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	world news As-it-happens update ⋅ March 20, 2020
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	USA TODAY In two weeks, the future of college has become uncertain, thanks to coronavirus USA TODAY In the span of roughly two weeks, the American higher education system has transformed. Its future is increasingly uncertain. Most classes are now being held online, often for the rest of the semester. Dorms are emptying across the country. Some universities ... Flag as irrelevant
	CTV News US to Iran: Coronavirus Won't Save You From Sanctions The New York Times WASHINGTON/DUBAI — The United States sent Iran a blunt message this week: the spread of the coronavirus will not save it from U.S. sanctions that are choking off its oil revenues and isolating its economy. Iran is the Middle Eastern nation worst hit by ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Amid coronavirus pandemic, millions of older Americans live in counties with no ICU beds USA TODAY More than half the counties in America have no intensive care beds, posing a particular danger for more than 7 million people who are age 60 and up ― older patients who face the highest risk of serious illness or death from the rapid spread of COVID-19, ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News US evacuating Americans from Morocco, as bans to block virus strand thousands abroad ABC News The U.S. has arranged chartered flights to evacuate Americans out of Morocco, according to an alert sent by the embassy and obtained by ABC News. Hundreds of Americans have been stuck in the North Africa country for days after the government ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Canada Winter Is Coming: Cooling Weather in Brazil Could Fan Coronavirus Outbreak The New York Times RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA — The coronavirus outbreak is landing in Brazil as the hot summer days in the southern hemisphere draw to a close and winter approaches, potentially worsening the spread of the virus, medical experts told Reuters. Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Government response updates: Trump says FEMA now coordinating, touts possible drug treatments ABC News As the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus passed 10,000 in the U.S., and the northern border to Canada closed to nonessential travel, President Donald Trump said Thursday at a White House briefing that America is in a "medical war" with ... Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Beast China Reports No New Local Coronavirus Cases For Second Day Running Daily Beast Mainland China has reported no new domestically transmitted coronavirus cases for a second day running, offering a glimmer of hope around the world that spread of the virus can be dramatically slowed down. However, 39 new cases imported to China from ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post The coronavirus is killing far more men than women Washington Post With over 200,000 coronavirus cases worldwide and thousands of deaths, a striking pattern is appearing in the hardest-hit countries: More men are dying than women. Nowhere is this trend more pronounced than in Italy. Men make up nearly 60 percent of ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Express Tribune Sri Lanka to Impose National Curfew as South Asia Accelerates Coronavirus Battle The New York Times COLOMBO/LUCKNOW — Mosques in Sri Lanka were shut indefinitely from Friday, and the island is set to impose a countrywide curfew over the weekend, as South Asian countries step up efforts to check the spread of COVID-19 cases. The densely ... Flag as irrelevant
	TODAYonline Taiwan's New 'Electronic Fence' for Quarantines Leads Wave of Virus Monitoring The New York Times TAIPEI — Taiwan, which has won global praise for its effective action against the coronavirus, is rolling out a mobile phone-based "electronic fence" that uses location-tracking to ensure people who are quarantined stay in their homes. Governments around ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: Last day for many schoolchildren as key workers revealed BBC News Friday marks the last day at school for most children across the UK until further notice, as a response to the escalating coronavirus outbreak. Schools in England, Scotland and Wales will close on Friday to everyone except vulnerable children, and those with a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters After fleeing, China-based expats risk being stranded as global borders close Reuters SHANGHAI/SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - Expatriates living in China, who left in droves when the coronavirus outbreak hit in earnest in late January, face rising hurdles as they rush to return and avoid being stranded overseas. FILE PHOTO: March 16, 2020 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News China exonerates doctor reprimanded for warning of virus Fox News China has exonerated a doctor who was officially reprimanded for warning about the coronavirus outbreak and later died of the disease, a startling admission of error by the ruling Communist Party that generally bodes no challenges to its authority. The party's ... Flag as irrelevant
	Economic Times Hong Kong activates only a third of virus quarantine wristbands as thousands return home Reuters HONG KONG (Reuters) - Many overseas arrivals in the Asian financial hub of Hong Kong are going unmonitored as they begin two weeks of mandatory self-quarantine, with only a third of the 6,000 electronic wristbands issued to them being activated, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Moneycontrol.com 'There Are No Funerals:' Death in Quarantine Leaves Nowhere to Grieve The New York Times (Reuters) - Struck down by coronavirus at the age of 83, the long life of Alfredo Visioli ended with a short ceremony at a graveyard near Cremona, his hometown in northern Italy. "They buried him like that, without a funeral, without his loved ones, with just a ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNBC Italy asks for help from EU crisis fund as death toll spikes CNBC Conte said that the EU should make use of a 500 billion euro fund, created at the height of the last decade's sovereign debt crisis to bail out nations, to finance countries which are struggling to cope with the outbreak. His finance minister said Friday morning ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Independent UK Hopes Newly-Made Ventilators Will Be Ready for Coronavirus Fight Next Week The New York Times LONDON — Britain said on Friday its scramble to produce thousands of ventilators to fight the coronavirus outbreak was achieving results as top companies have already produced a prototype and it should be ready for use in hospitals by the end of next week ... Flag as irrelevant
	Jakarta Post Indonesian President Vows to Use All Powers to Tackle Health, Economic Woes The New York Times JAKARTA — Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Friday he would use "all state power" to tackle the health and economic problems caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Authorities launched rapid testing for the disease, COVID-19, on Friday in areas ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Sun Daily Malaysia Will Deploy Army to Keep Everyone Indoors Bloomberg Malaysia will deploy its army starting on Sunday to ensure the public stays at home through the two-week lockdown meant to contain the coronavirus pandemic. "We are confident that with the help from the army, there will be more control and we hope the ... Flag as irrelevant
	WHTC News Japan PM Asks to Compile Steps for School Reopening Urgently The New York Times TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe issued instructions at a coronavirus taskforce meeting to compile concrete steps urgently to reopen schools as a new school year starts in April in Japan, Jiji news agency reported on Friday. Abe last month ... Flag as irrelevant
	సాక్షి Indian State to Close Shops, Offices in Financial Capital Mumbai The New York Times BENGALURU — India's westerly state of Maharashtra on Friday decided to close all shops and offices except those providing essential services in India's financial capital Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur until March 31 in an attempt to restrict the spread of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Philippine Star Philippines Reports 13 New Coronavirus Infections, One New Death The New York Times MANILA — The Philippines' health ministry on Friday recorded 13 new coronavirus cases and one death as the country's main island is under strict quarantine measures. The new coronavirus has infected 230 people in the Philippines, resulting in 18 deaths, ... Flag as irrelevant
	News18 German health czar: It's up to authorities to decide on curfew Reuters BERLIN (Reuters) - The health official leading Germany's fight against coronavirus urged people on Friday to keep their distance to curb the pandemic, but said it was up to the authorities to decide whether to impose a curfew to force them to do so. Flag as irrelevant
	89.3 WFPL News Louisville Rape Crisis Centers, Domestic Violence Shelters Are Open — With Some Changes 89.3 WFPL News Louisville Even as large swaths of society hunker down, Kentucky's domestic violence shelters and rape crisis centers are preparing to stay open — and deal with a potential influx of clients. "We really, really need to get the word out about the fact that we are open, ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report South Africa's Health Minister Says Coronavirus Cases Rise to 202 U.S. News & World Report JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Friday that the number of confirmed coronavirus cases had risen by 52 to 202, with the first cases recorded in the Free State province. The virus has multiplied in Africa more ... Flag as irrelevant
	NWAOnline EU: Russia spreading virus misinformation NWAOnline BRUSSELS -- Russian state media and news outlets supporting President Vladimir Putin are waging a fake news campaign aimed at undermining public confidence in the ability of European health care systems to cope with the coronavirus, according to a ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Irish Times Coronavirus: School closures could extend to April or May, Taoiseach says The Irish Times School closures could be extended into April or May to combat the spread of coronavirus, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said. The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Republic has risen to 557 in the 20 days since the first known case was ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sentinel & Enterprise Could Gov. Baker run for a third term as a Democrat? Sentinel & Enterprise Is Republican Gov. Charlie Baker going to become a Democrat? The offer to abandon the Republican Party and become a Democrat came after Baker was handed his head last week on Super Tuesday when he lost all control of the Republican State ... Flag as irrelevant
	EUobserver Coronavirus forces Merkel's biggest crisis campaign yet EUobserver She did what she had to do. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has just started nothing less than the biggest crisis communication campaign of her career, dwarfing the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) crisis of Helmut Kohl's black party donations in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Moneycontrol.com Coronavirus pandemic | PM Modi appeals for no pay cuts, but is it feasible? Moneycontrol.com Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on March 19, appealed to Indian corporates to act in a humane manner and not enforce pay cuts for employees amidst the coronavirus pandemic. However, industry experts believe that - without any economic incentive -, this ... Flag as irrelevant
	NDTV World Oral Health Day 2020: Dentist Shares Tips To Deal With Tooth Sensitivity You Can Follow Daily NDTV World Oral Health Day 2020 is observed on March 20 across the world. Taking a spoonful of your favourite ice cream or your morning cup of coffee or tea are some of the things that you would not compromise at any cost. But what if you feel certain conditions ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Irish Times Irish consumer confidence plunges as coronavirus bites The Irish Times Consumer confidence in the Republic has taken a nosedive on foot of the coronavirus outbreak. KBC Bank's latest index, which gauges consumer sentiment, recorded an eight-point drop to 77.3 in March, one of the largest on record. "Irish consumer ... Flag as irrelevant
	Star Local Media Plano Chamber of Commerce offers support to local businesses Star Local Media As Plano practices social distancing, local businesses in the city are seeing less foot traffic and consequently fewer sales. The Plano Chamber of Commerce wants to help protect small businesses in the city by reaching out to chamber members with virtual ... Flag as irrelevant
	News On 6 US Lacking In Coronavirus (COVID-19) Testing Compared To South Korea News On 6 On the other side of the world, an Oklahoma woman living in South Korea said that country's reaction to COVID-19 has been vastly different America's. South Korea was one of the first countries hit hard by COVID-19 after the outbreak in China. Emma Kalka ... Flag as irrelevant
	Times of India Covid-19 sample tests to start at Sassoon hospital from today Times of India Pune: Experts at B J Medical College-attached Sassoon General Hospital are gearing up to start tests for the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) infection from Friday. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has certified the state-run medical institution to ... Flag as irrelevant
	The News International Health professionals develop issues after confronting coronavirus patient The News International PESHAWAR: All three health professionals and an on-technical person, who had confronted the coronavirus patient in Mardan who has, said they had developed serious health issues including sore throat, chest pain and fever. A two-member team of doctors ... Flag as irrelevant
	10TV WATCH: White House task force briefing on COVID-19 response | March 19 10TV Signs in the briefing room of the White House indicate social distancing measures being taken to separate reporters working at the White House, Monday, March 16, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci). Published: 03/19/20 10:51 am EDT. Updated: ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOX 2 Detroit At least two Detroit Police officers test positive for coronavirus FOX 2 Detroit At least two Detroit Police officers have tested positive for coronavirus as the outbreak in the city continues to expand. A source confirmed the news to FOX 2 on Thursday, signaling just how entrenched COVID-19 had become in the city and state as more ... Flag as irrelevant
	The London Free Press Coronavirus live updates: 77 Canadians are on a cruise with dozens of infected people The London Free Press The Costa Luminosa cruise ship is now headed for Marseille, where it is unclear whether it will be allowed to dock. Andy Riga & Jason Magder, Montreal Gazette. Updated: March 19, 2020. Subscribe. Copy link. Info. Shopping. Tap to unmute. More videos. Flag as irrelevant
	York News-Times Protecting the public and first responders York News-Times YORK – Keeping the public safe, as well as local first responders, continues to be the main priority of the York Fire and Rescue Department. It always has been the goal – now, some of the protocols have just been enhanced due to the coronavirus situation. Flag as irrelevant
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