Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the new coronavirus
The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 could become endemic like HIV, the World Health Organization said, warning against any attempt to predict how long it would keep circulating and calling for a “massive effort” to counter it.
Gas leak at LG Polymers plant in India kills nine, hundreds hospitalised
A chemical gas leak at an LG Polymers plant in southern India on Thursday killed at least 9 people, and emergency services rushed more than 300 to hospital and evacuated hundreds more from nearby areas, a police official in Andhra Pradesh state said.
Explainer: South Korean findings suggest ‘reinfected’ coronavirus cases are false positives
South Korean health authorities raised new concerns about the novel coronavirus after reporting last month that dozens of patients who had recovered from the illness later tested positive again.
Thailand reports three new coronavirus cases, no new deaths
Thailand on Thursday reported three new coronavirus cases, bringing its total to 2,992, a senior official said.
Detained American claims he plotted Maduro’s capture in Venezuela TV statement
A former U.S. soldier captured in Venezuela said on Wednesday that he had been contracted by a Florida security firm to seize control of Caracas’ airport and bring in a plane to fly President Nicolas Maduro to the United States.
EU ambassador to China says rising Sino-U.S. tensions not helpful
Rising Sino-U.S. tension is problematic and undermines the broad multinational cooperation needed to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, the European Union’s ambassador to China said on Thursday.
India now has 52,952 cases of coronavirus, death toll 1783: health ministry
The number of coronavirus infections rose to 52,952 in India, up by 3,561 over the previous day, the health ministry said on Thursday, with no signs of abating despite a strict weeks-long lockdown in the world’s second most populous country.
Six dead, over 100 hospitalized after gas leakage at LG Polymers plant in south India
At least six people are dead after a chemical gas leakage at an LG Polymers facility located near Visakhapatnam in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, a local government official said on Thursday.
Republican donor named U.S. postmaster general
A Republican Party donor was named on Wednesday to lead the U.S. Postal Service, which President Donald Trump has criticized for not charging companies like Amazon.com more for package delivery.
At least 50 infected with coronavirus at Mexican retirement home
At least 47 residents and three workers have been infected with coronavirus at a retirement home in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, authorities said on Wednesday, in one of the biggest outbreaks yet reported in the country.
