Parties unite over Taiwan’s exclusion from WHO anti-virus planning
Taiwan’s exclusion from World Health Organization meetings on the coronavirus outbreak has united the island’s political parties, who normally agree on little, especially to do with China.
UK ‘highly likely’ to have cases of coronavirus, health boss says
Cases of new coronavirus in the United Kingdom are highly likely but none has been confirmed so far, health bosses said on Friday.
China shuts transport, temples, Disneyland as virus toll rises to 25
China stepped up measures to contain a virus that has killed 25 people and infected more than 800, suspending public transport in 10 cities, shutting temples over the Lunar New Year, and rushing to construct a hospital to treat the infected.
No Mickey Mouse parade as Shanghai Disney shuts to prevent spread of virus
Walt Disney Co’s Shanghai Disney Resort will be closed from Saturday to help prevent the spread of a flu-like virus that broke out in the Chinese city Wuhan, killing 25 people and infecting more than 800, the theme park operator said.
Singapore confirms two more Wuhan virus cases, taking tally to three
Singapore confirmed two more cases of a new strain of coronavirus, its health ministry said on Friday, a day after identifying its first case of the infection that originated from China.
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes near Karakenja in Tajikistan: EMSC
A shallow earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck near Karakenja in Tajikistan on Friday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
Fast Retailing closes Uniqlo stores in Wuhan due to virus
Japan’s Fast Retailing Co Ltd said on Friday that it has temporarily closed 17 Uniqlo stores in the China’s Wuhan after the spread of a flu-like virus suspended local transportation.
Shanghai Disney to be closed to help prevent spread of virus
Walt Disney Co’s Shanghai Disney Resort will be closed from Saturday to help prevent the spread of a flu-like virus that broke out in the Chinese city Wuhan, killing 25 people and infecting more than 800, the theme park operator said.
Putin appoints former economy minister Maxim Oreshkin as adviser
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday appointed former economy minister Maxim Oreshkin as his adviser following the resignation of his government last week, a Kremlin decree said.
Hospitals in China’s virus epicenter launch public appeals for supplies
Hospitals in the central Chinese city at the center of a coronavirus outbreak are calling on public support for protective supplies such as masks and suits, as supplies run low and the number of cases grows daily.
