Drone on virus patrol busts Chinese villagers’ mahjong game
Rather than risk being infected with the coronavirus, officials in some rural parts of China are literally watching over citizens, using drones to deter outdoor gatherings amid an epidemic that has already killed 361 people in the country.
Russia to start evacuating citizens from Wuhan, stops passenger trains to China
Russia plans to start evacuating its citizens on Monday from Wuhan, the epicenter of an epidemic in central China, and has suspended direct passenger trains to the country where the death toll from a coronavirus has increased to 361.
Japan will make utmost efforts to keep virus from affecting Olympic Games: PM Abe
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that the government will keep in close touch with all relevant groups to ensure a virus outbreak does not have affect the Summer Olympics.
Australian prime minister to feel the political heat as parliament resumes
Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison will on Tuesday front parliament for the first time in three months as he seeks to repair his standing with voters angry by his response to the country’s bushfire crisis and a scandal over sports funding.
Shut out of WHO, Taiwan faces flight bans, update delays in virus crisis
Shut out of the World Health Organization, Taiwan is facing a dual problem in tackling the threat of a new coronavirus: it is being included as a high-risk area as part of China but is unable to get epidemic information firsthand.
Irish housing crisis derails Varadkar’s re-election bid
Nine years after a devastating crash in property prices catapulted the party of Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar to power, a housing market recovery too rapid for many threatens to dump it into opposition at this week’s general election.
U.S. will send more flights to bring back citizens from Hubei province: Pompeo
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States will send a handful of more flights to China to bring back U.S. citizens from Hubei province, the epicenter of a virus epidemic.
Syrian shelling kills four Turkish soldiers in Idlib: defense ministry
Four Turkish soldiers were killed and nine were wounded, one of them seriously, in intense shelling by Syrian government forces in Syria’s northwestern Idlib region on Monday, the Turkish defense ministry said.
Fearing virus, Hong Kong residents stock up on food, essentials
Panic-stricken residents have emptied shelves in major supermarkets in Hong Kong, stockpiling meat, rice, cleaning products and soap as fears escalate over a coronavirus epidemic on the mainland.
Bushfire smoke blows into Australia’s capital as fire threat eases
Bushfires eased near Australia’s capital, Canberra, on Monday, as temperatures dipped, but officials warned heavy smoke was set to blow into the city with a shift in the wind.
