WASHINGTON -- A staff member in U.S. House Representative David Schweikert's Washington D.C. office has tested positive for COVID-19, U.S. political news website The Hill said Sunday.

The staff member is resting "comfortably at home and following guidance from local health officials," Schweikert said in a statement. (US-COVID-19-Congress)

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MANILA -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has placed the entire main Luzon island in the Philippines under "enhanced community quarantine" in a drastic bid to contain the spread of the COVID-19 in the country, Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo said on Monday. (Philippines-Quarantine)

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SEOUL -- South Korea's central bank held an emergency monetary policy meeting on Monday, deciding to cut its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to an all-time low of 0.75 percent. (S. Korea-Interest Rate)

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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Four people have been killed and six others wounded in a traffic accident in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, a provincial government spokesman said Monday.

The deadly incident happened late on Sunday evening when a wagon-type car driven from Kandahar to national capital Kabul, collided with a passenger van in Pakhkanday, an area near neighboring Zabul province, Spokesman Gul Islam Sayal told Xinhua. (Afghanistan-Road crash-Death) Enditem

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