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Coronavirus: Australia closes borders, pumps $56b into economy

Coronavirus: Australia closes borders, pumps $56b into economy

Reuters
Australia is closing its borders to foreigners and pumping about A$100 billion ($56 billion) into the economy as it seeks to minimise the blow from...Details
Japanese flu drug 'clearly effective' in treating coronavirus: China

Japanese flu drug 'clearly effective' in treating coronavirus: China

Bangla Tribune Desk
Medical authorities in China have said a drug used in Japan to treat new strains of influenza appeared to be effective in coronavirus patients,...Details
US mulling $1tr stimulus measures to battle coronavirus

US mulling $1tr stimulus measures to battle coronavirus

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The US Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation on Wednesday providing billions of dollars to limit the damage from the coronavirus pandemic...Details
Canada unveils C$27b coronavirus aid package

Canada unveils C$27b coronavirus aid package

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday his government would provide C$27 billion ($18.6 billion) in direct support to families...Details
Stunned world grapples with 'once-in-100-year' coronavirus battle

Stunned world grapples with 'once-in-100-year' coronavirus battle

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Hundreds of millions of people worldwide were adjusting on Wednesday (Mar 18) to once-in-a-generation measures to battle the coronavirus crisis...Details
What Africa is doing to fight coronavirus

What Africa is doing to fight coronavirus

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The World Health Organization has warned of the risk that COVID-19 could overwhelm strained public health systems in sub-Saharan Africa. Here is a...Details
Baba Ramdev's tips to ward off coronavirus anger health professionals

Baba Ramdev's tips to ward off coronavirus anger health professionals

Reuters
Indian healthcare professionals are questioning claims by popular yoga guru and entrepreneur Baba Ramdev who said he has...Details
Panic buying forces British supermarkets to impose limits

Panic buying forces British supermarkets to impose limits

Reuters
Britain's biggest supermarkets, Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda, imposed limits on purchases of pasta, toilet roll and long life milk on Wednesday...Details
Trump seeks $1 trillion economic stimulus

Trump seeks $1 trillion economic stimulus

Reuters
The Trump administration pressed on Tuesday for enactment of a $1 trillion stimulus package, possibly to include $1,000 direct payments to...Details
Italy says coronavirus lockdown may need to be extended

Italy says coronavirus lockdown may need to be extended

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An unprecedented lockdown imposed on Italians last week to halt the spread of coronavirus might be extended if the incidence of new cases doesn't...Details
Spain's coronavirus tally climbs to 13,716 cases, 558 fatalities

Spain's coronavirus tally climbs to 13,716 cases, 558 fatalities

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Spain's tally of coronavirus cases rose to 13,716 on Wednesday and the number of fatalities rose to 558, said Fernando Simon, the head of the...Details
UK clamps down on all non-essential travel for 30 days in anti-COVID-19 fight

UK clamps down on all non-essential travel for 30 days in anti-COVID-19 fight

Aditi Khanna, London
The UK government on Tuesday (Mar 17) launched an advisory for British nationals to avoid all non-essential international travel for an initial...Details
Coronavirus death toll rises to 491 in Spain

Coronavirus death toll rises to 491 in Spain

Reuters
Spain set up police checks at its land borders with France and Portugal on Tuesday and turned back foreigners attempting to enter, part of strict...Details
WHO confirms two coronavirus cases among its staff

WHO confirms two coronavirus cases among its staff

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An official from the World Health Organization, the body leading the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic, said on Tuesday that two staff...Details
Iran temporarily frees 85,000 prisoners amid coronavirus

Iran temporarily frees 85,000 prisoners amid coronavirus

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Iran has temporarily freed about 85,000 prisoners, including political prisoners in response to the coronavirus epidemic, a judiciary spokesman...Details
India closes Taj Mahal, Pakistan cases spike after quarantine errors

India closes Taj Mahal, Pakistan cases spike after quarantine errors

Reuters
India closed the Taj Mahal, its principal tourist site, and the financial hub of Mumbai ordered offices providing non-essential services to keep...Details
Coronavirus deaths cross 7,100 worldwide

Coronavirus deaths cross 7,100 worldwide

Reuters
More than 182,260 people have been infected by the coronavirus across the world and 7,165 have died, with cases and deaths outside China overtaking...Details
Japanese man accused of killing 19 disabled people sentenced to death

Japanese man accused of killing 19 disabled people sentenced to death

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A Japanese man was sentenced to death on Monday for killing 19 disabled people in a knife-wielding rampage in 2016 that was one of post-war Japan's...Details
Modi proposes 'Emergency Fund' to battle COVID-19

Modi proposes 'Emergency Fund' to battle COVID-19

Bangla Tribune Desk
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed creating a COVID-19 Emergency Fund for South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)...Details
Iran's death toll from coronavirus reaches 724

Iran's death toll from coronavirus reaches 724

Reuters
Iran said on Sunday that the new coronavirus has killed 113 people in the past 24 hours, raising the country's death toll to 724, a health...Details
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