UK now on emergency footing to fight coronavirus - minister

Health News (Reuters) - Sun, 03/29/2020 - 18:09
All parts of Britain are on an emergency footing the likes of which have not been seen since World War Two in the fight against coronavirus, with strategic coordination centers being set up across the country, housing minister Robert Jenrick said.
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UK lockdown must be lifted gradually, could last six months - medical official

Health News (Reuters) - Sun, 03/29/2020 - 18:05
Britons may be subject to some form of lockdown measures for six months or longer, England's Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jenny Harries said on Sunday, warning the country faces a second wave of coronavirus if they are lifted too quickly.
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