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Moscow deports 88 foreigners for violating coronavirus quarantine: RIA
Moscow authorities are deporting 88 foreign nationals who violated quarantine measures imposed on them as a precaution against coronavirus, the RIA news agency cited Moscow's deputy mayor as saying on Friday.
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British man infected by coronavirus on Japanese cruise ship has died
A British man who was infected by the coronavirus on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan has died, bringing the death toll among people who were aboard the vessel to six, Japan's government said on Friday.
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French fashion Agnes B cancels Paris show due to coronavirus
French fashion house Agnes B said on Friday it has canceled its March 2 Paris show due to coronavirus worries.
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Coronavirus fears lead Holy Land Catholic churches to give communion by hand only
Roman Catholic authorities in Jerusalem have instructed their priests to give communion by hand only, rather than placing the wafers on worshippers' tongues, and to empty holy water fonts - as precautions against the spread of the coronavirus.
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Iran closes schools as coronavirus death toll rises to 34
Iran announced on Friday the closure of all schools for three days from Saturday because of concerns about a coronavirus outbreak that has killed 34 people in the country.
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Nigeria's first coronavirus case came on flight via Istanbul, went to Ogun state: Lagos health commission
Nigeria's first confirmed coronovirus case entered the country on a Turkish Airlines flight that traveled via Istanbul, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health told a news conference on Friday.
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South Korea coronavirus cases surge to 2,337; BTS cancels gigs
South Korea reported 571 new coronavirus cases on Friday, its biggest daily increase in infections that takes its total to 2,337, the largest outbreak outside China where the epidemic began late last year.
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British man who was on Diamond Princess ship in Japan dies: Kyodo
A British man who was aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship, docked in Yokohama, Japan, has died from coronavirus, Kyodo news reported on Friday.
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Italian with coronavirus in Nigeria was not isolated for almost 48 hours
An Italian man who has been confirmed as Nigeria's first coronavirus case after arriving from Milan was in the country for almost two full days before being isolated, travelled through Lagos and visited another state.
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Japan PM triggers uproar with call to close all schools as Hokkaido declares coronavirus emergency
Angry Japanese parents joined bewildered teachers and businesses on Friday in a rush to find new ways to live and work for a month after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's shock call for all schools to close in a bid to stop coronavirus spreading.
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Quarantine measures taken at two Abu Dhabi hotels after Italian cyclists contract coronavirus: WAM
Guests at two Abu Dhabi hotels who interacted with two Italian professional cyclists with coronavirus have been placed under quarantine in the hotels, the state news agency of the United Arab Emirates WAM reported on Friday.
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Romania says confirms two more cases of coronavirus
Romania confirmed two more cases of coronavirus on Friday, raising the total number of cases to three since Wednesday, Deputy Health Minister Nelu Tataru.
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Cyprus to temporarily shut checkpoints in coronavirus measure
Cyprus will shut four checkpoints linking the two sides of the ethnically-split island for seven days as a precaution against the spread of coronovirus, Cypriot media reported on Friday.
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All schools in Iran to close for three days over coronavirus concerns: health minister
All schools in Iran will close for three days starting from Saturday over coronavirus concerns, Iran's health minister announced on state TV.
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Geneva car show axed as Swiss ban large events to fight virus
Switzerland on Friday banned large events expected to draw more than 1,000 people as an extraordinary measure to curb the new coronavirus epidemic, forcing cancellation of the Geneva car show next week.
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Geneva car show axed; coronavirus wipes $5 trillion off world markets
The rapid spread of coronavirus raised fears of a pandemic on Friday, with countries on three continents reporting their first cases and Swiss authorities cancelling the giant Geneva car show.
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Cyprus to temporarily shut four checkpoints as coronovirus precaution - Cypriot media
Cyprus will shut four checkpoints linking the two sides of the ethnically-split island for seven days as a precaution against the spread of coronovirus, Cypriot media reported on Friday.
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Iran says 34 dead, 388 infected with coronavirus
Thirty four people have died from coronavirus in Iran and 388 are infected by the virus, health ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur announced on state television on Friday.
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Kenya's high court orders suspension of flights from China over coronavirus
Kenya's High Court on Friday ordered flights from China to be temporarily suspended over the coronavirus outbreak, following a petition by the Law Society of Kenya.
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More guests leave Canary Islands hotel locked down over coronavirus
Three small groups of guests left a Tenerife hotel in minibuses on Friday on its fourth day of quarantine over the coronavirus and at least two people could be seen leaving in an ambulance, but around 700 holidaymakers remained in the compound.
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