Factbox: Countries evacuating nationals from coronavirus-hit areas
A growing number of countries around the world have been evacuating or planning to evacuate diplomatic staff and citizens from areas hit by the new coronavirus.
Japan committed to hosting Olympics on schedule but Xi visit delayed
Japan’s Olympics minister signaled on Thursday the Summer Games would go ahead as planned from July even as the coronavirus outbreak spread to new parts of the country.
As India coronavirus cases spike, experts daunted by prospect of South Asia spread
India has ramped up the screening of travelers to keep the coronavirus at bay but a flurry of new cases has experts warning that it may be hard to contain a spread in densely populated South Asia with its generally poor medical infrastructure.
Twenty 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, injuring 20 people including one seriously, local officials said.
UK moving into ‘delay’ phase of coronavirus battle plan – chief medical officer
Britain has mainly moved into the ‘delay’ phase of the government’s four-stage battle plan to tackle the spread of coronavirus, England’s Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said on Thursday.
North Korea’s Kim sends ‘get well soon’ wishes for South’s coronavirus battle
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a letter expressing hope for South Korea to overcome a coronavirus outbreak, President Moon Jae-in’s office said on Thursday, as the South battles the biggest epidemic of the disease outside China.
Greece reports 10th coronavirus case, shuts schools in three areas
Greece reported its tenth case of coronavirus on Thursday, a person related to an individual who recently traveled to Israel and Egypt, health authorities said.
Swiss report first coronavirus death
A 74-year-old woman in western Switzerland has died after contracting the new coronavirus, the country’s first death from the rapidly spreading disease outbreak, regional police said on Thursday.
Germany reports 109 new confirmed coronavirus cases
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany jumped by 109 within a day, a public health institute said on Thursday.
China allocates almost $16 billion in coronavirus related funding
Various Chinese government entities have allocated 110.48 billion yuan ($16 billion) in coronavirus-related funding as of March 4, Vice Finance Minister Xu Hongcai said at a press briefing on Thursday.
