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China to lift lockdown in most of virus-hit Hubei province

Mar 24, 2020

BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese authorities said Tuesday they will end a two-month lockdown of most of coronavirus-hit Hubei province at midnight, as domestic cases of the virus continue to subside. People ...
Loss of smell, taste, might signal pandemic virus infection

Mar 24, 2020

NEW YORK -- A loss of smell or taste might be an early sign of infection with the pandemic virus, say medical experts who cite reports from several countries. It might even serve as a useful screeni...
Trump calls to protect Asian Americans after virus uproar

Mar 24, 2020

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump called Monday for protection of Asian Americans after charges that his use of the term "Chinese virus" had aggravated a backlash. "It is very important ...
'Joy of spring': Japan fetes cherry blossoms despite virus

Mar 23, 2020

Good to be outside In South Korea, which has recorded nearly 9,000 infections and more than 100 deaths from the virus, officials responsible for the country's biggest blossom event said Monday they ...
Spain reports virus deaths up 30 percent in one day

Mar 22, 2020

Spain on Sunday announced 394 new deaths caused by the novel coronavirus, raising to 1,720 the official death toll in Europe's worst-hit country after Italy, a 30 percent increase over the previous d...
Iran leader refuses US help, citing virus conspiracy theory

Mar 22, 2020

Iran's supreme leader refused US assistance Sunday to fight the new coronavirus, citing an unfounded conspiracy theory that the virus could be man-made by America. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's comments ...
Italy's virus toll tops 4,000 after new one-day record

Mar 21, 2020

ROME(AFP) -- Italy reported a record 627 new coronavirus deaths Friday and saw its world-topping toll surpass 4,000, despite government efforts to stem the pandemic's spread. The Mediterranean count...
WHO warns young people: ‘You’re not invincible’

Mar 21, 2020

GENEVA(AP) -- The head of the World Health Organization has sent a message to young people about the new coronavirus: "You're not invincible." WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he...
Italy overtakes China with most virus deaths, Trump slams Beijing

Mar 20, 2020

PARIS (AFP) -- Italy surpassed China on Thursday as the country with the most deaths from coronavirus as the UN chief warned "millions" could die if it spreads unchecked around the globe. President ...
Wuhan offers hope on virus front; Italy nears stark toll

Mar 19, 2020

BEIJING (AP) -- Thursday was a day of contrasts on the front lines of the battle against the new coronavirus. In a sign of hope, the Chinese city of Wuhan reported no new homegrown infections, but in...
EU's Brexit negotiator Barnier says he has COVID-19

Mar 19, 2020

BRUSSELS (AFP) -- The EU‘s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has the coronavirus, he announced on Thursday. “I tested positive yesterday for Covid-19. I’m as well as I can be, strictly confi...
EU to ban most foreign travelers for 30 days to curb virus

Mar 18, 2020

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders agreed Tuesday to immediately impose travel restrictions on most foreigners entering Europe for at least 30 days to limit the spread of the new coronavirus, and...
Coronavirus: latest global developments

Mar 17, 2020

PARIS (AFP) -- Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: Border closures, checks French President Emmanuel Macron says the 27-nation European Union is to close all its external bo...
Tom Hanks released from hospital after virus quarantine

Mar 17, 2020

GOLD COAST (AFP) -- Tom Hanks has been released from the Australian hospital where he was in isolation since testing positive for the coronavirus last week, but his wife Rita Wilson remains hospitali...
Markets plunge as intervention fails to staunch virus panic

Mar 17, 2020

NEW YORK (AFP) -- Stock markets and oil prices went into freefall Monday as interest rate cuts and fresh stimulus measures by central banks failed to dampen fears amid the global coronavirus pandemic...