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Coronavirus update: Global cases pass 3.4mn, curve flattening in some countries
May 03, 2020 06:26Worldwide, over 3,421,834 people have now been infected with the new coronavirus, which causes the respiratory disease COVID-19.
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World should continue to learn how Wuhan dealing with COVID-19: WHO official
May 02, 2020 08:54The world needs to continue to learn how China's Wuhan is dealing with COVID-19 after it cleared all severe cases and lifted the lockdown, said an official with the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday.
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Trump: New tariffs on China 'certainly an option'
May 02, 2020 01:31US President Donald Trump has said imposing new tariffs on China is “certainly an option” in retaliation for the spread of the coronavirus out of Wuhan, China.
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Wall St. tumbles as Trump threatens to impose new tariffs on China
May 02, 2020 01:25Wall Street sold off sharply on Friday after President Donald Trump revived a threat of new tariffs against China in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has brought global economies to a grinding halt.
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Beijing tourist sites reopen on Labor Day holiday as COVID restrictions eased
May 01, 2020 12:55Visitors hit tourist sites in the Beijing suburbs on Friday, as they reopened on Labor Day, amid an easing of coronavirus restrictions.
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China reopens Forbidden City after three-month closure over coronavirus
May 01, 2020 06:37The Forbidden City in Beijing reopens three months after it closed due to the coronavirus crisis -- the latest signal that China is bringing the disease under control.
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Study finds protective masks can be effectively disinfected at home
May 01, 2020 04:17Researchers concluded that homemade masks and some medical masks can withstand simple disinfection without significantly reducing their effectiveness. A new study has found that disinfecting homemade masks by heating them may not significantly reduce their effectiveness — and that some medical masks can undergo this process and still be effective.
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Trump says virus may have originated in China lab, threatens tariffs
May 01, 2020 03:47US President Donald Trump has threatened China with new tariffs amid the coronavirus outbreak he blames Beijing for.
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Tensions rise between China, Australia over call for coronavirus probe
Apr 29, 2020 07:19China has blasted Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison for attempting to blame Beijing for the coronavirus pandemic by pushing for an “independent inquiry” into its origins.
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China slams US ‘barefaced lies’ over virus handling
Apr 28, 2020 11:11China has accused American politicians of telling “barefaced lies” in the time of the coronavirus pandemic, after US President Donald Trump threatened to seek damages from Beijing for the outbreak.