Coronavirus outbreak
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Japan declares state of emergency over coronavirus
Japanese leader Shinzo Abe announces month of restrictions and unveils record stimulus packageCoronavirus –lat…
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Coronavirus live news: Boris Johnson in intensive care as Japan declares state of emergency
UK foreign secretary to lead country; China reports no deaths from Covid-19UK live blog: PM spends night in in…
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Japan poised to declare state of emergency over coronavirus
Country had avoided large number of cases and deaths but there is growing alarm over rise in infections in cap…
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Commuted sentence: Covid-19 spares the Japanese salaryman from ritual exhaustion
Pandemic forces even the most conservative companies to rethink their practices and let employees work from ho…
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Coronavirus live news: Spain death toll passes 10,000 with record single-day rise of 950
Iran passes 50,000 cases and 3,136 deaths; Russia and Afghanistan record single-day records; Cambodian governm…
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Karaoke warning in Tokyo amid calls for Covid-19 state of emergency in Japan
Capital’s population told to avoid bars and restaurants for two weeks as coronavirus cases riseCoronavirus – l…
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Coronavirus outliers: four nations with very different approaches to the crisis
Some nations have managed to maintain surprisingly low death rates – even without imposing draconian measures …
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Coronavirus live news: Cases in Italy overtake China, US infections pass 100,000
Trump invokes Defence Production Act; Syria introduces travel restrictions; The UK, Spain, Italy see biggest d…
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Spain defends response to coronavirus as global cases exceed 500,000
China shuts its borders to foreign visitors, and Russia closes all bars and restaurantsCoronavirus – latest up…
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Around 20% of global population under coronavirus lockdown
Britons told to stay at home while Trump goes against tide, saying economy will reopen in weeks, not months Co…
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics in doubt as Canada becomes first team to pull out over coronavirus
Canada takes action to protect public health as Australia tells its athletes to prepare for Games in 2021Coron…
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Tokyo Olympics organisers considering options to delay – reports
As thousands flock to the Olympic flame in Japan, the organising committee is reportedly drafting plans to pos…
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Coronavirus live news: Iran and Germany cases jump overnight; Russian military medics to help Italy
Australia shuts pubs and cinemas but schools stay open; Italy warns of worst crisis since WWII; Romania record…
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Coronavirus news: Spain death toll passes 1,300 as Singapore reports first two deaths – live updates
Spain death pass 1,000, Italy deaths pass 4,000; More US states, including New York, tell people to stay home;…
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‘That’s a fact’: Olympics are ‘cursed’, says Japan’s deputy prime minister
Taro Aso highlights 40-year cycle to make pointTokyo officials and IOC insist Games will go aheadJapan’s deput…
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Fears UK car industry may never recover as production lines close
Plants responsible for two-thirds of UK’s output and employing 17,000 workers have ceased operatingCoronavirus…
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Japanese flu drug ‘clearly effective’ in treating coronavirus, says China
Shares in Fujifilm Toyama Chemical, which developed favipiravir, surged after praise by Chinese official follo…
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New vaccines must not be monopolised, G7 tells Donald Trump
Statement comes after US was accused of seeking exclusive access to German potential cureCoronavirus - latest …
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Abe insists Olympics to go ahead as planned despite Covid-19
Japan’s prime minister says country will host Games ‘without problem, as planned’Follow the latest updatesCoro…
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‘We’re really fed up’: Britons on life in coronavirus hotspots
UK citizens in China, South Korea, Japan and Italy detail their experiences as outbreak continuesWhile the spr…