Virus

Thousands from cruise ship in Hong Kong freed after virus tests

  by Xinqi SU HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Thousands of people stranded aboard a cruise ship in Hong Kong…

China virus deaths rise past 800, overtaking SARS toll

  by Patrick BAERT / Helen ROXBURGH Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The death toll from the novel…

Scientists race to develop vaccine for new coronavirus

  by Catherine Lai Agence France Presse SINGAPORE (AFP) -- Scientists from the United States to Australia are using new…

30 Filipinos from Wuhan City arrive in Clark, brought to New Clark City for 14-day quarantine — DFA

  (Eagle News) -- Thirty (30) Filipinos from Wuhan City, the ground zero of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Acute Respiratory…

Panic buying hits Singapore after virus alert raised

  SINGAPORE (AFP) -- Anxious Singapore shoppers formed long lines at grocery stores Saturday and cleared the shelves of essential…

Pangolin Suspect #1 as direct source of coronavirus outbreak

  by Paul RICARD and Brigitte CASTELNAU Agence France Presse Chinese researchers investigating the animal origin of the deadly coronavirus…

China virus death toll soars to 722: official

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The number of deaths from China's new coronavirus epidemic jumped to 722 on Saturday, surpassing…

Hong Kong Airlines to lay off 400 staff as virus hits city

    HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong Airlines said Friday it has been forced to slash hundreds of…

China virus crisis deepens as whistleblower doctor dies

  by Laurent THOMET Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A Chinese doctor who was punished after raising the…

Asian markets turn negative after healthy week, eyes on virus

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets fell Friday after a week-long rally as investors take profits and assess developments…

China’s Xi discusses coronavirus with Trump: state media

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke on Friday with US President Donald Trump on the novel coronavirus…

Coronavirus cases on Japan cruise ship treble to 61

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AFP) -- Another 41 people on a cruise ship quarantined off Japan have the new coronavirus, the country's…

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