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Australia closes first school after pupil contracts coronavirus

SYDNEY, March 6 (Reuters) – Australia ordered its first school closure on Friday after a 16-year-old pupil

Lorryload of toilet paper catches fire in Brisbane

A lorry carrying toilet paper had caught fire due to a mechanical fault, amidst Australia’s

California declares emergency after first coronavirus death

California has declared a state of emergency after announcing its first coronavirus death, bringing the

Australian stores ration toilet paper amid coronavirus panic buying

SYDNEY, March 4 (Reuters) – Australia’s major grocers put strict limits on purchases of toilet paper

Coronavirus time bomb: America’s uninsured and brutal work culture

Agence France-Presse: Like many Americans, bartender Danjale Williams is worried about the growing threat of

Australia to use biosecurity law to restrict movements of coronavirus patients

SYDNEY, March 3 (Reuters) – Australia will use a little-known biosecurity law to restrict the movements of

Quarantined Nepalis return home (with photos)

All 175 Nepali nationals evacuated from China’s Hubei province and kept in quarantine at Kharipati of

Coronavirus: Nepal government announces temporary suspension of on-arrival visa

With the rapid spread of coronavirus across the globe, the government today announced suspension of

Four suspected COVID-19 sufferers admitted at Sukraraj Hospital; 18 crew members released from quarantine

Four persons suspected to have been infected with coronavirus were admitted to the isolation ward

Australia warns it can’t stop the spread of coronavirus from overseas

* Australia has restricted foreigners from China since Feb 1 * Restrictions extended to bar