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In early trading, selling took the upper hand and the Dow slipped below 20,000, with the benchmark stock average having shed almost 10,000 points since its all-...

Alberta declares a state of emergency

He said public recreation facilities, casinos, bingo halls, bars, museums and art galleries would be closed immediately if they weren't already. The governmen...

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US Congress Clears $100 Billion Coronavirus Relief Package

The bipartisan coronavirus relief bill that was passed by the House of Representatives over the weekend is being held up by Texas Republican Rep. Louie Gohme...

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China Endorses Favipiravir As Anti-Viral Drugs For Coronavirus

Approval could reportedly happen as early as May, per The Guardian , though that's mostly speculation. The active ingredient Favipiravir within the medicat...

Florida Executive Order Closes All Bars, Nightclubs For 30 Days

The order does not pertain to restaurants with bars, only bars and nightclubs which strictly serve drinks. Voting precinct clerk Edgar Moore wears protectiv...

Temporary visitor restrictions set at Franklin Memorial Hospital

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First Coronavirus Case Identified in Brevard County

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World Health Organization warns against ibuprofen use

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has infected around 190,000 people worldwide and killed more than 7,800, causes mild symptoms in most people, but can result in pne...

First Ontario COVID-19 death reported at RVH

Critical operations such as pharmacies, corner stores and grocery stores will remain open, Ford said. Toronto Mayor John Tory said in a statement he was fully...

COVID-19: Alberta suspends all non-emergency dental treatment, services

Bernie White said in an interview Tuesday afternoon. Carmelo Cinqueonce, the executive director of the Minnesota Dental Association, said that he's seen denta...

Australian researchers claim to have found 2 drugs for treating coronavirus

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Coronavirus symptoms: COVID-19 can spread BEFORE symptoms show, study warns

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UK: Health experts criticise NHS advice to take ibuprofen for Coronavirus

France's health ministry is urging people to take paracetamol, known in the U.S.by the brand name Tylenol and the generic name acetaminophen , as this will hel...

Coronavirus and schools: Holyoke begins pick-up meal program for students

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Governor seeks to limit coronavirus’ impact on hospitals

Army Corps of Engineers. The state liquor authorites will allow bars and restaurants to sell their products off premises or through take-out. "We'll make thos...

Coronavirus: Manitoba cases up to 7, says province's top doc

Brent Roussin, chief provincial public health officer said. Licensed child-care centres will suspend services from the end-of-day on March 20 until April 10, ...

Imported infections top new local cases in China for 4th day

CNN International reports that Italy has seen more than 24,000 coronavirus infections in total, and had 368 deaths in just 24 hours last weekend. Epidemiol...

Uber Eats waives independent restaurant delivery fees across Canada | Dished

That doesn't include tip, of course, and customers should still contribute that way for gig workers. Uber Eats said Monday it will waive delivery fees for ...

Biden wins Washington primary, capturing 5 out of 6 states

In Florida, the Palm Beach County elections department said many workers failed to show up in at least five locations. The county had 800 volunteers back out as...

Number of novel coronavirus cases in United States exceeds 1,450

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Coronavirus could last until August "or later"

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Odisha reports first coronavirus patient, four fresh cases in Maharashtra

The tally of 114 includes 17 foreigners. With the four new patients, Odisha has a count of one, Ladakh four and Jammu and Kashmir three, according to the mi...

COVID-19 has Canadian Blood Services anxious about shortage

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Supreme Court to postpone arguments over coronavirus crisis, a first since 1918

The US Supreme Court announced its first halt to hearings in over a century due to the coronavirus pandemic, putting off a key case on whether President Don...

Bay Area residents ordered to stay home, starting Tuesday

Six counties in the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday announced a "shelter in place" order restricting all residents to their homes, with few exceptions, f...

Calgary Zoo closed due to COVID-19 concerns

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Trudeau closes Canada border to non-citizens

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says exceptions will be carved out for diplomats and people with family in the country. "People who are infected should be able t...

World Health Organisation issues update on coronavirus and dogs

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Coronavirus trial vaccine to be tested today

The first participant in a clinical trial for a vaccine to protect against the new coronavirus will receive an experimental dose on Monday, according to a gov...