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Explainer: What is coronavirus and how is it transmitted?

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The girl had suffered from a fever for three days and tested positive for coronavirus, says the Belgian health authority.

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Italian doctor dies of coronavirus after working without gloves

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The director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said the world wasn't ready for a pandemic.

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Switzerland

Coronavirus: What is a pandemic?

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Could artificial intelligence have predicted the COVID-19 coronavirus?

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AI technology could be used to alert medical institutes on irregular symptoms before human clinicians realise there is a developing problem. This alert could give the medical institutions 2-4 weeks advance notice which in turn could allow opportune time to test for a cure and alert the public.

Spain

Francisco Luzón: 'I think about death every day. But I want to live'

Luzón, who suffers from ALS, thinks about death every day - but only for five minutes.

Japan

Coronavirus: Diamond Princess passengers begin disembarking in Japan

Questions are asked of the Japanese authorities as they failed to stop the coronavirus from spreading aboard.

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Italian scientists isolate DNA sequence of coronavirus

Scientists in Rome say they have isolated the DNA sequence of the coronavirus and will share the research worldwide to help combat the outbreak

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Coronavirus: 'Window of opportunity' to stop disease is now, says WHO

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China

Coronavirus: Is the EU prepared for an outbreak?

Six people are now known to have died from the coronavirus. Health authorities worldwide are scrambling to come up with a response.

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New research by the Economist Intelligence Unit has identified severe weaknesses in countries’ abilities to prevent, detect and respond to significant disease outbreaks.

Russia

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Russia is one of the five largest emerging epidemics in the world for new HIV infections, AIDS experts tell Euronews.

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Video games and apps show promise in treatment of Parkinson's disease

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Explosion rips through lethal viruses laboratory in Russia

An explosion started a subsequent fire at the Vector lab in Russia, which is known for being one of two places in the world to house the smallpox virus.