Virus

No compulsory quarantine of visitors to Thailand: health ministry

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP ) -- Thai health authorities on Friday said they would not order the compulsory quarantine of visitors…

Cameroon confirms first virus case

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AFP) -- Cameroon has confirmed its first case of the novel coronavirus, a French national who arrived in…

Netherlands record first death in coronavirus outbreak

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- The Netherlands has recorded its first death in the novel coronavirus outbreak, health officials said…

Vatican reports its first coronavirus case

VATICAN (AFP) -- The Vatican on Friday reported its first coronavirus case, saying it had suspended outpatient services at its…

Adviser to Iran’s foreign minister dies of coronavirus

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- An adviser to Iran's foreign minister who took part in the 1979 US embassy hostage crisis…

5 DOH teams formed to trace contacts of 2 Filipinos, 3 foreign tourists with COVID-19; local transmission feared

  (Eagle News) – The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday, March 6, formed five separate teams to do extensive…

Starbucks bans personal cups over new coronavirus

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Reusable cups are in vogue for reducing waste but are no longer welcome at Starbucks…

China reports 30 virus deaths, rise in new infections and imported cases

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China reported 30 more deaths from the new coronavirus outbreak on Friday, with fresh infections rising…

S. Korea threatens retaliation over ‘irrational’ Japan virus quarantine

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Seoul threatened to retaliate Friday over what it called Tokyo's "irrational" plan to quarantine arrivals…

Bosnia reports first two coronavirus cases

SARAVEJO, Bosnia (AFP) -- Bosnia reported on Thursday its first confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, in a man who…

Kim Jong Un offers South Koreans ‘comfort’ over virus: Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a personal letter to "comfort" South Koreans fighting…

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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