First Italian dies of coronavirus as outbreak flares in north
An elderly man in the northern city of Padua has died after being infected with the coronavirus, becoming the first Italian victim of the disease, Health Minister Roberto Speranza said on Friday.
Flight carrying British evacuees from coronavirus-hit cruise ship in Japan takes off
Britain’s Foreign Office on Friday said the evacuation flight for its nationals on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship has taken off from Japan, following the coronavirus outbreak.
First Italian patient dies of coronavirus: Ansa news agency
A patient in the northern city of Padua has died after being infected with the Coronavirus, becoming the first Italian victim of the disease, Ansa news agency reported on Friday.
China prisons, Korean church spread coronavirus woes as fears weigh on global markets, U.S. business
The coronavirus has infected hundreds of people in Chinese prisons, authorities said on Friday, as cases jumped beyond the epicentre in Hubei province, including 100 more in South Korea and a worsening outbreak in Italy.
U.S. prepares for coronavirus pandemic, school and business closures: health officials
U.S. health officials on Friday said they are preparing for the possibility of the spread of the new coronavirus through U.S. communities that would force closures of schools and businesses.
Factbox: Latest on coronavirus spreading in China and beyond
The coronavirus has infected hundreds of people in Chinese prisons, authorities said on Friday, contributing to a jump in reported cases beyond the epicenter in Hubei province, including 100 more in South Korea and a worsening outbreak in Italy.
‘Enemies of the people’: Coronavirus evacuees endure hostile return to Ukraine
Julia Volok says some of her fellow passengers expected a warm welcome on their arrival in Ukraine after finally being evacuated from the epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic in China’s Hubei province this week.
Kuwait stops all flights to and from Iran amid fears from coronavirus outbreak: KUNA
Kuwait’s civil aviation authority decided on Friday to stop all flights to and from Iran amid fears from coronavirus outbreak, the state news agency said, citing the authority’s statement.
Support for women’s strike in Mexico gains ground
A women’s event in Mexico planned for next month, fueled by growing disgust with a spate of high-profile femicides, gained ground on Friday as Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said public servants could participate.
World must act fast to contain coronavirus: WHO’s Tedros
The window of opportunity to contain wider international spread of the epidemic of the new coronavirus disease is closing, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday, after cases were reported in Iran and Lebanon.
