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Chinese media said the complaints were an outcry against the community's property management, who were only pretending to have volunteers deliver vegetables and meat to Wuhan residents.

The presidential National Security Council called Japan's precautionary measures against the virus an unjust action that was decided without prior consultations.

Microsoft asked many of its employees in the Seattle region near its headquarters and the San Francisco Bay Area to work from home if possible until March 25.

Following an unusual conference call of the International Monetary Fund's governing body, the members said they were united in addressing the challenges posed by COVID-19.

A spokesman for the state committee on religious affairs wrote on Facebook that there was no outright ban on mosque attendance, but such a measure was on the table after several imams asked for it.

Although scientists responded to both diseases, formulating treatment plans and eventually vaccines, experts say the new coronavirus epidemic shows there has not been any sustained, coordinated efforts on infectious diseases.

The United States has now had two deaths and has recorded more than 80 confirmed cases.

When Merkel reached out to greet Horst Seehofer at a meeting on migration in Berlin, he smiled and kept both his hands to himself. They both laughed and Merkel then threw her hand up in the air before taking a seat.

Iran has the highest death toll from the virus outside of China, the epicenter of the outbreak.

The risk level for the novel coronavirus COVID-19 has been raised from moderate to high, EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday.

Shakeel Afridi has been languishing behind bars for years since his fake vaccination programme helped US agents track and kill the Al Qaeda leader in 2011.

In April's election each party won 35 seats, while in September Blue and White garnered 33 against Likud's 32. A number of rightwing parties, including two ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties who last time won 17 seats between them, have already pledged to supp...

In Switzerland, as in neighbouring France, it is common for women and people of opposite sexes to greet each other with alternating kisses on both cheeks.

Special commissioner for coronavirus, Angelo Borrelli, has suggested that Italians' demonstrative nature of friendly kissing could be contributing to the virus' spread.

Among those infected with the virus, older adults with pre-existing heart conditions or hypertension face a sharply higher risk, according to preliminary statistics.

The number of cases has reached 1,128 since the start of the epidemic a week ago, up from 888 on Friday. Around half those tested show few to no symptoms, the Italian health authorities said.