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WHO urges calm as China virus death toll reaches 2,000

  by Laurent THOMET Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The death toll from the new coronavirus outbreak surged…

Virus-hit province rewards doctors’ children with extra exam points

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Children of China's frontline medical workers battling the deadly coronavirus will be awarded extra exam points…

Coronavirus cases top 500 on cruise ship off Japan

by Harumi OZAWA TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Another 88 people from a cruise ship off Japan have tested positive for…

Most coronavirus infections are mild, says Chinese study

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Most people infected by the new coronavirus in China have mild symptoms, with older patients…

Southeast Asia facing billions of dollars in losses from collapse in Chinese tourism due to virus fears

https://youtu.be/o15Ei--Kblk by Aidan Jones, with Dene-Hern Chen in Pattaya, Thailand Agence France Presse Elephant parks unvisited, curios at markets unsold…

Japan completes virus testing for quarantined ship

  by Harumi OZAWA Agence France Presse YOKOHAMA, Japan (AFP) -- Japan said on Tuesday it had completed tests on…

Bare-faced robbery: thieves steal 6,000 hygiene masks in Japan

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Thieves in Japan have made off with some 6,000 surgical masks from a hospital, with the…

Coronavirus cases top 500 on cruise ship off Japan

by Harumi OZAWA TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Another 88 people aboard a cruise ship off Japan have tested positive for…

UK to repatriate citizens from ship quarantined off Japan

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The British government on Tuesday became the latest country to announce it will evacuate its…

Apple to miss revenue forecast as iPhone supply hit by coronavirus

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Apple announced Monday it would miss its March quarter revenue forecast and global iPhone…

Shanghai virus hospital tries array of treatments in ‘big test’

by Noel CELIS SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- In a sprawling medical compound an hour's drive from downtown Shanghai, doctors are…

China to waive tariffs on US medical imports amid virus outbreak

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China will waive trade-war tariffs on imports of selected US medical equipment from March 2, the…

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