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The aid industry as we know it may be one of the many victims of the coronavirus pandemic. At minimum, globalization has taken a big hit; protectionism is back—with a vengeance.
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People in India voiced concerns about access to medicine and how they will feed their families under the lockdown that began Wednesday as COVID-19 spread across the country.
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The Chin State authorities have called for more protective equipment, saying it is poorly prepared to cope with a possible COVID-19 outbreak.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the country will go into lockdown for 21 days beginning Wednesday.
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Over one fifth of American companies say they are already back to normal operations, with another quarter expected to be back to normal by the end of April.
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Ayeyarwady Region has stopped tours of its popular beaches and other tourist destinations to counter the coronavirus threat.
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The government has ordered quarantines at government facilities for all travelers except diplomats and UN officials arriving from any country.
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Neither of Myanmar’s two COVID-19 patients had serious health conditions and the public should avoid spreading misinformation, said the health ministry.
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Clothing retailer H&M says it will use its vast supply chain network to source protective equipment for hospitals in the European Union to help stem the spread of COVID-19.
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Religious leaders of many faiths are turning to streaming technology to reach congregations as more and more countries ban public gatherings due to the coronavirus.
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A gathering at a mosque in Kuala Lumpur in late February and early March appears to have been the source of hundreds of new coronavirus infections across Southeast Asia.
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In Italy, the hardest-hit country after China, infections and deaths from coronavirus rose by 3,526 and 345 respectively in the latest count.
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To prevent the spread of coronavirus, India has closed the Taj Mahal and ordered millions of Mumbai office workers to stay home; cases in Pakistan spike to 183.
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All but one of the 21 new coronavirus cases reported in China on Tuesday were imported from overseas, health authorities said.
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A mandatory quarantine is in effect for anyone who has been in Korea, Italy, Iran, France, Spain or Germany, and arrivals from China and the US will be monitored.
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