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In Austria , a young Italian couple who live in Innsbruck in the Tyrol were confirmed to have the virus. One of the pair worked at a hotel, which has been closed Switzerland said a man in his seventies living in Ticino, bordering Italy, had been infected in the city of Milan on 15 February and was now in isolation … [Read more...] about Coronavirus: Outbreak spreads in Europe from Italy

Rescuers carry ashore the body of the last victim in a wherry accident along the Vu Gia River in Quang Nam Province, Vietnam on the night of February 25, 2020. Photo: Le Trung / Tuoi Tre According to local residents’ accounts, Ba would cross the same section of the river every day in order to travel from his home to a farm where the family grow their crops. … [Read more...] about Six relatives drown as wherry capsizes in central Vietnam

Assoc Prof Doãn Ngọc Hải, head of the National Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health, warned people to remain aware of how to ward off infection and co-ordinate with local authorities to fight the epidemic. … [Read more...] about Ministry of Health calls for strengthening preventive measures amid global coronavirus upsurge

Vietnam has won the first stage of the coronavirus fight, however, the epidemic remains a major global threat, so the country still needs to maintain heightened vigilance. The information was given by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam at an online meeting held by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday morning on coronavirus prevention with localities nationwide.  … [Read more...] about Vietnam controls coronavirus well: Deputy PM says