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Cuban doctors head to Italy to fight coronavirus

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Cuba is sending its medics to Lombardy after nearly 800 Italians died from the virus on Saturday.
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COVID-19: Australia implements nationwide lockdown

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The shutdown of public places comes as multiple states have shut their borders and nonessential businesses across the nation are closing.
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COVID-19: WHO warns Africa to prepare for worst

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More than 1,000 people have been diagnosed with the virus in 42 countries across the continent.
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India at 'critical stage' in coronavirus outbreak

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With the number of cases rising every day, healthcare officials say the country is now at a critical stage.
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Iraq: Pilgrimage continues despite coronavirus pandemic

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To prevent further spread of the virus, the government imposed a weeklong curfew in Baghdad and other cities and cancelled all domestic flights.
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COVID-19 crisis: Asian countries boost restrictions

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While new infections are decreasing in some Asian countries, there is no sign of a slowdown in most of the region.
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Japan mulls delaying hosting of Olympic Games

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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe now says the postponement of the Olympic Games must be considered in the bid to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
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US businesses seek federal aid amid coronavirus lockdown

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Federal Reserve planning what it calls 'aggressive measures' aimed at helping small and medium-sized businesses that have been hit the hardest.
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Germany bans public gatherings as infections slow down

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Head of its the country's institute for disease control is attributing the reduction in coronavirus cases to social distancing measures in force.
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France enters second week of lockdown as COVID-19 deaths rise

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Government is urging people to be more disciplined and stay indoors to stop the spread - 100,000 police officers have been deployed to enforce the restrictions.
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US school teachers turn to digital world as COVID-19 bites

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Some in New York are trying to teach online as 80 percent of school-age children worldwide are out of class due to coronavirus, according to UN.
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Sudan orders closure of all borders over COVID-19

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One person has died and two cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed as government struggles to control its borders.
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COVID-19: Hong Kong cracks down as China lifts restrictions

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With local infections at zero, restrictions are being lifted in the epicentre of the outbreak, China's Hubei province, but Hong Kong is introducing further curbs.
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Chile to postpone constitution referendum over COVID-19

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Political parties have agreed to postpone a referendum on whether to overhaul the constitution.
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Millions of jobs at risk in Mexico over coronavirus

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Up to 50 million jobs in the global travel and tourism sector are at risk because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Lebanon state of emergency over coronavirus

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Doctors there say they are not ready to handle a health crisis as the country also faces a severe economic crises.
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How countries across Europe are dealing with coronavirus

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EU considers banning all but essential foreign travel to the bloc for thirty days as it battles growing pandemic.
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Kenya blocks entry for non-residents in virus response

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Africa now has about 30 countries reporting coronavirus cases compared with just nine infections a week ago.
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Europe makes significant changes in coronavirus fight

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France has entered nationwide lockdown - with thousands of police on the streets to fine people if they cannot prove they are buying food or going to work.
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Argentina boosts measures against coronavirus

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Argentina has made quarantine mandatory for 14 days in a bid to contain the country's outbreak.
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Coronavirus achieves the impossible as Belgium forms government amid health crisis

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A special government for a special situation. Belgium has finally found a new government with one and unique specific task: to deal with coronavirus. The new emergency government will be led by Sophie Wilmés - who took over as caretaker...
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Spring break partiers cavalier about COVID-19

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Young people are still converging on Florida's beaches for spring break, even as the number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. approaches 9,000. Florida's governor has so far rebuffed calls to close down the state's beaches, but some local...
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More young people starting to test positive for the coronavirus

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While seniors have been widely reported as the age group most vulnerable to the coronavirus, there have been a rising number of people under 65 falling ill.
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Philippines in lockdown as health workers struggle

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Government imposes some of the strictest restrictions in Southeast Asia, with more than half the country's population ordered to stay home..