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South Korea reports 125 new coronavirus cases, total 9,786: KCDC

South Korea reported 125 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number of infections to 9,786, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2QYnAP1

Mexican coronavirus cases pass 1,000, health ministry says

Mexico's health ministry on Monday confirmed 1,094 cases of coronavirus in the country, up from 993 the day before. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/33XJqr7

China reports rise in new coronavirus cases due to imported infections

Mainland China reported on Tuesday a rise in new confirmed coronavirus cases, reversing four days of declines, due to an uptick in infections involving travellers arriving from overseas. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/33WtwNL

Ecuador struggles to collect the dead as coronavirus spreads

Ecuadorean authorities said on Monday they would improve the collection of corpses, as delays related to the rapid spread of the new coronavirus has left families keeping their loved ones' bodies in their homes for days in some cases. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Jtr2gt

Mainland China reports 48 new confirmed coronavirus cases

Mainland China reported on Tuesday a rise in new confirmed coronavirus cases, reversing four days of declines, due to an uptick in infections involving travelers arriving from overseas. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3dEDhEJ

U.S. renews sanctions waivers allowing Iran nonproliferation work

The United States has allowed Russian, Chinese and European companies to continue their work at Iranian nuclear sites to make it harder for Tehran to develop nuclear weapons, the U.S. State Department said on Monday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3dGzRkV

Brazil's Bolsonaro urges no more coronavirus quarantine, says jobs being lost

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday that there can be no more quarantine measures imposed on the country than those already in place to combat coronavirus because jobs are being destroyed and the poor are suffering disproportionately. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2wFhlZF

Trump says coronavirus guidelines may get tougher; 1 million Americans tested

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that federal social distancing guidelines might be toughened and travel restrictions with China and Europe would stay in place as he urged Americans to help fight the coronavirus with tough measures through April. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2WRhzYh

China sees drop in new coronavirus cases; none in Hubei for sixth day

Mainland China reported 31 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, including one locally transmitted infection, the country's National Health Commission said, dropping from 45 cases a day earlier. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2WZGFE6

Taiwan reports third coronavirus death, total cases near 300

A third person infected with the coronavirus has died in Taiwan, the government said late on Sunday, as the number of cases on the island approached 300. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2UYPiwr

Former NBA star trying to broker deal to ship masks to New York

Beijing-based retired basketball star Stephon Marbury is arranging an urgent shipment of surgical masks from China to New York to fight the coronavirus, he said on social media on Sunday. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/39t8Z4H

Trump backs off plan to reopen businesses by mid-April amid coronavirus warnings

President Donald Trump on Sunday extended his stay-at-home guidelines until the end of April, dropping a hotly criticized plan to get the economy up and running by mid-April after a top medical adviser said more than 100,000 Americans could die from the coronavirus outbreak. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2UpsUwS

Bolsonaro visits market to press need to keep Brazil going during pandemic

President Jair Bolsonaro visited a market area just outside the Brazilian capital on Sunday to press home his case for keeping Latin America's largest economy ticking instead of locking down activities to combat the spread of the coronavirus. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3bEQ0VZ