BRUSSELS -- COVID-19 is not a Chinese virus, said a senior EU official on Thursday, as he called for global cooperation in confronting the "massive threat."

"Viruses don't have a nationality and they don't care about borders," tweeted Josep Borrell Fontelles, the EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy.

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LOS ANGELES -- California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Thursday evening a statewide stay-at-home order for the most populous U.S. state in response to the rapid spread of COVID-19.

Newsom asked all nearly 40 million Californians to stay home unless it is absolutely necessary to head out.

"In a short period of time, COVID-19 has rapidly spread throughout the entire State of California, necessitating updated and more stringent guidance from federal, state, and local public health officials," said the governor in his executive order, noting that it is for the preservation of public health and safety of the state.

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ADDIS ABABA -- The Ethiopian government on Thursday commended China for its support in containing the spread of COVID-19 in Ethiopia and other African countries.

"I thank the Chinese experts and the Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia for sharing valuable experience to help enhance the efforts being implemented and improve the capacity of Africa in containing the COVID-19," Ethiopian Minister of Health Lia Tadesse said in a statement.

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TRIPOLI -- The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Thursday condemned the attacks on civilians in Libya, a day after indiscriminate shelling killed 4 children in southern Tripoli.

"Four young women and girls aged between 14-20 killed, and five others, including a 11-year-old child, were injured yesterday in a senseless indiscriminate shelling affecting a civilian neighborhood in Ain Zara, reportedly by LNA forces (Libyan National Army)," the UMSMIL said in a statement. Enditem

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