Coronavirus Updates
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Australia: Country declare state of disaster as govt impose fresh covid-19 lockdown
The Australian state of Victoria has declared a state of disaster and imposed new lockdown measures after a surge in coronavirus infections. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said the restrictions wou…
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Kuwait: Govt ban flights to 31 ‘high risk’ countries amid pandemic
Kuwait has banned until further notice commercial flights to 31 countries it regards as high risk due to the spread of the coronavirus, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said on Saturday. The…
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An unnamed player tests positive for coronavirus at WTA Tour
An unnamed player has tested positive for coronavirus shortly before the resumption of the WTA Tour at the Palermo Open in Italy. The player, who has no symptoms, has withdrawn from the tournament. T…
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U.S. to be supplied with 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine
Two major drug companies will supply the U.S. government with 100 million doses of an experimental coronavirus vaccine, the Trump administration said on Friday, as the nation’s top health agency pred…
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Russia prepares to launch mass vaccination against coronavirus by October
Russia’s health minister is preparing a mass vaccination campaign against the novel coronavirus for October, local news agencies reported on Saturday, after a vaccine completed clinical trials. Healt…
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South Korea: Authorities arrest sect leader over covid-19 outbreak
South Korean authorities arrested the founder of a secretive Christian sect at the centre of the country’s largest outbreak of COVID-19 infections on Saturday for allegedly hiding crucial information…
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Philippines: Health workers urge govt to reimpose lockdown as country loses fight against pandemic
More than a million Philippine doctors and nurses, saying the country was losing the fight against COVID-19, urged President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday to reimpose strict lockdown in and around Mani…
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Mexico sets to overthrow UK with third-highest covid-19 cases
Mexico is poised to overtake Britain as the country with the third-highest coronavirus death toll as the pandemic reaches new milestones in Latin America and threatens to disrupt efforts to reopen th…
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U.S: Pregnant women to be excluded from coronavirus vaccine test
The first two COVID-19 vaccines to enter large-scale U.S. trials will not be tested in pregnant women this year, raising questions about how this vulnerable population will be protected from the coro…
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Argentina: Govt extends covid-19 lockdown until August
Argentina will extend a mandatory lockdown in and around Buenos Aires until August 16 due to coronavirus, President Alberto Fernandez announced on Friday. The lockdown, which has been the strictest i…