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CLEAN : World currently not in a pandemic of China virus: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) says that the outbreak of the deadly novel coronavirus does not yet constitute a pandemic (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Trump Says He’s Halting Payments to WHO
Apr.14 -- President Donald Trump says he instructed his administration to temporarily halt funding to the World Health Organization for taking China’s claims about the coronavirus “at face value” and failing to share information about...
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U.K. Extends Virus Lockdown by a Further Three Weeks
Apr.16 -- U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the government will extend the country’s lockdown by a further three weeks at least in an effort to stem the spread of coronavirus. "Relaxing any of the measures in place would damage...
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No ‘Business As Usual’ With China After Virus, U.K. Says
Apr.17 -- U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who is standing in for Boris Johnson as the prime minister recovers from Covid-19, said it could no longer be “business as usual” with China when the coronavirus pandemic is over, the latest...
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U.S. , China's Global Reputations Hurt by Coronavirus Response: Rudd
Apr.21 -- Kevin Rudd, the Former Prime Minister of Australia, says both the U.S. and China both took a hit to their global standing after stumbling in the response to coronavirus. Rudd spoke with Andy Browne, the editorial director of...
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AstraZeneca to Start Covid-19 Testing This Week
Apr.29 -- AstraZeneca Plc plans to start Covid-19 testing this week, says Chief Executive Officer Pascal Soriot. He made the comments on "Bloomberg Surveillance" after the company maintained its earnings outlook for the year as...
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Porsche Is Reopening China Dealerships
Mar.03 -- Porsche Chief Executive Officer Oliver Blume discusses the transformation to electric engines, competition with Tesla Inc., and the impact of the coronavirus on China sales. He speaks from Stuttgart, Germany, on "Bloomberg...
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Johns Hopkins' Adalja on Coronavirus Containment: 'All Bets Are Off'
Mar.11 -- Dr. Amesh Adalja, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security senior scholar, discusses the efforts to contain the coronavirus with Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu, Joe Weisenthal and Romaine Bostick on "Bloomberg Markets: What'd You...
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WHO: Discussing New Mission to Seek Source of Covid-19 in China
May.06 -- Maria Van Kerkhove, a World Health Organization epidemiologist, says the United Nations agency is considering a new mission to seek the source of the coronavirus in China. She speaks at a press briefing in Geneva.
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U.S. Virus Cases Top 4 Million; Infections Doubled in Six Weeks
Jul.24 -- As U.S. coronavirus cases pass 4 million, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Professor and Virologist Andrew Pekosz says there is a "systemic issue going on across the country" in the way the spread of Covid-19 is...
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WHO: too early to declare emergency on new virus
A viral illness in China that has sickened hundreds of people is not yet a global health emergency, the World Health Organization said Thursday.
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Quarantines Don't Work and Cause Mass Panic, NYU's Gounder Says
Jan.27 -- Dr. Celine Gounder, New York University assistant professor in the department of medicine, discusses the efforts to contain the deadly coronavirus outbreak with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Balance of Power."
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WHO declares global emergency over virus
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak sparked by a new virus in China that has spread to more than a dozen countries as a global emergency on Thursday after the number of cases spiked more than tenfold in a week.
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VOICED : Los casos de cancer aumentaran 81% en paises pobres para 2040: OMS
La Organizacion Mundial de la Salud vaticina que los casos de cancer aumentaran un 81% para el 2040 en los paises de ingresos bajos o medios dada la falta de recursos consagrados a la prevencion (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Travel Restrictions Won't Help Contain Virus, Johns Hopkins' Nuzzo Says
Feb.04 -- Jennifer Nuzzo, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health senior scholar, discusses the efforts to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus. She speaks with Bloomberg's Amanda Lang and Shery Ahn on "Bloomberg...
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Coronavirus Update: China Death Toll at 1,380; Revisions Cloud Picture
Feb.14 -- China’s revisions to coronavirus data are making it more difficult to gauge the true scope of the outbreak. China’s Hubei province reported 4,823 additional coronavirus cases, confirming that the nearly 15,000 reported a day...
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New disease officially named by WHO as Covid-19
The disease caused by the new virus that emerged from China has officially been named Covid-19, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced on Tuesday.
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WHO: largest number of virus cases in single day
The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday said the largest number of the new virus cases in a single day were recorded in the last 24 hours.
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Gates Foundation To Donate Up To $100M To Fight Coronavirus Outbreak
The organization said it hopes the funds "will help catalyze a rapid and effective international response."
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Allianz CEO Says Market Panic Over Coronavirus Isn’t Warranted
Feb.26 -- Allianz SE Chief Executive Officer Oliver Baete discusses the markets and economic reaction to the threat of the rapidly spreading coronavirus. He compared the virus with a “strong flu,” saying it hadn’t yet become a pandemic....
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CLEAN : WHO warns against novel coronavirus blanket measures
The World Health Organization WHO warns against blanket measures over the novel coronavirus outbreak pointing out that the epidemic outside of China is only affecting a tiny proportion of the population (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Ethiopian Airlines continues flights to China
Ethiopian Airlines has said it is keeping its flights to and from China open, in spite of the new strain of virus spreading across mainland China and beyond.
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CLEAN : Four vaccine candidates in development for new coronavirus says WHO
World Health Organization Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan says there are already four vaccine candidates in development for the new COVID-19 coronavirus (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Global Coronavirus Cases Reach 93,017; Death Toll Rises to 3,201
Mar.04 -- The head of the World Health Organization said the novel coronavirus doesn’t transmit as efficiently as influenza but the fatality rate is higher at 3.4%, based on reported cases. Total infections rose above 93,000, with China...