With North Korea border shut, China warns citizens to keep away, or else
Chinese authorities have told people to stay away from the border with North Korea, which has banned people from China to keep out the coronavirus, or risk being shot by North Korean guards, residents of the area said.
India defers planned summit with EU due to coronavirus: government
India said on Thursday it had postponed a planned summit with the European Union due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Special Report: Before coronavirus, China bungled swine epidemic with secrecy
When the deadly virus was first discovered in China, authorities told the people in the know to keep quiet or else. Fearing reprisal from Beijing, local officials failed to order tests to confirm outbreaks and didn’t properly warn the public as the pathogen spread death around the country.
Britain moves into second phase of coronavirus battle plan
Britain is moving into the second of four phases in its battle plan against coronavirus, England’s Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said on Thursday, after confirmed cases jumped across the country.
UK will give economy support it needs to get through coronavirus: PM Johnson
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday Britain’s economy was very robust and the government would give businesses the support they need to get through the coronavirus outbreak.
Japan to suspend visas for Chinese, South Korean visitors, quarantine them
Japan will suspend existing visas for visitors from China and South Korea and quarantine them for two weeks in response to the widening coronavirus virus, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday.
Palestinian Authority issues foreign tourist ban over coronavirus fears
The Palestinian Authority on Thursday ordered hotels in the occupied West Bank to stop receiving foreign tourists after four suspected cases of the coronavirus were found in the town of Bethlehem.
Twenty-two hurt after high-speed train derails in eastern France
A high-speed TGV train running between Strasbourg in eastern France and Paris derailed on Thursday after a land slip, injuring 22 people including one seriously, local officials said.
Factbox: Italy’s draconian new measures to tackle coronavirus contagion
Italy’s government has adopted a decree with emergency new measures to contain the coronavirus, as it struggles against the worst outbreak in Europe which has killed at least 107 in less than two weeks.
U.S. divided over support for Turkey in Syria, Jeffrey says
There is no unanimity in Washington over support for Turkey in Syria’s Idlib because of Ankara’s purchase of Russian S-400 defense systems, U.S. envoy James Jeffrey said on Thursday.
