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Japanese region seeks new virus emergency as Olympics near

Japan's third most populated region on Tuesday asked the central government to impose a state of emergency over the coronavirus as infections rise just three months before the country hosts the Olympics.

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Pandemic to be 'far more deadly' this year, WHO warns

World health experts issued a grim warning Friday that the second year of COVID-19 was set to be "far more deadly", as Japan extended a state of emergency amid growing calls for the Olympics to be scrapped.

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Czechs extend emergency virus measures until Nov 20

The Czech government said Friday it was extending until November 20 a state of emergency in order to keep strict curbs in place to reverse resurgent novel coronavirus cases.

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Faint glimmers of hope as virus deaths slow in places

The steep rise in coronavirus deaths in New York appears to be leveling off in a possible sign that social distancing is working in the most lethal hot spot in the U.S., the governor said Monday—a trend that seems to have ...

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Portugal starts to emerge from coronavirus lockdown

Portugal will begin to ease its coronavirus lockdown on Monday, with small shops, hair salons and car dealers resuming operations as a state of emergency was lifted after more than six weeks.

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Spain moves to extend state of emergency as virus deaths soar

Spain's prime minister said Sunday he would ask parliament to extend a state of emergency until April 11 to try to curb the spread of coronavirus after the country recorded 394 new deaths from the disease.

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Spain to limit Schengen arrivals, impose quarantine

Spain is to restrict arrivals from Europe's Schengen zone and impose a mandatory 14-day quarantine period on all travellers to avoid importing new virus cases, the government said Tuesday.

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Japan extends virus emergency until end of September

Japan announced Thursday it is extending a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and 18 other areas until the end of September as health care systems remain under severe strain, although new infections have slowed slightly.

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