Taiwan’s health ministry confirms first coronavirus death on island, cases at 20
A man has died from the coronavirus in Taiwan, marking the first such death on the island since the epidemic spread from mainland China, the island’s health minister said on Sunday.
Latest on coronavirus spreading in China and beyond
Here are latest developments around the coronavirus outbreak:
China battery recycler GEM to make disinfectants in virus epicenter
China’s GEM Co Ltd, best known as a recycler of batteries for electric vehicles and producer of cobalt chemicals used in them, said on Sunday it had been given a four-month license to make disinfectant in coronavirus-hit Hubei province.
In Moscow – a prayer for China to overcome coronavirus epidemic
At a humble service at a Moscow Russian Orthodox church on Sunday morning, Father Igor led a prayer to help China prevail against the coronavirus epidemic.
Italy to evacuate 35 nationals from cruise ship quarantined at Japan port
Italy said on Sunday it would evacuate citizens from a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship being held under quarantine in the Japanese port of Yokohama, after 355 people from it were found to be infected with the virus.
Libya arms embargo a ‘joke’, says U.N. official
Violations of an arms embargo in Libya have become a joke and it is imperative that those who breach it are held to account, a senior U.N. official said on Sunday.
Twelve detained in Germany over suspected far-right plot
German federal prosecutors won a court order to detain 12 men arrested on suspicion of involvement in a far-right plot to overthrow the political order by means of targeted attacks.
Hong Kong protesters rally against planned virus quarantine centers
Hundreds of demonstrators rallied for a second day in Hong Kong on Sunday to protest against plans to turn some buildings into coronavirus quarantine centers, reviving anti-government protests in the Chinese-ruled city.
China says coronavirus curbs start to work; 70 more cases on cruise ship
The number of new coronavirus cases in China fell on Sunday and a health official said intense efforts to stop its spread were beginning to work, as another 70 people tested positive on a virus-stricken cruise ship quarantined in Japan.
Universal Studios Beijing to open to public as scheduled in 2021: Beijing government
The Universal Studios Beijing is expected to open to public in May 2021 as scheduled despite the current coronavirus outbreak, an official at the Beijing municipal government told a news briefing on Sunday.
