Australian government told to ban mass gatherings to contain coronavirus – media
Australia government has been advised by the country’s chief medical officer to ban mass gatherings of more than 500 people to contain the spread of the coronavirus, local media reported on Friday.
Hong Kong records fourth coronavirus-related death – hospital spokeswoman
An 80-year old man became the fourth patient in Hong Kong to die due to the coronavirus, a Nethersole Eastern Hospital spokeswoman said on Friday.
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau’s wife Sophie tests positive for coronavirus
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau has tested positive for coronavirus, a spokesman for the prime minister said.
Hong Kong church streams mass online to prevent coronavirus spread
With an iPad on a small tripod, Father Thomas Law of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in downtown Hong Kong is broadcasting mass to worshippers to their homes via online streaming as a way to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Brazil official, who met Trump, tests positive for coronavirus
A Brazilian government official who attended a meeting at Donald Trump’s resort in Florida on Saturday and posted a photo of himself standing next to the U.S. president has tested positive for coronavirus, the Brazilian government said on Thursday.
Quarantined dog tests negative for coronavirus in Hong Kong
A dog held in quarantine in Hong Kong on suspicion of having the coronavirus has tested negative, the government said late on Thursday, easing fears over the possibility of human-to-animal transmission.
U.S. ‘China-bashers’ seek to gain from China’s coronavirus woes – China Daily
An editorial in the official China Daily on Friday intensified a war of words with the United States, blasting “China-bashers” and saying they would “continue to fling dirt at China” despite what it called the country’s effective pandemic-control effor…
Pacific nations employ island fortress tactics to combat coronavirus spread
Pacific islands are imposing strict lock-down measures to combat the coronavirus, denying access to supply vessels and prohibiting human-to-human contact during aircraft refueling, amid fears their small healthcare systems could be over-run.
Markets suffer record meltdown as global coronavirus alarm grows
Global markets suffered record falls on Thursday as alarm over the coronavirus intensified, and governments from Ireland to Fiji unveiled new measures to try to slow the spread of a disease that has infected more than 127,000 people worldwide.
Diplomat from Philippines first known coronavirus case at U.N. in New York
A female diplomat from the Philippines mission to the United Nations tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, according to a note sent to U.N. missions, making the woman the first known case at the world body’s New York headquarters.
