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What happend on March 19th 2020

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Singapore has moved all its hawkers indoors, and other big Asian cities are following suit

Thursday 19th of March 2020, 0:01
related countries: Singapore Singapore

Singapore has moved all its street food vendors indoors. Could that be a model for other cities?
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Coronavirus: The detectives racing to contain the virus in Singapore

Thursday 19th of March 2020, 0:23
related countries: Singapore Singapore

The country moved fast to identify every single contact of every infected person - and it worked.
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Does pandemic offer US and Iran chance for partial reset?

Thursday 19th of March 2020, 2:15
related countries: Iran Iran, United States United States

Jonathan Marcus looks at whether the crisis might lead to some rapprochement between the arch-foes.
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Coronavirus: Trump puts US on war footing to combat outbreak

Thursday 19th of March 2020, 2:39
related countries: United States United States

Two US Navy hospital ships will also be sent to help relieve an expected shortage of sick beds.
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Coronavirus protest in Brazil sees millions bang pots from balconies

Thursday 19th of March 2020, 4:07
related countries: Brazil Brazil

Millions of people across the country express anger at the president's response to the crisis.
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Coronavirus: South Africa braces for the worst

Thursday 19th of March 2020, 4:31
related countries: South Africa South Africa

Andrew Harding visits a poor South African neighbourhood to see how it will cope with an outbreak.
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Coronavirus: Europe looking to extend virus lockdowns

Thursday 19th of March 2020, 12:48
related countries: Italy Italy, France France

Stringent measures could be long-lasting, with France and Italy talking tough on transgressors.
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German police raid neo-Nazi Reichsbürger movement nationwide

Thursday 19th of March 2020, 13:15
related countries: Germany Germany

The anti-Semitic Reichsbürger members say they do not recognise the post-war German state.
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Tokyo Olympics & coronavirus: Lord Coe says too early to decide on cancellation

Thursday 19th of March 2020, 14:07
related countries: Japan Japan

It is too early to decide whether to cancel the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, says World Athletics chief Lord Coe.
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Coronavirus: Asian nations face second wave of imported cases

Thursday 19th of March 2020, 14:30
related countries: South Korea South Korea, Singapore Singapore

There is growing concern that people returning home as borders close could bring the virus with them.
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'India must prepare for a tsunami of coronavirus cases'

Thursday 19th of March 2020, 15:17
related countries: India India

India-based infectious disease epidemiologist Ramanan Laxminarayan warns India could face a "tsunami" of coronavirus cases.
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US jails begin releasing prisoners to stem Covid-19 infections

Thursday 19th of March 2020, 16:02
related countries: United States United States
related places: Trump, High

High profile inmates like ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen are among those who have asked for early release.
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Catherine Hamlin: Grief in Ethiopia as trailblazing Australian doctor dies

Thursday 19th of March 2020, 16:26
related countries: Ethiopia Ethiopia, Aruba Aruba

Australian Catherine Hamlin helped women treated like "modern-day lepers" after giving birth.
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Coronavirus: Italy's death toll overtakes China's

Thursday 19th of March 2020, 17:39
related countries: China China

The number of deaths has risen to 3,405, which is more than in China where the virus originated.
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Coronavirus: Trump blames media for virus spread

Thursday 19th of March 2020, 18:08
related countries: United States United States, China China

The president criticised the media's coverage of his decision to ban those coming to the US from China.
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