Explainer: Rapid spread of China coronavirus fuels global alarm
International alarm over the coronavirus that emerged in Wuhan, China in December is driven by its rapid spread and the fact that infectious disease experts cannot yet know how deadly or contagious it is.
China Wuhan mayor says containing virus still ‘severe, complex’ task
The task of containing and preventing the spread of the coronavirus outbreak in the central Chinese city of Wuhan remain “severe and complex”, its mayor Zhou Xianwang said on Friday.
Plane carrying Britons and others from China’s Wuhan lands in UK
A plane carrying 83 British and 27 foreign nationals landed in Britain after flying from China’s central city of Wuhan, the centre of a virus epidemic that has killed more than 200 people and infected more than 9,000.
Turkey’s Erdogan criticizes Arab silence over U.S. Middle East plan
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday criticized Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab nations for not speaking out against the U.S. Middle East plan which he said endorsed the Israeli annexation of Palestinian lands.
Britain cuts loose from the EU in joy and sadness
The United Kingdom leaves the European Union on Friday, its most significant change of course since the loss of its empire – and a major blow to 70 years of efforts to forge European unity from the ruins of two world wars.
‘New dawn’ Brexit to do list: money, charming Trump and making friends
The United Kingdom leaves the European Union at 2300 GMT on Friday but Prime Minister Boris Johnson has a bulging to-do list for what he has cast as a “new dawn” for the country.
A long and winding road: The UK journey in and out of the EU
The United Kingdom voted on June 23, 2016 to leave the European Union. It will finally leave at 2300 GMT on Jan. 31 after what has been a tortuous road in and out of membership.
German coronavirus cases climb to six after child infected: ministry
A new coronavirus that is spreading around the world has been confirmed in a child in Germany, the southern state of Bavaria said on Friday, bringing the total number of known cases in Germany to six.
Germany expects coronavirus vaccine within months
Germany’s research minister said on Friday she expected a vaccine for coronavirus to be developed within months.
Russia’s consumer safety watchdog, after reporting two cases, says virus won’t spread
The head of Russia’s consumer safety watchdog said on Friday, after the country reported two coronavirus cases, that there was no risk of the virus spreading further in the country.
