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China Flies Citizens Home to Virus-Hit Wuhan
BEIJING – China has flown two planeloads of its citizens back home to Hubei, the locked-down province at the center…
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US Confirms Its 8th Case of New Coronavirus; Pentagon to Provide Quarantine Housing
Brad Brooks, Reuters WASHINGTON – US health officials on Saturday confirmed an eighth case of the fast-spreading new coronavirus in…
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CebuPac Tracks Fellow Passengers of nCov-Positive Individuals
By Ma. Cristina Arayata MANILA — As the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the second case of novel coronavirus (2019 nCov)…
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China Virus Death Toll Surges Past 300
Agence France-Presse BEIJING (UPDATE) – The death toll from China’s coronavirus epidemic soared to 304 on Sunday, as an increasing…
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Stiff Measures in Kuwait to Block Coronavirus
China not happy with the decision KUWAIT CITY, Feb 2, (Agencies): In the context of strict measures taken by the…
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Mystery China Virus Patients Could Have Infected Family Members, Say Officials
BEIJING, China – A new virus from the same family as the deadly SARS pathogen could have been spread between…
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9 Countries Now Require Polio Vaccination Certificates Upon Arrival
Nine countries now require vaccination certificates from travelers arriving from the Philippines and other countries affected by polio. Filipinos are…
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DRCongo Ebola Death Toll Climbs to 2,150: African Union
ANKARA — The death toll from the ongoing Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has risen to…
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Security Council Gravely Concerned by Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo, Demands Immediate End to Violence Hampering Response
WHO/Lindsay Mackenzie The UN Security Council on Friday expressed grave concern about the current Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
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Five Measles Cases Reported at Foreign Worker Dormitories, But No Evidence of Outbreak: MOH
Rei Kurohi SINGAPORE – Five Bangladeshi workers staying at two different dormitories tested positive for measles this month, The Straits…
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