44 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection reported on Chinese mainland
08:56, Mar 08, 2020
China's Hubei reports 41 new confirmed coronavirus cases
File photoWUHAN, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Hubei Province, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak in China, reported 41 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 27 deaths on Saturday, the provincial health commission said Sunday.All the new infections were in Wuhan, the...
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Chinese mainland reports 3 new imported COVID-19 cases
File photoBEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese mainland reported three new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Saturday outside Hubei Province, the epicenter of the outbreak, according to the National Health Commission Sunday.All of the three cases were imported...
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Beijing reports 2 imported COVID-19 cases from Italy and Spain
File photoBEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Beijing reported two new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection on Saturday, both of which were imported cases, from Italy and Spain, respectively, local health authorities said Sunday.The two confirmed cases have been transferred to designated...
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Last COVID-19 patient cured in Xinjiang
File photoURUMQI, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The last patient infected with COVID-19 in northwest Chinas Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has been cured and discharged from hospital on Sunday.This has brought the total confirmed case in the region, as well as the Xinjiang Production and Construction...
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The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated Mar 11)
Globally, as of 10 am BJT on Thursday, there have been 117,332,262 confirmed cases of coronavirus, including 2,605,356 deaths, reported the World Health Organization. Current status (data as of 10 am BJT, Mar 11): The outbreak has now claimed 536,982 lives in the US, the most of any country, with...
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The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated Mar 10)
Globally, as of 10 am BJT on Wednesday, there have been 116,874,912 confirmed cases of coronavirus, including 2,597,381 deaths, reported the World Health Organization. Current status (data as of 10 am BJT, Mar 10): The outbreak has now claimed 535,622 lives in the US, the most of any country,...
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The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated Mar 9)
Globally, as of 10 am BJT on Tuesday, there have been 116,521,281 confirmed cases of coronavirus, including 2,589,548 deaths, reported the World Health Organization. Current status (data as of 10 am BJT, Mar 9): The outbreak has now claimed 533,745 lives in the US, the most of any country, with a...
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The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated Mar 8)
Globally, as of 10 am BJT on Monday, there have been 116,135,492 confirmed cases of coronavirus, including 2,581,976 deaths, reported the World Health Organization. Current status (data as of 10 am BJT, Mar 8): The outbreak has now claimed 533,069 lives in the US, the most of any country, with a...
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Chinese mainland reports 19 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported
The Chinese mainland registered 19 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday, all of which were imported cases, the National Health Commission said on Monday. Of the imported cases, five were reported in Shanghai, four in Guangdong, two each in Henan, Sichuan and Shannxi, and one each in Shanxi,...
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Audiences hold back, even as more movie theaters open
Theaters reopening in New York City this weekend did not set the box office on fire. North American theatrical grosses stayed relatively muted, despite some major new releases like Disney's "Raya and the Last Dragon" and Lionsgate's Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley action flick "Chaos Walking,"...
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At Dubai airport, travelers' eyes become their passports
Dubai's airport, the world's busiest for international travel, can already feel surreal, with its cavernous duty-free stores, artificial palm trees, gleaming terminals, water cascades and near-Arctic levels of air conditioning. Now, the key east-west transit hub is rolling out another addition...
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From vote to virus, misinformation campaign targets Latinos
Tom Perez was a guest on a Spanish-language talk radio show in Las Vegas last year when a caller launched into baseless complaints about both parties, urging Latino listeners to not cast votes at all. Perez, then chairman of the Democratic Party, recognized many of the claims as talking points...
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The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated Mar 5)
Globally, as of 6:30 pm BJT on Friday, there have been 115,094,614 confirmed cases of coronavirus, including 2,560,995 deaths, reported the World Health Organization. Current status (data as of 6:30 pm BJT, Mar 5): The outbreak has now claimed 528,065 lives in the US, the most of any country,...
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The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated Mar 4)
Globally, as of 6:30 pm BJT on Thursday, there have been 114,428,211 confirmed cases of coronavirus, including 2,543,755 deaths, reported the World Health Organization. Current status (data as of 6:30 pm BJT, Mar 4): The outbreak has now claimed 526,381 lives in the US, the most of any country,...
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The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated Mar 2)
Globally, as of 6:30 pm BJT on Tuesday, there have been 113,820,168 confirmed cases of coronavirus, including 2,527,891 deaths, reported the World Health Organization. Current status (data as of 6:30 pm BJT, Mar 2): The outbreak has now claimed 522,368 lives in the US, the most of any country,...
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Germany limits travel from French region over virus variant
Germany announced Sunday that travelers from France’s northeastern Moselle region will face additional restrictions due to the high rate of variant coronavirus cases there. Germany’s disease control agency, the Robert Koch Institute, said it would add Moselle to the list of “variant of concern”...
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Locked-down pub becomes Ireland's first wildlife hospital
A pub that closed its doors during lockdown is now serving a menagerie of very different clientele after transforming into Ireland's first wildlife hospital. The bar of the Tara Na Ri pub in County Meath to the northwest of Dublin is now deserted, the blinds pulled down, the Guinness taps dry and...
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The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated Feb 28)
Globally, as of 6 pm BJT on Sunday, there have been 113,076,707 confirmed cases of coronavirus, including 2,512,272 deaths, reported the World Health Organization. Current status (data as of 6 pm BJT, Feb 28): The outbreak has now claimed 519,602 lives in the US, the most of any country, with a...
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