White House ‘disappointed’ in China’s virus transparency
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States feels let down by a lack of transparency from China over the…
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No major change in ‘trajectory’ of coronavirus outbreak: WHO
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization on Thursday said a sharp rise in reported COVID-19 cases in China,…
6 years ago
Japan confirms first death of person with new coronavirus
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A woman in her 80s has become the first person with the new coronavirus to…
6 years ago
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…
6 years ago
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…
6 years ago
44 more COVID-19 cases on Japan ship: health minister
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Another 44 people onboard a cruise ship moored off Japan's coast have tested positive for the…
6 years ago
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…
6 years ago
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…
6 years ago
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