Virus

From Singapore to UK via the Alps: how one man spread coronavirus

  by Marie WOLFROM Agence France Presse A British man managed to pass on the coronavirus to at least 11…

JUST IN: China virus cases exceed 42,600 nationwide: health commission

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The number of confirmed infections in China's coronavirus outbreak has reached 42,638 nationwide with nearly 2,500…

Global stocks mixed on coronavirus but S&P 500, Nasdaq hit records

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Major US stock indices finished at fresh records Monday, shrugging off worries about the…

Japan cruise ship now has 135 coronavirus infections: government

by Shingo ITO TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Another 65 people aboard the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship moored off Japan…

China virus toll passes 1,000 as Xi visits frontline hospital

by Helen ROXBURGH / Jing Xuan TENG BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The toll from China's deadly coronavirus outbreak passed 1,000…

China president in rare visit to virus patients, medics

by Helen ROXBURGH / Jing Xuan TENG BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping donned a face mask and…

UK calls new coronavirus ‘serious and imminent threat’

  LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The British government on Monday warned the outbreak of novel coronavirus was a "serious…

Asian markets fall on coronavirus impact woes

  HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Markets across the Asia-Pacific were in the red on Monday with investors worried about…

19 BI officers told to undergo home quarantine after boarding ships carrying passengers who had visited China

  (Eagle News) – The Bureau of Immigration said that 19 of its immigration officers who boarded vessels which carried…

WHO warns overseas virus spread may be ‘tip of the iceberg’

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The head of the World Health Organization has warned that confirmed cases of coronavirus being transmitted…

China confirmed virus cases exceed 40,000 nationwide: govt

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The number of confirmed infections in China's coronavirus outbreak has reached 40,171 nationwide with more than…

China virus deaths rise past 900, overtaking SARS toll

by Patrick BAERT / Helen ROXBURGH BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The death toll from the novel coronavirus surged past 900…

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