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Ukraine to close borders, stop flights over coronavirus

Ukraine said Friday it would close its borders to foreigners for at least two weeks and stop all flights to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, as it reported its first COVID-19 fatality.

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Cook Islands records first COVID death

The tiny South Pacific nation of the Cook Islands reported its first coronavirus-related death Sunday, more than two years after the pandemic erupted.

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Belgium to reopen shops from December 1

Belgium will allow shops to reopen from December 1, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said Friday, but the country's semi-lockdown will remain in place to bring down coronavirus infections.

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New study offers insight on pandemic flu

(Medical Xpress)—Pandemic flu continues to threaten public health, especially in the wake of the recent emergence of an H7N9 low pathogenic avian influenza strain in humans. A recent study published in PLoS ONE, a peer-reviewed ...

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France unveils plan to reopen non-Schengen borders

France will gradually reopen its borders to countries outside the Schengen zone from July 1, the interior and foreign ministers said in a joint statement on Friday.

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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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Guinea-Bissau reports suspected Ebola case

A man who entered Guinea-Bissau from neighbouring Guinea the day after the border reopened is being treated for suspected Ebola, a medical official said on Friday.

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Spain to require negative PCR at French land border

Anyone crossing the land border from France into Spain will have to present a negative PCR taken in the last 72 hours, the Spanish government's official bulletin said on Saturday.

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