Some guests leave Canary Islands hotel in lockdown over coronavirus
A small group of guests out of 130 cleared to leave the Tenerife hotel in its fourth day of quarantine over the coronavirus could be seen boarding a minibus on Friday, a video recorded by one of the remaining guests showed.
Mahathir’s colleague to be his party’s PM candidate for Malaysia
A party colleague of Malaysia’s interim leader Mahathir Mohamad will be its prime ministerial candidate, and not the veteran leader who quit as prime minister this week, the party said on Friday.
Malaysia palace says king not confident of majority support for any lawmaker to be PM
Malaysia’s palace said on Friday the king does not have the confidence that any parliamentarian has majority support to form a new government, after meeting all of the country’s lawmakers.
Number with coronavirus rises to 45 in Kuwait as two more cases detected
Kuwait confirmed two more cases of coronavirus on Friday, bringing the total number of infections to 45, a Health Ministry official said, reporting no death.
Explainer: Coronavirus reappears in discharged patients, raising questions in containment fight
A growing number of discharged coronavirus patients in China and elsewhere are testing positive after recovering, sometimes weeks after being allowed to leave the hospital, which could make the epidemic harder to eradicate.
South Korea coronavirus cases surge to 2,337; BTS cancel gigs
South Korea reported 571 new coronavirus cases on Friday, taking its total number of infections to 2,337, the largest outbreak outside China where the epidemic began late last year.
Japan PM Abe to hold news conference on Saturday
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold a news conference at 6 p.m. (0900 GMT) on Saturday, the government said.
Russia sends two warships armed with cruise missiles to Syria’s coast – Ifax
Russia is sending two warships equipped with Kalibr cruise missiles to the Mediterranean Sea towards the Syrian coast, the Interfax news agency cited Russia’s Black Sea Fleet as saying on Friday.
New Zealand confirms first case of the new coronavirus
New Zealand confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus on Friday in someone who returned from Iran, but said the chances of a community outbreak remains low.
Russia says Turkish troops hit by shelling should not have been in the area – RIA
Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Friday that Turkish troops hit by shelling on Feb. 27 should not have been in the Syrian area where they were and that Ankara had not informed Moscow in advance about their location, the RIA news agency reported.
