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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo gives a status update on coronavirus in his state. New York has the highest number of people who have tested positive to the virus in the US. Net photo
Experts on why younger adults comprise big portion of U.S. COVID-19 cases
Aerial photo taken on March 24, 2020 shows vehicles back to Wuhan wait to pass through a highway toll station in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province.
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Wuhan to lift outbound travel restrictions on April 8
Kenya Airport Authority workers look on as a consignment of medical equipment donation for COVID-19 that was donated by Jack Ma and Alibaba Foundations to Kenya is offloaded from an Ethiopian Airline Plane at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, on March 24, 2020.
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COVID-19: Kenya receives medical supplies from Jack Ma
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Africa
SA declares 21-day lockdown to combat COVID-19
A woman wearing a face mask is seen in a street of Cairo, Egypt, on March 22, 2020. Egypt confirmed on Sunday 33 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total cases in the country to 327, the Egyptian Health Ministry said in a statement.
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Egypt's COVID-19 cases rise to 327 with 33 new infections
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Chinese enterprises contribute materials, funds to Rwanda in fight against COVID-19
Chinese medical team members step off the plane upon arrival in Belgrade, Serbia, March 21, 2020.
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China is Serbia's most valuable resource in fighting COVID-19: PM
Kinshasa.
Africa
DRC unveils prevention measures to fight COVID-19
Medics supporting virus-hit Hubei Province take buses after arriving at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport in southwest China's Chongqing, March 18, 2020. Medical assistance teams started leaving Hubei Province as the epidemic outbreak in the hard-hit province has been subdued.
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Wuhan reports zero increase in COVID-19 infections
Medics from southwest China's Guizhou Province enter Wuhan Railway Station as staff and railway police salute to them in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March 17, 2020. Some medical assistance teams started leaving Hubei Province on Tuesday as the epidemic outbreak in the hard-hit province has been subdued.
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Medical teams leave Wuhan as coronavirus wanes in China
A researcher shows the experiment to develop an mRNA vaccine targeting the novel coronavirus in east China's Shanghai, Jan. 29, 2020.
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China's COVID-19 vaccines expected to enter clinical trials soon: officials
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Favipiravir shows good clinical efficacy in treating COVID-19: Chinese official
Sudanese people are seen wearing face masks in Khartoum, Sudan, on March 14, 2020. Sudan's Health Ministry on Friday announced the death of a Sudanese citizen infected with COVID-19.
Africa
Sudan closes schools for one month to prevent coronavirus spread
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a news conference at the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, on March 13, 2020.
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U.S. President Trump tests negative for coronavirus
Johannesburg.
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Africa strives to stay ahead of curve in COVID-19 battle
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DR Congo reports second case of coronavirus in Kinshasa
Members of a Chinese aid team arrive at Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy, on Match 12, 2020. A charter flight carrying a nine-member Chinese aid team, along with tonnes of medical supplies, arrived at Fiumicino Airport on Thursday night, in part of China's efforts to help Italy contain the novel coronavirus outbreak.
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China's expert team, medical supplies fly into Rome
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Ghana allocates $100m to fight against coronavirus

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