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Coronavirus

On Sep 6, 2020
@XHNews shared
Latest #COVID19 updates, Sept. 6: https://t.co/klhMESUtIR - India: record single-day spike of 90,632 cases - Brazil: COVID-19 death toll tops 126,000 - UK: more people wear masks to help beat COVID-19, survey shows - Chinese mainland: no new locally-transmitted cases https://t.co/lXE8CieyQu
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Live COVID-19 updates, Sept. 6: India reports highest single-day COVID-19 cases

Live COVID-19 updates, Sept. 6: India reports highest single-day COVID-19 cases

(Str/Xinhua) - India reports record single-day COVID-19 cases - Brazil's COVID-19 death toll tops 126,000 - More people wear masks to help beat COVID-19 in UK: survey - Chinese …

On Sep 6, 2020
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- More than 420 mainland medical staff are currently working in Hong Kong to fight against #COVID19 - By Saturday evening, 847,000 people have gotten tested and another more than 200,000 people have pre-registered for Universal Community Testing Program https://t.co/jP5QuN0zNh https://t.co/I9Nrx8Oe9m
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Mainland medical experts fighting COVID-19 in Hong Kong

Mainland medical experts fighting COVID-19 in Hong Kong

Staff members collect swab samples from residents for COVID-19 testing at a gymnasium in Hong Kong, China, Sept. 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaochu) -- By Friday, there had been more …

On Sep 1, 2020
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Amid #COVID19, UK companies turn to China for medical tech collaboration https://t.co/aLtkqOhGVg https://t.co/Xc4qjK6tg3
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Spotlight: Amid COVID-19, UK companies turn to China for medical tech collaboration

Spotlight: Amid COVID-19, UK companies turn to China for medical tech collaboration

(Photo by Ray Tang/Xinhua) While the world is racing against time to find vaccines and drugs for COVID-19, some tech-centric British companies are turning to China for medical …

On Sep 7, 2020
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During its response to the #COVID19 pandemic, Namibia has received substantive support from China, Namibia's Health Minister said, adding many countries have learned from China's experience of dealing with the pandemic https://t.co/PhBTyckPrq https://t.co/WVxCGcIkC8
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Interview: China sets example for other countries in handling COVID-19, says Namibian minister

Interview: China sets example for other countries in handling COVID-19, says Namibian minister

Namibian Health Minister Kalumbi Shangula (R, Front) and Chinese Ambassador to Namibia Zhang Yiming (L, Front) attend a handover ceremony of medical supplies in Windhoek, Namibia, …

On Sep 3, 2020
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Another 117 members of mainland #COVID19 nucleic acid testing team arrive in Hong Kong for Universal Community Testing Program (#UCTP) https://t.co/laVYzBUuRV https://t.co/JJCYFpiHzN
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Another mainland COVID-19 testing team arrives in Hong Kong

Another mainland COVID-19 testing team arrives in Hong Kong

(Xinhua/Wang Shen) As of 8 a.m. Thursday, about 820,000 Hong Kong residents had registered for the universal community testing program, which is expected to identify silent …

On Sep 6, 2020
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Chinese researchers publicly shared the gene sequence of the novel coronavirus at a very early stage, and contributed many key scientific insights in published papers related to COVID-19, said WHO Representative in China Dr. Gauden Galea https://t.co/UgdVbyCjpr https://t.co/u03ZMKgb1F
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WHO expert hails China's experience in fighting COVID-19

WHO expert hails China's experience in fighting COVID-19

Photo taken on Jan. 30, 2020 shows the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland. (Xinhua/Chen Junxia) BEIJING, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- A World Health …

On Sep 1, 2020
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AstraZeneca expands Covid-19 vaccine deal as final trials begin https://t.co/MdHNoCBI4k
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AstraZeneca expands Covid-19 vaccine deal as final trials begin

AstraZeneca expands Covid-19 vaccine deal as final trials begin

UK drugmaker and Oxford Biomedica to produce more of potential coronavirus product

On Sep 2, 2020
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Covid-19 world map: which countries have the most coronavirus cases and deaths? https://t.co/kuIGDFGNoA
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Covid-19 world map: which countries have the most coronavirus cases and deaths?

Covid-19 world map: which countries have the most coronavirus cases and deaths?

Covid-19 has spread around the planet, sending billions of people into lockdown as health services struggle to cope. Find out where the virus has spread, and where it has been most deadly