Factbox: Latest on coronavirus spreading in China and beyond
Here are the latest developments around the new coronavirus outbreak:
Australia and Indonesia must be partners in Pacific development: Widodo
Indonesian president Joko Widodo told Australia’s parliament on Monday that he wanted to work with the traditional Pacific power to expand influence in the region in the face of China’s stepped-up efforts to do the same.
Philippines seeks cancellation of top broadcaster’s franchise
The Philippine government on Monday asked the Supreme Court to cancel the franchises of the country’s biggest media conglomerate, ABS-CBN Corp, on the grounds of “highly abusive practices”.
Taiwan scrambles armed jets as Chinese air force flies around island
Taiwan’s air force scrambled armed fighters on Sunday to intercept Chinese jets that flew around the island claimed by Beijing as its own, in a move denounced by Taiwan’s Defence Ministry as a threat to regional peace and stability.
Heavy rains bring both relief and new dangers to bushfire-hit Australia
A four-day downpour across Australia’s east coast has brought relief after months of devastating bushfires and years of drought, but also widespread storm damage and forecasts of more wild weather to come.
Taiwan’s Foxconn gets OK to restart plant in Zhengzhou, China: source
Taiwan’s Foxconn has received approval to resume production at a plant in the northern Chinese city of Zhengzhou that had been shuttered due to a coronavirus outbreak, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Monday.
China slowly returns to work as coronavirus toll hits daily record
Workers began trickling back to offices and factories around China on Monday as the government eased some restrictions on working during a coronavirus epidemic that has killed more than 900 people, most on the mainland.
WHO team heads for China as coronavirus toll hit daily record
An advance team of international experts led by the World Health Organization (WHO) has left for Beijing to help investigate China’s coronavirus epidemic, which authorities said on Monday had now claimed 908 lives on the mainland.
China reports 97 new coronavirus deaths on mainland on Sunday, toll rises to 908
The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in mainland China rose to 908 as of the end of Sunday, the National Health Commission (NHC) said on Monday.
China reports 97 new coronavirus deaths on mainland on Sunday, toll rises to 908
The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in mainland China rose to 908 as of the end of Sunday, the National Health Commission (NHC) said on Monday.
