China has no new local coronavirus cases outside Hubei for third day
Mainland China reported no new locally transmitted coronavirus cases outside of Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak, for the third straight day, while major Chinese cities remained on alert for imported infections.
Japan not yet considering extra budget to respond to coronavirus: Aso
The economic fallout in Japan from the global coronavirus outbreak is not akin to a Lehman-like crisis, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday, adding that it was not yet time to
U.N. aviation agency says concerned about economic impact of coronavirus
The U.N.’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said on Monday it was concerned about the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak on air transport and civil aviation.
Taiwan students fight virus with Lego disinfectant dispenser
Students at an elementary school in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung have found their own unique way to fight the coronavirus and stay ahead of the curve in epidemic prevention – an automated disinfectant dispenser built from Lego.
Guatemalan migrant dies in U.S. custody after gallblader operation
A Guatemalan migrant who had passed a key hurdle in her bid to win asylum in the United States has died in U.S. custody after a gallbladder operation, the Guatemalan government said on Monday.
Albania halts schools, Italy flights, ferries over coronavirus
Albania reported its first coronavirus infections on Monday – two men who returned from Italy and four family members of one of them – prompting the government to shut down schools for two weeks and cancel flights and ferries to Italy until April 3.
On ‘day without us’ protest, some Mexican women prefer to work
Millions of women across Mexico stayed home from factories, offices and schools on Monday in protest at gender violence – but some who turned up to their jobs said work was its own kind of protest.
ECB asks some staff to work from home after employee diagnosed with coronavirus
A European Central Bank employee has been diagnosed with coronavirus and the bank has asked around 100 of its employees who work in the proximity of the affected staff member to work from home, it said late on Monday.
Japan’s Hyogo prefecture reports two new coronavirus cases: Kyodo
Japan’s Hyogo prefecture reported two new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, Kyodo said, adding to public broadcaster NHK’s nationwide tally of 1,190 a day earlier.
Blackwater founder Prince’s company enters Congo insurance industry
The Democratic Republic of Congo has granted an insurance license to a subsidiary of Hong-Kong-listed Frontier Services Group (FSG), a security and logistics company run by Erik Prince, the founder of private security firm Blackwater.
