Archive: 13/03/2020

Spain looks at Italy for clues to deal with new coronavirus

Over 60,000 people have been confined to four towns in Spain's first mandatory lockdown as infections for the new coronavirus increase sharply, putting a strain on health services and pressure on the government for more action.

Mar 13, 2020

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Italy's coronavirus ground zero sets virtuous example

For three weeks, children's play has not echoed in the main piazza of the town of Codogno, overlooked by a statue of the town's patron St. Blaise, a 4th-Century physician. But over that period, too, the silence has been pierced ...

Mar 13, 2020

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EU seeks unified action against virus as case count mounts

European Union interior ministers on Friday were trying to coordinate their response to the novel coronavirus as cases spread throughout the 27-nation bloc and countries took individual measures to slow the disease down.

Mar 13, 2020

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Luxembourg closes schools and isolates the elderly

Luxembourg has joined its European neighbours in closing schools and limiting visits to the elderly in hospitals and nursing homes, hoping to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Mar 13, 2020

Several US states close schools to halt coronavirus

At least six US states have ordered schools to close in an attempt to curb the spread of the new coronavirus which has infected more than 1,660 people across the country.

Mar 13, 2020

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China reports fewest new virus cases on record

China reported just eight cases of the coronavirus on Friday, with no new domestic infections outside the epicentre of Hubei province.

Mar 13, 2020

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China, US spar over origin of coronavirus

A Chinese government campaign to cast doubt on the origin of the coronavirus pandemic is fuelling a row with the United States, with a Beijing official promoting conspiracy theories and Washington calling it the "Wuhan virus".

Mar 13, 2020

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S. Korean nurses' bandages become badges of honour

Across their foreheads, cheeks and noses, the nurses on the front line of South Korea's struggle against the coronavirus outbreak wear bandages that have become badges of honour.

Mar 13, 2020

Australia tells citizens to reconsider all foreign travel

Australia on Friday warned citizens the coronavirus pandemic is now so widespread that they should reconsider all foreign travel, as the government stepped up measures to slow the spread of the disease.

Mar 13, 2020

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Kenya confirms first case of coronavirus in East Africa

Kenya announced Friday the first confirmed case of coronavirus in East Africa, as the region so far unscathed by the global pandemic scaled up emergency measures to contain its spread.

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Archive: 13/03/2020

Spain looks at Italy for clues to deal with new coronavirus

Italy's coronavirus ground zero sets virtuous example

EU seeks unified action against virus as case count mounts

Luxembourg closes schools and isolates the elderly

Several US states close schools to halt coronavirus

China reports fewest new virus cases on record

China, US spar over origin of coronavirus

S. Korean nurses' bandages become badges of honour

Australia tells citizens to reconsider all foreign travel

Kenya confirms first case of coronavirus in East Africa

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