Passengers quarantined on virus-hit cruise ship off Japan
Around 3,700 people are facing at least two weeks locked away on a cruise liner anchored off Japan after health officials confirmed on Wednesday that 10 people on the ship had tested positive for coronavirus and more cases were possible.
Russian S-400 missile delivery to India to begin by end-2021: RIA citing official
Russia will begin delivering S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to India by the end of 2021, agency RIA Novosti on Wednesday quoted a Russian official as saying.
China says Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen to visit China
China’s Foreign Ministry said Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen would visit China on Wednesday.
China lab seeks patent on use of Gilead’s coronavirus treatment
A state-run Chinese research institute has applied for a patent on the use of Gilead Sciences’ experimental U.S. antiviral drug, which scientists think could provide treatment for the coronavirus that has killed hundreds and infected thousands.
Uzbekistan evacuates 84 people from China’s Wuhan
Uzbekistan has evacuated 84 people from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak, and will place them in quarantine upon arrival in Tashkent, the Central Asian nation’s state airline said on Wednesday.
Myanmar reimposes internet shutdown in conflict-torn Rakhine, Chin states: telco operator
Myanmar has reimposed an internet shutdown in two conflict-torn western states, after partially lifting the blackout five months ago, a leading telecoms operator said late on Monday.
Hong Kong testing over 1,800 passengers on cruise ship for coronavirus
Hong Kong was testing over 1,800 passengers and crew on a cruise ship for a coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, after some crew members reported having fever and other symptoms. Authorities were not letting anyone leave the ship without permission.
Salvadorans killed after U.S. deportation highlights dangers to migrants: report
More than 130 Salvadorans have been killed after being deported from the United States since 2013, U.S.-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday, and it stressed the danger migrants face under the Trump administration’s hardening immigration po…
China virus toll nears 500; cruise ships, Hong Kong flights hit
The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in China passed 490 on Wednesday, as two U.S. airlines suspended flights to Hong Kong following the first fatality there and 10 cases were confirmed on a cruise ship quarantined in Japan.
Hong Kong medical staff strike for third day as locally transmitted virus cases rise
Medical workers in Hong Kong began a third day of strike action on Wednesday, piling pressure on the city’s government to seal the border with mainland China as the number of locally transmitted cases of a new coronavirus increased.
