TOKYO – Japan has expanded its Covid-19 state of emergency to seven more prefectures, covering the major cities of Osaka, Nagoya, Kobe and Fukuoka, in…
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China reports drop in new Covid-19 cases as Hebei steps up curbs
SHANGHAI (REUTERS) – China saw a drop in the number of new Covid-19 cases reported on Jan 11 amid a flurry of new measures in…
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Covid-19 fight in China's Hebei enters 'wartime mode' as province sees first local cases in six months
BEIJING (REUTERS) – The fight to contain the coronavirus in northern China’s Hebei has entered “wartime mode”, official media reported on Tuesday (Jan 5), after…
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China plans set up of new disease control agency in Covid-19 aftermath
BEIJING (REUTERS) – China is considering setting up a new disease control agency as part of its public health reforms following the deadly Covid-19 pandemic,…
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China reports 15 new Covid-19 cases, up from 12 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (REUTERS) – Mainland China reported 15 new Covid-19 cases on Dec 10, up from 12 cases a day earlier, the country’s national health authority…
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China tightens disinfection rules for imported frozen food
BEIJING • China is doubling down on efforts to stem the transmission of the coronavirus through imported cold products, requiring thorough disinfection of such shipments…
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Italy has 48 hours to approve new Covid-19 restrictions: Health minister
ROME (REUTERS) – Italy’s health minister said on Sunday (Nov 1) that new data on the coronavirus was “terrifying” and the country had two days…
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India's health 'time bomb' keeps ticking, and it's not Covid-19
NEW DELHI (BLOOMBERG) – As India’s surging coronavirus caseload becomes an increasing worry for the world, another health disaster is silently unfolding. The world’s strictest…
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Fed's Kashkari says he supported rate cut as 'insurance' in face of uncertainty
(Reuters) – Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said on Thursday that he supported the U.S. central bank’s emergency interest rate cut this week, and…
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Coronavirus: Deaths in Italy jump to 148, cases climb to 3,858
ROME (REUTERS) – The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has risen by 41 over the past 24 hours to 148, the…
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Coronavirus: Schools, universities to stay shut as northern Italy battles bug
ROME (REUTERS) – Schools and universities will stay closed for a second consecutive week in three northern Italian regions in an effort to contain Europe’s…
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Discharged coronavirus patients here no longer have viable virus and will not spread disease: NCID
SINGAPORE – The 62 Covid-19 patients who have been discharged here no longer have the virus in them and cannot pass the infection on to…
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Another death reported from coronavirus in Hokkaido, Japan
TOKYO (REUTERS) – A man in his 80s in Japan’s northernmost major island of Hokkaido has died after contracting the new coronavirus, commercial broadcaster TBS…
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Coronavirus: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe calls for 'basic policy' to fight spread of disease
TOKYO – With the third death linked to the Diamond Princess cruise ship on Sunday (Feb 23) and the number of coronavirus cases continuing to…
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