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In Singapore, migrant coronavirus cases highlight containment weak link

Singapore has managed to mitigate the spread of the deadly disease among citizens by rigorous contact tracing and also surveillance, earning praise from the WHO

Apr 15, 2020

By Reuters

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Shocking diplomatic cables reveal safety compromise in Wuhan lab; US intelligence probing Coronavirus source

US intelligence agencies launched an investigation to find out whether the coronavirus may have leaked from Wuhan laboratory

Apr 15, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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China claims Coronavirus outbreak will not impact construction of nuclear power plant

The deadly novel virus outbreak has created a majors stir around the world claiming the lives of over 120,000 globally

Apr 15, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

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Philippines confirms 14 new Coronavirus deaths and 230 fresh infections

The deadly virus outbreak has created havoc in the world and has currently spread to over 170 countries

Apr 15, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

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Worried about touching elevator buttons amid Coronavirus? Here's how China uses zero-contact tech

A Chinese-based company has come up with an interesting concept ensuring zero contact with the elevator buttons amid the Coronavirus outbreak

Apr 15, 2020

By Anu James

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Japan's Shinzo Abe pressurized to give more cash as Coronavirus hits economy

The coronavirus outbreak has created a major stir around the world in recent times claiming the lives over 120,000 people globally

Apr 15, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

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Former US Labor Secretary shares video, storms social media explaining how Trump ignored Coronavirus threat

former US Secretary of Labor, Robert Reich, 73, posted a video claiming that public health was never Trump's priority

Apr 15, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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Japan health ministry projects 400,000 deaths without virus containment measures: media

A ministry team studying clusters of the disease estimated that serious cases needing ventilator intervention could reach 850,000

Apr 15, 2020

By Reuters

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Video shows hospitals overflowing with coronavirus patients in Heilongjiang, China's new epicentre

A video clip showing thousands of people lining up outside a hospital in the city of Harbin in China's Heilongjiang province has started circulating on social media.

Apr 15, 2020

By Manthan C.

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China reports fewer coronavirus cases but infections from Russia a worry

Heilongjiang has become a front line in China's fight to keep out imported cases as infected Chinese nationals return overland from Russia

Apr 15, 2020

By Reuters

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New coronavirus strain found in India could dash vaccine hopes

India's National Institute of Virology found the mutation in January in student who returned from Wuhan

Apr 15, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

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Coronavirus Timeline (March): COVID-19 cases cross 826,000 worldwide

Update as of 31 March 2020: Number of people affected rises to 826,222 worldwide, with 40,708 deaths and 174,115 recovered so far, as per the latest GISAID update

Apr 15, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

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World's biggest cargo aircraft delivers medical supplies from China to Poland

While some countries are praising China for shipment of protective equipment, others are claiming that it is part of its "mask diplomacy" to improve its image.

Apr 14, 2020

By Bharat Sharma

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