Bhutan confirms first coronavirus case
THIMPHU, Bhutan (AFP) -- The isolated Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan has reported its first case of the coronavirus after a…
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‘Near-isolation’ – coronavirus throws S. Korea Olympic plans into chaos
by Sunghee Hwang SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Travel restrictions around the world on arrivals from virus-hit South Korea are…
6 years ago
Asian markets plunge, yen and gold rally as virus fears mount
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian equities tumbled Friday as analysts warned the volatility that has characterized markets during the…
6 years ago
Italy reports 41 new coronavirus deaths, bringing toll to 148
ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italy on Thursday reported 41 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, its highest single-day total to…
6 years ago
First UK death confirmed in coronavirus outbreak
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain on Thursday announced its first death from coronavirus within the country, as the total…
6 years ago
US announces $8.3billion in coronavirus funding as cases surge
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- US lawmakers passed an emergency $8.3 billion spending bill to combat the coronavirus on…
6 years ago
Macron warns over virus epidemic as death toll rises
PARIS, France (AFP) -- France is inexorably heading towards a coronavirus epidemic, President Emmanuel Macron warned Thursday as the health…
6 years ago
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…
6 years ago
South Korea virus total nears 6,000
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's total number of novel coronavirus cases -- the largest outside China, where the…
6 years ago
Iraq announces two coronavirus deaths
SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq (AFP) -- Iraqi health authorities announced on Wednesday the country's first two deaths from the new coronavirus, one…
6 years ago
‘Thirdhand’ smoke poses health risks, say US scientists
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The stale odor that announces a smoker's entry into a room may be more than…
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Italy closes schools as death toll hits 107
by Dmitry ZAKS ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italy on Wednesday closed all schools and universities until March 15 as the…
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