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Coronavirus latest: Californians ordered to stay at home; Korea to test all visitors from Europe
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China sees zero local coronavirus cases for second day; outbreak deals blow to Nasa’s 2024 moon plan.

Coronavirus latest: Californians ordered to stay at home; Korea to test all visitors from Europe

China sees zero local coronavirus cases for second day; outbreak deals blow to Nasa’s 2024 moon plan.

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Africa’s coronavirus outbreaks seeded from Europe, not China
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US warns Americans: don’t travel abroad, come home if overseas
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politico | Africa’s coronavirus outbreaks seeded from Europe, not China

Despite strong economic links between Africa and China, most cases appear to have been seeded by European travellers or Africans returning from continent.

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politico | US warns Americans: don’t travel abroad, come home if overseas

State Department raises travel advisory to Level 4, its most severe warning about international travel.

State Department raises travel advisory to Level 4, its most severe warning about international travel.

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Saudi Arabia orders duo arrested for drinking disinfectant to fight virus

Public prosecutor says men who made widely shared video were ‘misleading people’ and drinking liquid ‘not suitable for human consumption’.

Public prosecutor says men who made widely shared video were ‘misleading people’ and drinking liquid ‘not suitable for human consumption’.

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Coronavirus: California governor issues stay at home order
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Coronavirus: the high stakes propelling the US-China blame game
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Woman who flew from US to China for coronavirus test faces criminal charges
Saudi Arabia orders duo arrested for drinking disinfectant to fight virus
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Coronavirus: California governor issues stay at home order
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Coronavirus: the high stakes propelling the US-China blame game
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Woman who flew from US to China for coronavirus test faces criminal charges
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politico | Coronavirus point man Pence faces toughest test of Trump era

Donald Trump assigned his right-hand man to a role that could shape the president’s fate in an election year. His style is much different than Trump’s.

Donald Trump assigned his right-hand man to a role that could shape the president’s fate in an election year. His style is much different than Trump’s.

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politico | Trump backers see a coronavirus conspiracy

Centres for Disease Control official who raised fears turns out to be sister of former deputy attorney general who oversaw the Mueller probe, setting off MAGA-world alarms.

Centres for Disease Control official who raised fears turns out to be sister of former deputy attorney general who oversaw the Mueller probe, setting off MAGA-world alarms.

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politico | Trump faces ‘black swan’ threat to economy and re-election

Even Donald Trump’s leading allies acknowledge the deadly coronavirus could present an existential political threat for the president in an election year.

Even Donald Trump’s leading allies acknowledge the deadly coronavirus could present an existential political threat for the president in an election year.

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Opinion | Trump’s stoking of anti-China racism puts his Asian supporters in a bind
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The View | Covid-19 is a warning to prepare for the reality of an ageing world
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Opinion | As coronavirus spreads, can US health care system protect its citizens?
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Opinion | Covid-19 and financial contagions demand a joint response from the world
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Asian Angle | Hong Kong is stoic, Italy laughs: what a coronavirus tour taught me
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On Balance | Coronavirus in the US: Trump is doing a bad job. Let a woman take over

The US president takes no responsibility for the coronavirus testing debacle. Meanwhile, Nancy Messonnier, the health official who warned of community spread in the US, is not part of the White House coronavirus task force.

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Opinion | Whatever Tokyo says, the fate of the Olympics remains uncertain
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Opinion | Trump’s stoking of anti-China racism puts his Asian supporters in a bind

On top of the economic and public health challenges, Asian-Americans are also the target of xenophobic attacks fanned by the major-power competition between the US and China.

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The View | Covid-19 is a warning to prepare for the reality of an ageing world

Because the coronavirus disproportionately affects people over 65, health care systems in countries with large elderly populations are struggling. The pandemic should prompt governments to consider how policies such as social distancing affect the elderly.

Because the coronavirus disproportionately affects people over 65, health care systems in countries with large elderly populations are struggling. The pandemic should prompt governments to consider how policies such as social distancing affect the elderly.

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Covid-19 is a warning to prepare for the reality of an ageing world
Opinion | As coronavirus spreads, can US health care system protect its citizens?

The slow initial response to the threat of Covid-19, the shortage of testing kits and confusion over who can get tested are symptom of long-term structural problems in the country’s health care system.

The slow initial response to the threat of Covid-19, the shortage of testing kits and confusion over who can get tested are symptom of long-term structural problems in the country’s health care system.

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As coronavirus spreads, can US health care system protect its citizens?

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