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According to China's National Health Commission (NHC), five imported cases, including four in Shanghai and one in Sichuan Province, were reported in China on Thursday.

After hitting a near two-month low in early May, novel coronavirus infections have been on a rising trajectory in the Islamic republic, which is battling the Middle East's deadliest outbreak of the disease.

While no coronavirus cases have been linked to trains, many Tokyo residents say they are just as packed as any nightclub.

He gave face masks -- which are widely used in the city-state to fight the spread of the coronavirus -- as an example, suggesting there were not many components that Singapore could produce itself. "(We) don't have too many sheeps in Singapore to produce...

Some experts say asymptomatic infections are common, presenting a huge challenge in the control of the disease.

The move would be an extraordinary victory for civil rights activists, whose calls for the removal of that monument and others in this former capital of the Confederacy have been resisted for years.

Climate change makes extreme weather events more frequent and more intense. Now, because of the pandemic, they come at a time when national economies are crashing and ordinary people are stretched to their limits.

Following a similar trade investigation against France last year, the US Trade Representative office now is looking into taxes in Britain and the European Union, as well as Indonesia, Turkey and India.

Sindh Minister for Human Settlement Ghulam Murtaza Baloch had tested positive for the coronavirus on May 14. He had announced his diagnosis on Twitter and asked for prayers for a speedy recovery, Dawn newspaper said.

Matthew Lee Rupert, 28, travelled from Galesburg, Illinois, about 500 km south of Minneapolis with the intent of causing damage and looting, according to charges filed in Minnesota federal court Monday.

The government was expected to extend a ban on group gatherings larger than eight later on Tuesday.

New Zealand recorded no new cases of coronavirus for a 11th consecutive day on Tuesday, and has just one active case in the country.

Lam said "public concerns" about the legislation were understandable as a draft was yet to be finalised.

Foreign ministry spokesman said that both countries stand to benefit from bilateral cooperation but said Beijing will defend its security and development interests.

The restrictions, which aim to check the spread of the novel coronavirus, include a ban on entering and exiting the emirate of Abu Dhabi as a whole, it said on Twitter.

According to the study, published in the journal ACS Nano, the test uses a simple assay containing gold nanoparticles to detect a colour change when the virus is present.