UPDATED: Israel confirms first case of new coronavirus
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israel confirmed its first case of new coronavirus Friday, in a citizen who flew home from…
6 years ago
Asia
Erdogan urges ‘concrete action’ over Idlib crisis
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for "concrete action" to prevent a crisis in Syria's last…
6 years ago
Iran says, two more deaths among 13 new coronavirus cases
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran's health ministry Friday reported two more deaths among 13 new cases of coronavirus in the…
6 years ago
DIY virus protection: Hong Kongers making own masks amid shortages
by Yan Zhao and Katie Forster HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- With chronic face mask shortages in the midst of…
6 years ago
Young Chinese doctor dies of coronavirus
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A 29-year-old doctor at the epicenter of China's new coronavirus outbreak has died from the disease,…
6 years ago
59 Hong Kong police quarantined after meal with virus colleague
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Dozens of Hong Kong police officers have been placed in quarantine after attending a banquet…
6 years ago
Quarantine nightmare still not over for left-behind cruise ship crew
by Richard Carter and Sara Hussein with Simon Sturdee in New Delhi and Mikhail Flores in Manila TOKYO, Japan (AFP)…
6 years ago
UPDATED: South Korea coronavirus cases jump over 200 as sect infections spike
by Kang Jin-kyu SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's coronavirus cases nearly doubled Friday, rising above 200 and making…
6 years ago
China says, coronavirus vaccine trials to start around late April
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China could start clinical trials for a potential vaccine for the novel coronavirus around late April,…
6 years ago
China’s Xi urges more protection for medical workers after deaths
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's President Xi Jinping called Wednesday for greater protection of medical staff fighting the new coronavirus…
6 years ago
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