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India decides to extend nationwide coronavirus lockdown
NEW DELHI : Shortages of protective health gear in India are forcing some doctors to use raincoats and motorbike helmets while fighting the coronavirus, exposing the weak state of the public health system ahead of an anticipated surge in COVID-19
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COVID-19: No new red zone
KUALA LUMPUR: Twenty districts are still categorised as red zone COVID-19 areas as at noon yesterday, with Lembah Pantai recording the highest number of positive cases, according to the Health Ministry’s (MOH) Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC). Based on
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In grim milestone, United States logs world’s highest coronavirus death toll
NEW YORK: The United States surpassed Italy on Saturday as the country with the highest reported coronavirus death toll, recording more than 20,000 deaths since the outbreak began, according to a Reuters tally. The grim milestone was reached as President
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Hisham: COVID-19 cases reach 4,530, death 73
PUCHONG: Health Ministry director general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 184 new confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported today, bringing the toll to 4,530. Hisham said 72 of the coronavirus patients are now receiving treatment at intensive care unit (ICU).
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China factory gate deflation deepens in March as coronavirus jolts economy
BEIJING: China’s factory gate deflation deepened in March, official data showed on Friday, with prices falling the most in five months, underlining broad economic damage wrought by the coronavirus outbreak. China’s producer price index (PPI) fell 1.5% from a year
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Tokyo, Japan central government reach agreement over coronavirus shutdowns
TOKYO: Tokyo and Japan’s central government have resolved a high-profile feud over what businesses should shut down during a month-long emergency to fight the new coronavirus, the city’s governor said, clearing the way for an announcement on Friday. The rift
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India and Pakistan locked in border fighting amid coronavirus crisis
NEW DELHI- Shortages of protective health gear in India are forcing some doctors to use raincoats and motorbike helmets while fighting the coronavirus, exposing the weak state of the public health system ahead of an anticipated surge in COVID-19 cases.
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‘You can’t relax’: Vigilance urged as New York sees signs of coronavirus progress
NEW YORK : Americans must resist the impulse to ease social-separation measures at the first glimpse of progress now being seen in the coronavirus battle, state government and public health leaders warned on Thursday, as the U.S. death toll surpassed
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Country folk singer John Prine dies at 73 of coronavirus complications
LOS ANGELES: Grammy-winning singer John Prine, who wrote his early songs in his head while delivering mail and later emerged from Chicago’s folk revival scene in the 1970s to become one of the most influential songwriters of his generation, died on
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Trump: WHO is China-centric, ‘really blew it’ on coronavirus
WASHINGTON : U.S. President Donald Trump sharply criticized the World Health Organization on Tuesday, accusing it of being too focused on China and issuing bad advice during the new coronavirus outbreak and saying he would put a hold on U.S.
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