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North Italy leader demands total shutdown over virus
The head of the Lombardy region around Milan urged the Italian government Wednesday to shut down all non-essential businesses and transport for ...China allows some firms to resume work at virus epicentre
China announced Wednesday that key companies can resume work in coronavirus-hit Wuhan, in another sign authorities are confident the quarantined city is ...Italy’s transport links in chaos in virus crackdown
Italy’s transport links with the outside were thrown into chaos Tuesday — but not shut down totally — in the wake of ...25 virus cases on Egypt Nile cruise boat test negative
Egyptian authorities said Tuesday that 25 people who had intially tested positive for the novel coronavirus during a Nile River cruise had ...Football in Spain, France goes behind closed doors as virus spreads
Football matches in the top two divisions in Spain and France will be played behind closed doors for at least the next ...Italy locks down as China signals major progress in own virus fight
Italy imposed unprecedented national restrictions on its 60 million people Tuesday to control the deadly coronavirus, as China signalled major progress in ...China turns to propaganda to right image in virus ‘war’
As the rest of the world grapples with a burgeoning virus outbreak, China’s ruling Communist Party has deployed its propaganda playbook to ...China’s Xi pays first visit to virus epicentre Wuhan
– Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Wuhan Tuesday for the first time since the city emerged as the epicentre of the coronavirus ...Italy extends coronavirus measures nationwide
Movement across Italy will be sharply restricted in a dramatic new clampdown aimed at halting the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister ...Markets plunge, WHO warns pandemic risk ‘very real’ as virus spreads
The World Health Organization warned Monday that the threat of a coronavirus pandemic is “very real” as financial markets tanked, oil prices ...