Factbox: Latest on the spread of coronavirus around the world
The rapid spread of the new coronavirus has increased fears of a pandemic, sending global markets into a dive last week and prompting governments to step up control measures.
Locked down Tenerife guests with negative test results free to leave
Tourists staying at a Tenerife hotel that has been on lockdown after five cases of the coronavirus were detected there are free to leave if they test negative for the virus, regional health authorities said on Sunday.
U.S. officials talk down coronavirus market panic, tout economic strength
Senior officials in President Donald Trump’s administration on Sunday tried to calm market panic that the coronavirus could cause a global recession, saying the U.S. public had over-reacted and that stocks would rebound due to the American economy’s un…
French coronavirus cases rise to 130: public health chief
France has 130 confirmed cases of coronavirus, the head of the public health service, Jerome Salomon, said on Sunday, raising the count from 100 a day earlier.
Morocco to delay sports, cultural events over coronavirus: state media
Morocco will postpone sports and cultural events over coronavirus fears, a government committee charged with overseeing the state’s response to the disease said on Sunday, state media reported.
Some British embassy staff in Tehran evacuated due to coronavirus
Dependants and some staff are being evacuated from the British embassy in Tehran as of March 1 due to coronavirus but essential staff will remain, Britain’s Foreign Office said on Sunday as part of a travel advisory for Iran posted online.
Iraqi parliament adjourns session to approve new cabinet for second time
Iraq’s parliament adjourned a session to approve the cabinet proposed by Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Allawi for the second time in days on Sunday because not enough lawmakers had turned up to make any vote official.
Coronavirus deaths rise in Italy, government prepares economic support
The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has risen to 34, five more than a day earlier, officials said on Sunday, as the government prepared to boost spending to help the fragile economy.
Fear, distrust and disinfectant in the air amid Iran’s coronavirus outbreak
As the new coronavirus spreads across Iran, the epicenter of the outbreak in the Middle East, so a feeling of anxiety grows among many Iranians, some of whom worry the clerical establishment has not got a firm grip on the illness.
Security forces kill one, wound 24 at Baghdad protest: police source
Iraqi security forces killed one person and wound 24 at an anti-government protest in Baghdad on Sunday, a police source said.
