Virus

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…

40 US nationals infected on Japan ship as others fly home

by Harumi Ozawa with Sara Hussein in Tokyo YOKOHAMA, Japan (AFP) -- Forty Americans are among hundreds with the new…

Coronavirus cases on Japan ship rise to 355

  YOKOHAMA, Japan (AFP) -- The number of people infected with the deadly new coronavirus on a quarantined ship off…

China toll leaps past 1,600 as first death reported outside Asia

by Jing Xuan Teng and Laurent Thomet Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The death toll from the new…

US to evacuate Americans as virus cases rise on quarantined ship

by Shingo ITO Agence France Presse Americans will be removed from a cruise ship quarantined off Japan and flown home,…

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…

DOH: Persons under investigation for COVID-19 in PHL at 487, but 330 already discharged from hospitals

  (Eagle News) – The Department of Health has recorded a total of 487 persons under investigation (PUIs) for the…

Death toll in China epidemic surges past 1,500; more than 66,000 infections reported

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The death toll from China's new coronavirus epidemic surged past 1,500 on Saturday after 143…

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…

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…

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