health

13 US citizens at ‘high risk’ of coronavirus being treated in Nebraska

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Thirteen US citizens deemed "high risk" for the deadly new coronavirus are being treated at…

14 test positive among US plane evacuees from Japan virus ship

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Fourteen people who had tested positive for the new coronavirus were among more than…

China virus toll jumps to 1,770: govt

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The death toll from China's new coronavirus epidemic jumped to 1,770 after 105 more people died,…

China virus cases pass 70,000 as WHO mission begins

by Helen Roxburgh and Beiyi Seow BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The number of people infected with the new coronavirus in…

Over 100 released from virus quarantine in Germany

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Over a hundred German nationals were Sunday released from quarantine at a military base near Frankfurt…

Taiwan records its first coronavirus death as global toll passes 1,600

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan reported its first death from the new coronavirus Sunday, as the death toll from the…

Global experts begin meetings in China over virus: WHO

by Helen Roxburgh and Beiyi Seow BEIJING, China (AFP) -- International experts have begun meeting with their counterparts in China…

Egypt confirms first coronavirus case in Africa

  CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- Egypt's health ministry on Friday announced the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in…

Beijing orders returnees to quarantine as virus death roll hits 1,523

  by Laurent THOMET Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The death toll from China's new coronavirus epidemic jumped…

US offers to help virus efforts in N.Korea

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Thursday promised to support aid work in North Korea to combat…

Japan to begin moving some off quarantined cruise ship

by Hiroshi Hiyama with Kyoko Hasegawa in Tokyo YOKOHAMA, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese authorities were preparing Friday to move some…

China virus death toll nears 1,500 but new cases fall

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The death toll from China's coronavirus epidemic rose to 1,483 on Friday but the number of…

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