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Coronavirus outbreak: Italy locks down regions in north, quarantines 16mn
Mar 08, 2020 05:42Italy has placed entire areas — including the financial capital, Milan — under forced quarantine in an attempt to contain an already widespread outbreak of the new coronavirus.
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Trump to keep holding rallies as coronavirus surges nationwide
Mar 08, 2020 05:33US President Donald Trump has signaled that he does not plan to stop campaign rallies in spite of the increasing number of people diagnosed with the coronavirus.
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Not a proper time for anti-Iran sanctions: WHO tells US
Mar 08, 2020 03:34The World health Organization has sent its experts to Iran to evaluate Iran’s response to the Coronavirus and provide support where there’s a need.
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WHO says very optimistic about Iran's anti-coronavirus fight, vows full support
Mar 08, 2020 03:27The World Health Organization (WHO) says it will "provide all the support" to the Iranian government in its fight against the deadly novel coronavirus, expressing great optimism that the Islamic Republic will succeed in containing the disease.
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US' illegal sanctions 'drain' Iran's resources in anti-coronavirus fight: FM Zarif
Mar 07, 2020 16:38Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has lashed out at US President Donald Trump for tightening "illegal" sanctions against Iran, saying such a move is aimed at draining the Islamic Republic's resources required in the fight against the novel coronavirus.
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Coronavirus infects more than 100,000 worldwide, wreaking financial havoc
Mar 07, 2020 10:00The number of people infected with the new coronavirus surpassed 100,000 across the world on Friday, as the outbreak reached more countries and economic damage intensified, with business districts beginning to empty and stock markets tumbling.
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Foreign Minister Zarif urges govts, airlines to assist return of Iranians abroad
Mar 06, 2020 14:24Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called on relevant governments and airlines to help with the return of many Iranian nationals stranded abroad amid the deadly global outbreak of the novel coronavirus in line with the guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Coronavirus was produced in a laboratory: Former CIA intel officer
Mar 06, 2020 14:18A former American counter-terrorism specialist and military intelligence officer of the CIA has said that the “Coronavirus did not occur naturally through mutation but rather was produced in a laboratory, possibly as a biological warfare agent.”
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Iran steps up efforts to contain COVID-19 as 1,234 new cases confirmed
Mar 06, 2020 13:18Iran has imposed further travel restrictions for its citizens as part of efforts to contain the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, as the Health Ministry confirms over 1,200 new cases of infection in 24 hours.
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Fed survey finds coronavirus impacting parts of US economy
Mar 06, 2020 11:50The Federal Reserve’s latest nationwide survey of business conditions has found that the coronavirus outbreak has begun to impact tourism and disrupt manufacturing chains in parts of the United States.