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World at war on virus as China offers ray of hope

The world stepped up its war on coronavirus as deaths soared again in Europe on Thursday, despite a sign of hope from China where zero new domestic cases were reported for the first time.

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Coronavirus: main measures taken in Europe

Confinements, schools, shops and borders closed, gatherings banned. Here are the main measures being taken in Europe to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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Chad to close airports over coronavirus fears

Chad, though it has yet to record a coronavirus case, announced Monday that it would close its airports to all flights for two weeks over fears of COVID-19 spreading.

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Russia to seal off borders to foreigners over virus

The Russian government said on Monday it would close all its borders to foreign citizens this week except permanent residents because of the coronavirus.

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EU proposes ban on travel into bloc to fight virus

The head of the European Commission proposed Monday that member states ban non-essential travel into the bloc—even as more EU capitals close their borders to slow the coronavirus epidemic.

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Swiss impose emergency measures to combat coronavirus

The Swiss government imposed emergency measures on Monday in a bid to stem the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, banning all gatherings, tightening borders and deploying the military.

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EU leaders set for virus talks amid border measure worries

The European Union's top official on Monday called for more coordination and insisted on the need to keep the 27-nation bloc's internal borders open as much as possible as member states implement measures to slow the spread ...

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Hungary announces coronavirus shutdown measures

Hungary became the latest European country to announce drastic restrictions on public life Monday, closing its borders and curtailing movement in a bid to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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