Turkey says Syrian government warplane shot down
The Turkish Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that a warplane of the Syrian government forces had been shot down in the course of a Turkish-led military offensive launched in northwest Syria to push back the forces of President Bashar al-Assad.
China to send plane to Iran to pick up citizens from virus-stricken areas: Global Times
China will send a chartered plane to Iran on the evening of March 3 to pick up its citizens from areas struck by the coronavirus, according to a report by Global Times, which is run by the official People’s Daily newspaper.
Belarus’ Lukashenko appoints new deputy PM as oil row drags on
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday appointed a new deputy prime minister to oversee the country’s petrochemical industry as a dispute with neighboring Russia over oil supply terms drags on.
World pharma supplier India restricts export of some ingredients, drugs
India, the world’s main supplier of generic drugs, on Tuesday restricted the export of 26 pharmaceutical ingredients and drugs made from them, including paracetamol, as concern mounted the coronavirus outbreak could turn into a pandemic.
Jailed British-Iranian Zaghari-Ratcliffe in good health, Tehran says
Jailed British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is in good health, Iran’s judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday, after her husband said on Saturday he believed she had contracted the coronavirus in prison.
Germany reports 31 new coronavirus infections
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany rose to 188 on Tuesday, up from 157 on Monday afternoon, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said.
Japan reports new coronavirus infection in Yokohama – Kyodo
Japan on Tuesday reported a fresh coronavirus infection in Yokohama city close to Tokyo, a woman in her twenties who is the granddaughter of a woman earlier confirmed to have the virus, Kyodo newsire reported.
Beijing to quarantine travelers from South Korea, Japan, Iran and Italy
All travelers entering Beijing from the virus hotspots of South Korea, Japan, Iran and Italy will have to be quarantined for 14 days, the Deputy Secretary General of the Beijing Municipal Government, Chen Bei, said on Tuesday.
Official says China’s Hubei province will continue with strict measures to curb coronavirus
An official at Hubei’s health commission said the province should continue with the strictest measures in curbing the coronavirus, and should not relax.
Jailed British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in good health – Iran judiciary spokesman
Jailed British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is in good health, Iran’s judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday, after her husband issued a statement on Saturday saying she is suspected of having contracted coronavirus in prison.
