In China, walled up Wuhan awaits life beyond the barricades
The bright yellow barricades snake through the streets of Wuhan，dividing up the epicenter of China’s coronavirus outbreak into segments that can be easily monitored for people disobeying orders to stay home.
China says imported virus cases raise risk of new infection wave
The rising number of imported coronavirus cases in China have raised the possibility that the country will undergo a second wave of infections, a spokesman of the country’s health authority said on Sunday.
China guards against second wave of coronavirus coming from abroad
The growing number of imported coronavirus cases in China risked fanning a second wave of infections at a time when “domestic transmission has basically been stopped”, a spokesman for the National Health Commission said on Sunday.
Saudi Arabia shuts entry and exit into Jeddah, brings forward curfew: state news agency
Saudi Arabia shut down entry and exit into the Jeddah governorate and brought forward a curfew there to begin at 3 p.m. local time (1200 GMT), state news agency SPA said on Sunday.
UK government ‘very concerned’ after coronavirus death toll surpasses 1,000
The British government is “very concerned” following the latest figures which show more than 1,000 people had died after testing positive for coronavirus, senior minister Michael Gove said on Sunday.
Saudi Arabia intercepts two missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthis
Saudi Arabian air defense intercepted two ballistic missiles on Saturday night launched by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group toward Riyadh and the city of Jizan, the Saudi state news agency (SPA) reported on Sunday citing a spokesman for the Saudi-led …
Australia government says social distancing helping to slow coronavirus spread
The rate of spread of the novel coronavirus in Australia has halved in recent days, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday as he announced an additional A$1.1 billion ($680 million) to expand telemedicine care and other health services.
Getting better: China’s new coronavirus cases trend lower
China reported 45 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for Saturday, down from 54 on the previous day, with all but one involving travelers from overseas, the country’s health authority said on Sunday.
North Korea fires more missiles than ever amid coronavirus outbreak
North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles into the ocean off its east coast on Sunday, the latest in an unprecedented flurry of launches that South Korea decried as “inappropriate” amid the global coronavirus pandemic.
Migrants in Central American limbo as coronavirus relocation plans falter
Thousands of African, Haitian and Asian migrants bound for the United States have amassed in immigration shelters in Panama and Costa Rica as plans to relocate them to less crowded areas to lower the risk of spreading the coronavirus have faltered.
