Six dead of coronavirus in Seattle area, U.S. officials scramble to prepare for more cases
Six people in the Seattle area have died of illness caused by the new coronavirus, health officials said on Monday, as authorities across the United States scrambled to prepare for more infections, with the emphasis on ratcheting up the number of avail…
Factbox: Airlines suspend flights due to coronavirus outbreak
Airlines have been suspending flights or modifying services in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Mongolian president placed under quarantine after returning from China – state media
Mongolia’s President Battulga Khaltmaa and other government officials have submitted to a 14-day quarantine after returning home from their visit to China, the state news agency Montsame reported on Friday.
Algeria reports two new coronavirus cases, bringing the total to five
Algeria reported two new coronavirus cases on Monday, which brings the total of confirmed cases to five, state news agency said quoting a statement from health ministry.
South Korea, Iran, Italy and Japan are greatest virus concern: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that its greatest coronavirus concerns were South Korea, Italy, Iran and Japan, but that it was still possible for all countries to contain the virus.
Miners avoid handshakes at Toronto meeting over coronavirus fears
Miners in Toronto for an annual industry dealmaking event slathered on hand sanitizer and avoided handshakes, while Chile’s mines minister doled out masks as coronavirus concerns overshadowed buyout buzz and prompted delegates to scrap some events.
Latest on the spread of coronavirus around the world
Coronavirus is now spreading much more rapidly outside China than within the country, leading the world into uncharted territory, but the outbreak can still be contained, the World Health Organization said.
Frankfurt flights suspended twice for drone sightings
Flights to and from Frankfurt airport, Germany’s largest, had to be suspended twice on Monday after drone sightings.
For father of drowned boy, new wave of migrants brings back haunting memories
Four-and-a-half years ago the image of a drowned toddler washed up on a beach on the Turkish coast shocked the world and drew attention to the perilous journey many Syrians took to flee civil war and reach the shores of Greece.
France says it now has 191 confirmed cases of coronavirus
France has 191 confirmed cases of coronavirus, the head of the public health service, Jerome Salomon, said on Monday, raising the total from 130 a day earlier.
