Soccer: Japan postpones Cup games due to coronavirus concerns
Japan’s J.League says it has postponed seven Levian Cup matches scheduled for Wednesday due to concerns about the coronavirus outbreak and is considering postponing all domestic soccer games through the first half of March.
All 16 of Vietnam’s coronavirus sufferers cured
All 16 people in Vietnam infected with a new coronavirus have been cured, the health ministry said on Tuesday, adding that no new cases have been recorded since Feb. 13.
Five killed, 90 hurt in violence in Indian capital – hospital official
At least five people were killed and about 90 were injured in clashes in the Indian capital during protests over a new citizenship law, a senior hospital official told Reuters on Tuesday.
Malaysian king to meet all lawmakers to decide the next PM
Malaysia’s king will meet all members of parliament to decide the next prime minister, a palace official said on Tuesday, after 94-year-old premier Mahathir Mohamad unexpectedly resigned a day earlier.
China aviation regulator says flights outside of Hubei to resume gradually
Flights in China halted in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak will resume gradually as factories and businesses reopen but those to Hubei province, the virus’s epicenter, will remain suspended, the country’s aviation regulator said on Tuesday.
Factbox: Airlines suspend flights due to coronavirus outbreak
Airlines have been suspending flights or modifying service in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
One of Korean Air’s cabin crew tests positive for coronavirus
One of the cabin crew of Korean Air has tested positive for coronavirus, the airline said on Tuesday, prompting it to shut its office near the Incheon International Airport, where the crew briefing room is located.
Thailand reports two new virus cases, bringing total to 37
Thailand confirmed two new cases of the coronavirus, a senior health official said, bringing the total infections in the country to 37.
U.S. grants asylum to Guatemala ex-attorney general after extradition request
Guatemala’s former attorney general and recent presidential candidate Thelma Aldana said on Monday the United States has granted her asylum, days after her successor filed an extradition request for alleged irregularities during her tenure.
Trump’s request for $2.5 billion to fight coronavirus ‘inadequate’, Pelosi says
U.S. President Donald Trump’s request for $2.5 billion in supplemental funds to combat a coronavirus outbreak is “long overdue” and “completely inadequate” to the scale of the emergency, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.
