Mon 09 March 2020: A viral message supposedly from Unicef – the United Nations Children’s Fund carries several claims about the new coronavirus, now known as Covid-19. These range from the “large” size of the virus to how long it can survive on surfaces, and what to do to prevent it. The message, which appears to be a Whatsapp […]
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Sun 08 March 2020: Death toll from novel coronavirus over 3,800 globally, according to website which compiles new case numbers of COVID-19 The novel coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19, infected more than 110,000 people across the world, according to a data-collecting website “Worldometer”. The death toll has risen to 3,831 across the world, including 3,120 […]
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Mon 09 March 2020: A man suspected of having coronavirus in Iran’s northern city of Rasht in Gilan province collapsed on the ground outside of a hospital that denied him entry due to a shortage of space, according to a video circulating on social media. Gilan has become one of the epicenters of the coronavirus […]
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Mon 09 March 2020: Drinking alcohol or bleach, shaving beards, and taking vitamin supplements are some things people have tried to protect themselves from coronavirus as misinformation becomes one of the biggest issues faced by countries as they assess pandemic preparedness in the digital age. So far, COVID-19, or coronavirus, has made over 106,000 ill […]
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Mon 09 March 2020: The Chief of Staff of the Italian Army Salvatore Farina has tested positive for the coronavirus and has self-quarantined, according to Italian media outlets. General Farina will remain in isolation in his home and will be replaced by General Federico Bonato, the reports said. Italy reported 366 fatalities and 7,375 infections. Millions […]
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Mon 09 March 2020: (AFP) Equity markets collapsed Monday as the rapidly spreading coronavirus fans fears for the global economy, while a crash in oil prices added to the panic with energy firms taking a hammering and wiping hundreds of billions off valuations. As the deadly disease claims more lives around the world, dealers are […]
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Mon 09 March 2020: Qatar bans the entry of people arriving from 14 countries, including Iran, Lebanon, and Iraq, due to concerns over the novel coronavirus, according to a government statement. The ban includes China, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria and Thailand. Qatar Airways had previously […]
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Sun 08 March 2020: (REUTERS) Moscow city authorities threatened prison terms of up to five years on Sunday for people failing to self-isolate in their homes for two weeks after visiting countries hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak. The city government had announced a “high alert regime” and imposed extra measures on Thursday to prevent […]
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Sun 08 March 2020: Why a shock US central bank rate cut may not be enough to save the global economy from the coronavirus outbreak. The world’s factory has been shuttered, supply chains have been broken, flights have been grounded and tourism decimated. That’s the real-world consequence of the coronavirus and the epidemic has yet […]
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Sun 08 March 2020: Taipei, Taiwan – With some 850,000 Taiwanese living and working in China, Taiwan could have been one of the hardest hit when the coronavirus outbreak emerged in late December in Wuhan, a central Chinese city of 11 million people and the epicentre of the outbreak. The timing would prove devastating for China and the rest of the world, […]
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