China quarantine hotel collapse toll rises to 26
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The death toll from the collapse of a coronavirus quarantine hotel in east China rose to…
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Asia
Cathay Pacific 2019 profits plunge, predicts virus losses
by Jerome TAYLOR HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Cathay Pacific on Wednesday said profits plunged in 2019 as it reeled…
6 years ago
China to allow some firms to return to work in Wuhan
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Some companies in Wuhan, the Chinese city where the new coronavirus outbreak emerged late last year,…
6 years ago
Taiwan inmates join coronavirus fight with mask factory
by Sean Chang and Amber Wang TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Behind the barbed wire-topped fences of Taipei Prison, a small…
6 years ago
China reports 22 new virus deaths as imported cases rise
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China reported an increase in imported coronavirus cases Wednesday, fuelling concerns that infections from overseas could…
6 years ago
South Korea coronavirus cases rise for first time in 5 days
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea announced its first rise in new coronavirus cases for five days on Wednesday,…
6 years ago
Turkey announces first coronavirus case
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkey announced Wednesday, March 11, its first coronavirus case, a man who had recently travelled…
6 years ago
Cyprus shutters schools, locks down hospitals over coronavirus
by Charlie Charalambous NICOSIA, Cyprus (AFP) -- Cyprus said Tuesday it was closing schools in the capital, banning mass gatherings…
6 years ago
Mongolia locks down cities after reporting first virus case
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AFP) -- Mongolia on Tuesday barred anyone from entering or leaving its cities for six days after…
6 years ago
China quarantine hotel collapse toll jumps to 20
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The death toll from the collapse of a hotel used as a coronavirus quarantine facility…
6 years ago
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