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India reports third death from COVID-19

India reports third death from COVID-19

-- 2020-03-17 13:14:58

India reported the third death from COVID-19 and the first in its financial capital of Mumbai on Tuesday. The person was a 64-year-old man, who had a travel history to Dubai, Xinhua reported citing l...

India shuts down Taj Mahal amid coronavirus fears

India shuts down Taj Mahal amid coronavirus fears

-- 2020-03-17 10:50:41

India's iconic monument Taj Mahal has shut down to halt the spread of the coronavirus, officials say. The culture ministry said tens of thousands visit the "monument of love" every day and it was "im...

In Indian capital, riots deepen a Hindu-Muslim divide

In Indian capital, riots deepen a Hindu-Muslim divide

REUTERS 2020-03-16 11:58:59

For years, Hindus and Muslims lived and worked peacefully together in Yamuna Vihar, a densely populated Delhi district. But the riots that raged through the district last month appear to have cleaved...

NZ PM bans mass gatherings

NZ PM bans mass gatherings

-- 2020-03-16 11:43:52

New Zealand banned gatherings of 500 people or more on Monday to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern warned of tough action against anyone who violates new self-iso...

India’s coronavirus cases at 107 as Modi plans regional response

India’s coronavirus cases at 107 as Modi plans regional response

-- 2020-03-15 15:22:43

India on Sunday reported that the number of coronavirus infections had risen to 107, an increase of 23 from the day before, with a western state home to the country’s financial capital the worst...

Uzbekistan reports first coronavirus case

Uzbekistan reports first coronavirus case

Reuters 2020-03-15 15:05:33

An Uzbek citizen has tested positive for coronavirus after returning from France, Uzbekistan’s Healthcare Ministry said on Sunday, marking the first infection from the virus in the Central Asian...

Thailand reports 32 new coronavirus cases, brings total to 114

Thailand reports 32 new coronavirus cases, brings total to 114

REUTERS 2020-03-15 14:23:11

Thailand reported 32 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, bringing the total infections in the Southeast Asian country to 114, health officials said. It was the biggest daily jump in cases in Thailand, w...

Australia orders all arrivals to self-isolate for 14 days

Australia orders all arrivals to self-isolate for 14 days

-- 2020-03-15 13:24:22

Australia's prime minister has ordered a 14-day self-isolation for anyone arriving in the country to try to halt the spread of the coronavirus. "This is very important," Scott Morrison said at a brie...

China tightens airport checks as imported coronavirus cases tick up

China tightens airport checks as imported coronavirus cases tick up

REUTERS 2020-03-15 12:39:23

China tightened checks on international travellers arriving at Beijing airport on Sunday, after the number of imported new coronavirus infections surpassed locally transmitted cases for a second day i...

Curfew to be imposed in Manila to contain virus spread

Curfew to be imposed in Manila to contain virus spread

-- 2020-03-14 14:53:24

A curfew is going to be imposed in Metro Manila of the Philippines, begining Sunday, in a bid to contain the spread of COVID-19, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said Saturday. Th...

Saudi Arabia suspends international flights for two weeks

Saudi Arabia suspends international flights for two weeks

Reuters 2020-03-14 12:15:03

Saudi Arabia has suspended all international flights for two weeks, starting Sunday, to prevent the spread of coronavirus, state news agency SPA said on Saturday, citing an official source at interior...

India reports second death from coronavirus

India reports second death from coronavirus

REUTERS 2020-03-14 11:55:32

India reported its second death from coronavirus, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Friday. The patient was a 68-year-old woman with diabetes and hypertension and died in the country'...

South Korea reports 107 new coronavirus cases, total 8,086

South Korea reports 107 new coronavirus cases, total 8,086

-- 2020-03-14 11:48:37

South Korea reported more recoveries from the coronavirus than new infections on Saturday for the second day in a row, as a downward trend in daily cases raised hopes that Asia’s biggest epidemi...

Manila on lockdown to contain spread of coronavirus

Manila on lockdown to contain spread of coronavirus

Reuters 2020-03-13 17:30:59

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday announced strict immigration curbs and a halt on domestic land, sea and air travel to and from Manila, in what he called a "lockdown" of the capital to...

India reports first coronavirus death

India reports first coronavirus death

-- 2020-03-13 14:11:43

India has reported its first death from coronavirus as a 76-year-old man became the first person to die from the disease in the country. B Sriramulu, the health minister of Karnataka state, said in a...

Nepal closes Mount Everest for climbers

Nepal closes Mount Everest for climbers

-- 2020-03-13 13:30:49

Nepal has closed all of its Himalayan peaks including Mount Everest this climbing season because of fears of the coronavirus outbreak, a government minister said on Friday. Nepal, home to eight of th...

India suspends most visas to halt coronavirus spread

India suspends most visas to halt coronavirus spread

-- 2020-03-12 11:19:10

India has announced that all visas, barring a select few categories, will be suspended for a month in order to halt the spread of Covid-19. Visa free travel afforded to overseas citizens of the count...

India confirms 62 coronavirus cases; Kerala under lockdown

India confirms 62 coronavirus cases; Kerala under lockdown

-- 2020-03-11 17:08:24

The number of coronavirus cases in India has risen by 18 to 62 with eight testing positive from Kerala, five from Maharashtra, four from Karnataka and one from Jammu and Kashmir, reports Indian daily...

Man rescued after 69 hours in rubble of fallen China hotel

Man rescued after 69 hours in rubble of fallen China hotel

-- 2020-03-11 17:03:52

A man was pulled out alive after being trapped for 69 hours under the rubble of a collapsed virus quarantine hotel in southeastern China in which at least 20 other people died. The official Xinhua Ne...

China’s Hubei reverses relaxation policy, to continue transport ban

China’s Hubei reverses relaxation policy, to continue transport ban

Reuters 2020-03-11 11:38:45

Qianjiang city in China’s Hubei province said on Wednesday it will continue with strict transportation bans, revoking a policy of relaxation that was announced on Tuesday. The city said in an a...

China's new coronavirus cases rise

China's new coronavirus cases rise

Reuters 2020-03-11 10:22:35

China reported an uptick in new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections, reversing four straight days of fewer new cases, driven by infected individuals arriving from abroad. Mainland China had 24...

Coronavirus deaths rise to over 4,000 worldwide

Coronavirus deaths rise to over 4,000 worldwide

REUTERS 2020-03-10 14:28:59

More than 114,300 people have been infected by the coronavirus across the world and 4,026 have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections outside China have been reported by 111 countries. Burkin...

Singapore charges visitors for coronavirus treatment

Singapore charges visitors for coronavirus treatment

-- 2020-03-10 13:17:24

Singapore has started charging visitors for coronavirus treatment, the city-state said as it reported new imported infections involving people who had traveled from neighboring Indonesia. Indonesia,...

Xi makes first visit to Wuhan since virus outbreak began

Xi makes first visit to Wuhan since virus outbreak began

-- 2020-03-10 11:57:54

Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, on Tuesday, marking the first time he has done so since the epidemic began late last year. Xi was mostly absent...

Myanmar army sues Reuters

Myanmar army sues Reuters

Reuters 2020-03-10 10:31:00

Myanmar police said the army had filed a lawsuit against Reuters news agency and a local lawmaker for criminal defamation, weeks after the military objected to a news story published about the death o...

China reports zero locally transmitted virus cases outside Hubei

China reports zero locally transmitted virus cases outside Hubei

Reuters 2020-03-09 12:39:15

Mainland China, outside Hubei province, reported no new locally transmitted cases for the second straight day, as a senior Communist Party official warned against reducing vigilance against the diseas...

Islamists hurl stones and shoes at Women’s day rally in Pakistan

Islamists hurl stones and shoes at Women’s day rally in Pakistan

-- 2020-03-09 12:15:23

Islamists pelted campaigners with stones, shoes and sticks as they marched in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, on Sunday to mark International Women’s Day. Women and men joined the event in...

Coronavirus: Death toll rises to 3,830 globally

Coronavirus: Death toll rises to 3,830 globally

-- 2020-03-09 11:59:35

The death toll from the viral outbreak Coronavirus that began in China now has climbed to 3,830. It has infected 110,071people globally, according to information of worldometer.   Besides...

Japan’s Abe, under fire over coronavirus,  to alter law to allow emergency declaration

Japan’s Abe, under fire over coronavirus, to alter law to allow emergency declaration

-- 2020-03-09 11:50:27

Japan is set this week to revise a law allowing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to declare a formal state of emergency over the coronavirus, if needed, as Abe faces persistent criticism for his handling of...

Saudi Arabia suspends travel with nine countries

Saudi Arabia suspends travel with nine countries

-- 2020-03-09 10:27:34

Saudi Arabia suspended travel to nine countries for its citizens and residents amid coronavirus fears and suspended the entry of people from those countries or anyone who has been there in the past 14...