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China sends team to Hong Kong to do widespread coronavirus testing
Local residents fear China may use this as an excuse to collect DNA samples for surveillance purposes
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Iran: Over 210 fatalities push death toll near 17,000
Total case count now close to 307,000 as over 2,500 more people test positive for Covid-19
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India: Covid-19 cases at nearly 1.7 million
Health Minister says only 1 in 3 among all positive cases under medical supervision as active cases continue fall
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489 more Covid-19 infections emerge in Sindh
489 more Covid-19 infections emerge in Sindh
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UK 'puts brakes on' reopening as virus cases rise
Reopening of high-risk activities such as casinos, bowling alleys and skating rinks will be delayed until Aug 15
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Philippines' Duterte recommends petrol to clean face masks, says 'not joking'
Health expert says inhaling gasoline may cause harm and could lead to more problems like respiratory disease
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US records nearly 25,000 coronavirus deaths in July
The country recorded nearly 1.8 million new cases in July out of its total 4.5 million infections
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Covid-19 tally continues to drop as lowest daily cases reported since May
Health ministry reports 900 new cases with 27 more deaths on Friday
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India sees emergence of new virus hotspots
Infections rising in places like India's most populous state Uttar Pradesh and neighbouring Bihar
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Israel sees over 1,700 new coronavirus cases
Tally of cases in country tops 70,500, while 509 fatalities confirmed so far
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Growing toll from monsoon floods hampers South Asia virus efforts
Officials say 300,000 villagers were evacuated to relief camps, warns for more cloudbursts in the next two days
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Water can kill new coronavirus, Russian scientists find
Study says virus' resilience depends on water temperature, most household disinfectants effective against Sars-CoV-2
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'So far, so good' on leading Covid vaccine, says AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca’s shot is widely considered the leading candidate after results from human trials showed it was safe
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Global coronavirus cases top 17 million
Virus-linked deaths near 670,000 worldwide, while over 9.95 million people have recovered, says JHU
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Australia posts record number of new coronavirus cases
Country has recorded over 16,000 Covid-19 cases and 189 deaths, in a population of 25 million
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Pajamas anyone? Emmy awards to go virtual
The show is the latest casualty of the pandemic, meaning celebrities may appear in their pajamas
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Pakistan warned of spike in Covid-19 cases as millions travel for Eidul Azha
Expert says coronavirus cases likely being 'highly underreported'
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Germany: Coronavirus vaccine unlikely to be widely available before mid-2021
More than 150 vaccine candidates are in various stages of development, with 23 prospects in human trials
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Indian businessman converts office into coronavirus ward
Pandemic is still raging in world's second-most populous nation, with the number of infections passing 1.5 million
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India virus cases hit 1.5 million, but slum study casts doubt on official data
Experts say India is not testing enough people, and many coronavirus-linked deaths are not being recorded as such
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‘Tokyo Games may set future standard’
IOC’s Coates says delayed Olympics will be better streamlined
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Amitabh Bachchan snubs virus death trolls
The actor has threatened to unleash his legion of fans on online hate he has been receiving
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Govt, UNICEF and WHO stress adherence to SOPs
Dr Zafar Mirza says everyone in the country had a role to play to protect themselves from the virus
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WHO says Covid-19 pandemic is 'one big wave', not seasonal
Warns against thinking in terms of virus waves saying 'It’s going to go up and down a bit'
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After early hype, Japan's homegrown Covid-19 drug hope Avigan faces rocky future
I think that does not look good for any early approval, says a clinical expert
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New Covid-19 patients discharged from hospital in Xinjiang's Urumqi
They are the first batch of infected people to be discharged after new clusters of Covid-19 infections were reported
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By boat and on foot, Indian state hunts for plasma for Covid patients
Health Minister says, when we learned that a person was willing to donate, people went to his house by boat
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Punjab reports zero Covid-19 deaths for first time since May
The province reported only 172 new cases of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours
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5 Indian directors making Covid-19 anthology
Anubhav Sinha, Ketan Mehta, Sudhir Mishra, Hansal Mehta and Subhash Kapoor are all attached to the project
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Govt will decide when to open schools, court will not interfere: IHC
IHC disposes of private school owners' petition
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Lowest number of Covid-19 deaths in three months: Dr Mirza
SAPM notes an 87% reduction in pandemic deaths
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260 new coronavirus deaths rise tally to 15,700 in Iran
Over 2,300 more people test positive for Covid-19 in country
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Modi says coronavirus risk persists in India, recoveries rise
Says the danger of corona is far from being over. At many places, it is spreading fast
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Indian firms struggle to lure migrant workers back
Around 80 per cent of construction workers left Mumbai after work came to a standstill
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Australia suffers deadliest day of Covid-19 pandemic as second wave strikes
Country has dodged the worst ravages of the pandemic so far, logging just 14,000 cases in total
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Why Covid-19 is killing US diabetes patients at alarming rates
As US outbreaks surge, a new study shows that nearly 40% of people who have died with Covid-19 had diabetes
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Brazil's Bolsonaro says new Covid-19 test came back negative
In a photo, Bolsonaro appeared with a box of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug he credited for recovery
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Tighter mask rules, more tests as WHO warns of Europe coronavirus spike
Europe accounts for a fifth of the world's more than 15 million
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WHO reports record daily increase in global coronavirus cases, up over 284,000
The previous WHO record for new cases was 259,848 on July 18
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Covid-19 vaccine trials give hope
If everything goes well, vaccine could be developed by year’s end, says Turkish expert
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Virus surges worldwide as public loses faith in authorities
Disease has now killed almost 635,000 people around the world and infected more than 15.5 million
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Spain’s regions enact new restrictions to curb Covid-19
Madrid is considering limiting size of gatherings, exercising stronger control over nightclubs and bars
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US Covid-19 cases surpass 4m as Trump pushes to reopen schools
Trump says Congress asked to pledge $105b to schools as part of next coronavirus stimulus bill
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Iran reports 215 more deaths from coronavirus
Death toll passes 15,200, tally of cases goes beyond 286,500, according to Health Ministry
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'Green selfie' option introduced in tiger force application
CRTF volunteers will set a record by planting one million saplings in a day, says PM's aide
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Theatre artists protest against hall closures
Lahore’s artist community demands reopening for Eid ul Adha
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Could your Fitbit or Apple Watch detect early Covid-19 symptoms?
A smartwatch was able to spot the first signal of potential infection 9 days before obvious symptoms
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Trump, Putin, discuss arms control, Iran, coronavirus in phone call
Trump reiterates his hope of avoiding an expensive three-way arms race between China, Russia and United States
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WHO sees 'intense transmission' of virus in relatively few countries
Almost half of all cases reported so far are from just three countries, says WHO Chief Tedros
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Next 10 days crucial for controlling Covid-19: Asad Umar
Minister urges people to strictly follow the precautionary measures especially on Eidul Azha day