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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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…
6 years ago
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,…
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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
Coronavirus jitters push Asian markets down
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets fell on Thursday after a dramatic spike in the number of coronavirus…
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Japan cruise ship virus cases jump to 218
by Miwa SUZUKI Agence France Presse Another 44 people on board a cruise ship moored off Japan's coast have…
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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…
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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…
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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
President Duterte to Filipinos amid COVID-19 threat: Stay calm, be vigilant
(Eagle News) -- President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, Feb. 12, called on Filipinos to stay calm but remain vigilant amid…
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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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