COVID-19
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Health
How does coronavirus kill?
Editor’s note(Allen Cheng): We have updated this story, originally published on February 4, to reflect the rapidly developing coronavirus and…
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Politics
Trump calls Coronavirus “A Chinese Virus”
President Donald Trump drew backlash Monday night after posting a tweet using the phrase “Chinese Virus.” After giving an address…
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Health
Five things you should know now about the COVID-19 pandemic
On March 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) upgraded the status of the COVID-19 outbreak from epidemic to pandemic. Here…
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Health
China shows COVID-19 Coronavirus can be ‘stopped in its tracks’
China’s experience in containing the spread of the new coronavirus could serve as a lesson for other countries now facing the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior official with the World Health Organization (WHO)…
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Articles
Will warmer weather stop the spread of coronavirus?
As the coronavirus death toll continues to rise, some have suggested that the approaching warmer spring weather in the northern hemisphere…
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Health
Coronavirus update: new WHO fund, Guterres calls for ‘prudence, not panic’
In a video message recorded on Friday afternoon, UN chief António Guterres assured the world that the COVID-19 virus will…
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Health
Pakistan government decides to completely seal its Western Border with Afghanistan and Iran
ISLAMABAD: The National Security Committee in its meeting held here today has decided to completely seal Pakistan western border with…
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Health
Coronavirus update: WHO chief calls for private sector to step up, and, should you take that flight?
In his daily briefing to the press on Friday, World Health Organization (WHO) chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned that supplies…
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Health
Coronavirus and handwashing: research shows proper hand drying is also vital
With the number of people infected with coronavirus increasing around the world on a daily basis, the World Health Organization…
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Health
COVID-19 death toll estimated to reach 3,900 by next Friday, according to AI modelling
The coronavirus disease COVID-19 has so far caused about 3,380 deaths, infected about 98,300 people, and is significantly impacting the economy in many…
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