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China reports 30 virus deaths, rise in new infections and imported cases

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China reported 30 more deaths from the new coronavirus outbreak on Friday, with fresh infections rising…

Wuhan doctor recounts fears and hope at virus frontline

by Laurie CHEN BEIJING, China (AFP) -- One month after makeshift hospitals opened to chaos and confusion at the epicenter…

Ivory Coast burns 3 tonnes of pangolin scales

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AFP) — Ivory Coast officials on Tuesday burnt three tonnes of scales of the pangolin, the most…

148 Filipinos from Macau to be repatriated within the week, says DOH

(Eagle News) – The country’s Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has approved the plan of the Department…

PHL gov’t partially lifts travel restrictions on South Korea for Filipinos, but ban stays for North Gyeongsang

  (Eagle News) – The Philippine government on Tuesday, March 3, partially lifted the travel restrictions to South Korea, stressing…

Thai man dies from coronavirus infection complications

  BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- A Thai man has died from complications doctors say were due to the deadly coronavirus,…

Global coronavirus death toll passes 3,000 with new China count

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The number of deaths globally in the new coronavirus outbreak passed 3,000 on Monday, as China…

De Lima calls POGOs “threat to national security, stability”

(Eagle News)--The presence of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations represent a "threat to national security and stability," Senator Leila de Lima…

Coast Guard probing ship which misrepresented China departure date to enter PHL; criminal charges eyed

(Eagle News) – A Panama-flagged cargo vessel that came from China and misrepresented its date of departure there is now…

Japan PM calls for nationwide closure of schools over virus

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called Thursday on schools to close nationwide from March 2…

China virus expert says earlier action would have reduced infections

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China would have seen far fewer infections from the new coronavirus if it had been…

China reports 29 more virus deaths, lowest since January

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China reported 29 more deaths on Thursday from the new coronavirus epidemic, the lowest daily figure…

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