Coronavirus jitters push Asian markets down
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets fell on Thursday after a dramatic spike in the number of coronavirus…
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US cruise ship blocked over virus fears to dock in Cambodia
SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (AFP) -- A US cruise ship blocked from several Asian ports over concerns that a passenger could have…
6 years ago
As China needs virus masks, phone and diaper makers fill void
by Beiyi SEOW BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A diaper manufacturer in eastern China was closed for the Lunar New Year…
6 years ago
Vietnam quarantines commune of 10,000 over coronavirus
VINH PHUC, Vietnam (AFP) -- Vietnam announced Thursday that a commune of 10,000 people will be placed under quarantine due…
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China removes party chief of virus epicenter province
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China has sacked the top political leader of virus-stricken Hubei province, the epicenter of an epidemic…
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Virus death toll surges as China changes way it counts cases
by Helen Roxburgh and Laurent Thomet BEIJING, China (AFP) --The number of deaths and new cases from China's coronavirus outbreak…
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WHO says, ‘way too early’ to predict end of novel coronavirus
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The UN health agency on Wednesday cautioned it was "way too early" to say whether COVID-19…
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China virus death toll tops 1,100; but new cases fall for 2nd straight day
by Laurent THOMET Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The death toll from China's new coronavirus epidemic climbed…
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Indonesia criticizes US study that questioned why it has no coronavirus cases
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia has criticized a US study questioning why the world's fourth most populous nation had…
6 years ago
‘Exhausted’: Doctors at China’s virus epicenter overworked and unprotected
by Eva Xiao and Ludovic Ehret BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Doctors on the frontline of China's new coronavirus epidemic are…
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Beloved communal hotpot falls victim to Hong Kong virus fears
by Su Xinqi HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hotpot has become the latest casualty of the coronavirus outbreak after ten…
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UPDATED: Japan cruise ship coronavirus cases climb to 174
by Kyoko HASEGAWA TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- An additional 39 people on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship off the…
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