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Newly born infants test COVID-19 positive in China

Researchers have found that three newborn babies have been infected with the coronavirus from their mothers in China

Mar 27, 2020

By IANS

China's Xi offers Trump help in fighting coronavirus as US faces wave of new patients

Xi Jinping's offer came amid a long-running war of words between Beijing and Washington over various issues including the coronavirus epidemic

Mar 27, 2020

By Reuters

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Vietnam aiming to keep the number of Coronavirus cases in the country under 1,000

The coronavirus outbreak has claimed the lives of more than 24,000 people worldwide and is currently spreading like wildfire

Mar 27, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

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China Coronavirus: Live updates

The Novel Coronavirus, which first emerged in Wuhan city of China has changed its epicentre later to Italy and now to New York

Mar 27, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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Coronavirus: Lifting restrictions in March could lead to new COVID-19 outbreak, scientists warn China

After China lifted lockdown measures and US surpassed the country for the highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, scientists warned China about a new wave of the outbreak

Mar 27, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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Is it safe to use wet wipes as face masks to protect from Coronavirus? Here's the truth

A video in which a woman suggesting the use of wet wipes as a face mask to protect against Coronavirus has been going viral on social media

Mar 27, 2020

By Anu James

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COVID-19 test kit maker who sent supplies to Spain under investigation in China

Nose swab tests released by Bioeasy, a lab from China, is under investigation for showing less than 30 percent accuracy

Mar 27, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

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THIS critically endangered animal was spotted on the road amid COVID-19 lockdown in India [VIDEO]

Malabar civet has been classified by the IUCN as Critically Endangered animal as it's entire population is estimated to be less than 250 mature individuals

Mar 27, 2020

By Anu James

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Thailand reports 91 new COVID-19 cases and one death

Thailand official revealed that the latest death was of a patient in Narathiwat province bordering Malaysia

Mar 27, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

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Trump to receive new coronavirus recommendations this weekend, plans Xi call

Donald Trump and his coronavirus team on March 16 put in place recommendations for people nationwide to reduce social and professional interactions for 15 days

Mar 27, 2020

By Reuters

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China claims US cyclist was COVID-19 patient zero, virus manufactured in US military lab

The Chinese state-run newspaper Global Times has published a story claiming that a US military cyclist was the source of the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Mar 27, 2020

By Manthan C.

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Robert Levinson death: Shocking CIA spy mission in Iran exposed how agency compromised an asset then abandoned him

The mission was botched up from the start as it was being run by CIA's analytic corps, which is not trained in the dangerous work of running agents on the field

Mar 27, 2020

By Johnlee Varghese