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India locks down over 100 million people amid coronavirus fears
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Coronavirus: South Korea reports lowest number of new cases in four weeks
South Korea has reported the lowest number of new coronavirus cases since infection rates peaked four weeks ago, fuelling hope Asia's worst outbreak outside China may be abating.
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‘Stay indoors & healthy’: India starts 14-hour ‘self-curfew’ to curb coronavirus spread
As a part of a trial-run to test social isolation to prevent the spread of coronavirus, India has launched a non-mandatory but strongly-advised ‘self-curfew’ that is supposed to last for 14 hours.
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Coronavirus: New Zealand PM says all arrivals must self-isolate
New Zealand's PM has said nearly everyone entering the country from midnight on Sunday must self-isolate to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
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China tracks down first virus case
Chinese officials have tracked down the first case of someone being infected with coronavirus months before it spread across the world.
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All temporary hospitals in coronavirus epicenter Wuhan now shut down – Chinese state media
China has closed all of the temporary hospitals built in Wuhan – the epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic – to house patients who caught the deadly virus, state media has reported.
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China's coronavirus death toll surpasses 3000
China on Thursday reported 31 more deaths from the new coronavirus epidemic, taking the country's overall toll past 3,000, with the number of new infections slightly increasing.
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How Chinese President Xi Jinping failed to manage the coronavirus outbreak
China’s reckless and deliberate downplaying of the coronavirus risks in order to save face has had disastrous consequences for the world.
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Coronavirus: South Korea reports more than 800 new cases
US says three new cases are unrelated to travel, while UK authorities are racing to understand how Essex man became infected
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Xi Jinping’s strongman image ‘tarnished’ in the wake of coronavirus outbreak
Chinese president Xi Jinping’s reputation has been tarnished over the coronavirus outbreak. It could seriously impact his visions for the world.
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China's coronavirus outbreak leaves foreign nationals in limbo
Travel restrictions leave many stranded, while those with flights booked await refunds
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Coronavirus: Passengers leave Diamond Princess amid criticism of Japan
Hundreds of passengers who tested negative for the new coronavirus have begun leaving a quarantined cruise ship in Japan amid heavy criticism over the country's handling of the outbreak.
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‘CHERNOBYL MOMENT’: China boosts military aid as Xi faces reckoning
China has sent 2600 military staff to Wuhan as it battles a ‘Chernobyl moment’ over the virus spread. Meanwhile an expert warns up to 60 per cent of the world’s population could be at risk.
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Why so many of the world’s oldest companies are in Japan
The country has 33,000 business at least a century old. How have so many survived – and what does it mean for Japan’s future?
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Plane carrying Canadians who left China amid coronavirus outbreak lands at CFB Trenton
Passengers will now enter a 14-day quarantine period
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Coronavirus doctor drops dead at 27
A young Chinese doctor has died of a heart attack after working for 10 days straight on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Hong Kong to quarantine people from mainland China amid coronavirus outbreak
2 cruise ships under quarantine — 1 in Hong Kong, 1 off Japan's coast
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Doctor warned of virus — then disappeared
A Chinese doctor sent a text warning about the threat of coronavirus when there were just seven infections. Then he disappeared.
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A man in the Philippines has become the first person to die of the Wuhan coronavirus outside of China
A man in the Philippines has died of the Wuhan coronavirus, the first confirmed fatality outside of China.
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DYING IN HALLWAYS: Heartbreaking scenes in Chinese hospitals
Heartbreaking video from the epicentre of China’s coronavirus outbreak shows people lying on makeshift beds in hallways as hospitals strain under the weight of the crisis.
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