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Fighting COVID-19: Johnson invites opposition to work with him

REUTERS 2020-04-04 16:02:20

Prime minister Boris Johnson has invited the leaders of Britain’s opposition parties to work with him during this “moment of national emergency”, saying he wants to hear their views...

Australia coronavirus cases stable, cruise ships sent home

-- 2020-04-04 15:21:35

Australia reported a sustained fall in new coronavirus infections and conducted the biggest peacetime maritime operation on Sydney Harbour on Saturday, refuelling foreign cruise ships before expelling...

Coronavirus death toll moves up to 37 in Pakistan

-- 2020-04-04 14:13:54

According to the data updated by the Health Ministry of Pakistan late Friday night, the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) has risen to 2,547 in the country, with 37 deaths re...

Confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide exceed 1.1m

-- 2020-04-04 13:26:13

The number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases worldwide has risen above 1.1 million, according to a new tally from Johns Hopkins University on Saturday, reports Xinhua.

Trump fires intelligence official involved in his impeachment probe

Reuters 2020-04-04 11:49:12

US President Donald Trump notified Congress on Friday (US standard time) that he is firing the inspector general of the US intelligence community who was involved in triggering an impeachment probe...

Over 3,000 COVID-19 cases reported in India as death toll touches 91

-- 2020-04-04 11:28:15

The number of COVID-19 positive cases in India exceeded 3,000 and the death toll touched 91 on Saturday, according to State and Health Ministry reports. Despite the rise in cases, Joint Secretary at...

China mourns thousands ‘martyrs’ who died in coronavirus epidemic

Reuters 2020-04-04 10:27:25

China on Saturday mourned the thousands of “martyrs” who have died in the new coronavirus outbreak, flying the national flag at half mast throughout the country and suspending all forms of...

French coronavirus cases jump above China’s

Reuters 2020-04-04 10:01:20

The number of people who have died from the COVID-19 illness in France jumped by 61 per cent to 6,507 over two days after data from nursing homes were included, and confirmed cases jumped by 44 per ce...

New York in 'race against time' as virus deaths continue to soar

Reuters 2020-04-04 09:05:17

Two of the principal US coronavirus hot spots - New York and Louisiana - reported their biggest jumps in COVID-19 deaths yet on Friday, as the White House sent mixed messages on whether Americans shou...

Wuhan disinfects airport as operations soon to resume

Xinhua 2020-04-03 19:02:10

Wuhan, the Chinese city hardest hit by the novel coronavirus outbreak, conducted disinfection Friday on the local airport as operations will soon resume on April 8 when the city lifts its travel restr...

Merkel ends her self-quarantine, returns to chancellery

-- 2020-04-03 18:40:42

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has ended her self-quarantine and returned to the chancellery on Friday after testing negative for coronavirus several times, her spokesman said. Merkel had been self-...

All hotels in Phuket to shut down until further notice

Xinhua 2020-04-03 18:19:40

Thailand's popular resort island of Phuket will close all its hotel services from Saturday until further notice. The announcement was made Friday by Phuket Governor Pakkapong Thaweepat in the wake of...

Indonesia reports biggest daily rise in coronavirus infections

REUTERS 2020-04-03 15:31:12

Indonesia confirmed on Friday 196 new coronavirus infections, marking the biggest daily rise since the first cases were announced a month ago, said a health ministry official. Achmad Yurianto, the of...

China to mourn COVID-19 victims Saturday

-- 2020-04-03 13:57:39

China will hold a national mourning Saturday for martyrs who died in the fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak and compatriots died of the disease, according to the State Cou...

China’s Hubei reports four new coronavirus deaths

Reuters 2020-04-03 10:47:19

Mainland China reported 31 new confirmed coronavirus cases, including two locally transmitted infections, the country’s National Health Commission said on Friday. Mainland China also reported f...

Americans urged to wear masks outside as pandemic worsens

REUTERS 2020-04-03 09:50:09

The Trump administration on Thursday looked set to join local officials in advising Americans to wear masks when venturing out during the still-exploding coronavirus pandemic, as the US death toll ros...

France’s coronavirus death toll jumps as nursing homes included

-- 2020-04-03 09:48:20

The coronavirus death count in France surged to nearly 5,400 people on Thursday after the health ministry began including nursing home fatalities in its data. The pandemic had claimed the lives of 4,...

Saudi imposes 24-hour curfew in Mecca, Medina

-- 2020-04-02 21:40:25

Saudi Arabia imposed a 24-hour curfew in the Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina on Thursday, extending measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus, which has infected more than 1,700 pe...

Syrian gov't sanitises 10,000 schools

Xinhua 2020-04-02 20:55:44

The Syrian government has sanitised a total of 10,000 schools across the country as part of the precautionary steps to curb the spread of COVID-19, the state TV reported Wednesday. The report said th...

9,000 at coronavirus risk after religious congregation in India

-- 2020-04-02 16:55:42

At least 7,600 Indians and 1,300 foreigners were identified with links to an Islamic missionary group that organised a religious congregation in New Delhi last month and has emerged as India's biggest...

Don’t tolerate lockdown violators, shoot them dead: Duterte

-- 2020-04-02 16:43:41

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has warned violators of coronavirus lockdown measures they could be shot for causing trouble and said abuse of medical workers was a serious crime that would not b...

WHO expects Malaysia's coronavirus cases to peak in mid-April

REUTERS 2020-04-02 16:03:23

The number of coronavirus cases in Malaysia is expected to peak in mid-April and there are signs of a flattening of the infection curve, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. Malaysia has t...

China’s Shenzhen bans the eating of cats, dogs after coronavirus

-- 2020-04-02 11:00:12

The Chinese city of Shenzhen has banned the eating of dogs and cats as part of a wider clampdown on the wildlife trade since the emergence of the new coronavirus. Scientists suspect the coronavirus p...

COVID-19 cases and deaths rising, debt relief needed for poorest nations: WHO

Reuters 2020-04-02 10:04:23

The head of the World Health Organization voiced deep concern on Wednesday about the rapid escalation and global spread of COVID-19 cases from the new coronavirus, which has now reached 205 countries...

Coronavirus: US sees record 884 deaths in one day

-- 2020-04-02 09:45:59

There were 884 deaths in the US linked to coronavirus in the past 24 hours - a new record, Johns Hopkins University said on Wednesday evening. Among the victims was a six-week-old baby. More than 213...

China rolls out biggest virus relief measures yet for SMEs, low-income families

Global Times 2020-04-01 19:10:39

China on Tuesday rolled out another batch of robust measures aimed at helping small businesses with hundreds of billions of dollars in extra funding and hundreds of millions of dollars in subsidies fo...

121 countries seek virus testing help from South Korea

-- 2020-04-01 18:12:00

South Korea has received requests from 121 countries for help with coronavirus testing, a foreign ministry official of the country said on Wednesday, as authorities around the world come under intense...

Myanmar charges journalist under terrorism law, blocks news websites

-- 2020-04-01 16:31:53

A Myanmar court charged a journalist, who published an interview with the Arakan Army rebel group, under a terrorism law on Tuesday. The court in the second largest city, Mandalay, charged Nay Myo Li...

Russian doctor who met Putin has coronavirus

-- 2020-04-01 16:20:30

A doctor who gave Russian President Vladimir Putin a tour of Moscow's main coronavirus hospital last week said on Tuesday he had himself been diagnosed with the virus. According to Reuters, Putin vis...

UK to speed up coronavirus testing as criticism grows

-- 2020-04-01 15:39:10

Britain’s government said on Wednesday it would ramp up the number of coronavirus tests amid widespread criticism that it was doing far too few, as ministers suggested that shortages of chemical...