Five Turkish soldiers killed in attack in northwest Syria
Syrian government forces killed five Turkish soldiers in northwestern Syria on Monday, Turkey’s defense ministry said, after Turkey deployed thousands of troops there to stem a Syrian government offensive.
Coronavirus case found at British doctors’ practice: BBC
A staff member at a British doctors’ practice in the southern English city of Brighton has tested positive for coronavirus, the BBC reported.
WeWork closes 100 buildings in China over coronavirus threat: CNBC
Office sharing startup WeWork has closed 100 buildings in China due to the coronavirus outbreak, Chairman Marcelo Claure said in a CNBC interview on Monday.
Coronavirus cases may be ‘tip of the iceberg’ outside China: WHO
People across China trickled back work on Monday after an extended Lunar New Year holiday as the government eased restrictions imposed to counter the coronavirus, but the World Health Organization (WHO) said the number of cases outside China could be j…
Russia quarantines Chinese diplomat as coronavirus precaution: Interfax
Russian authorities have quarantined a Chinese diplomat as a safety precaution against the coronavirus outbreak, the Interfax news agency reported on Monday.
Girl’s drowning sparks water riot in thirsty South African township
Eight-year-old Musa and her older sister Moleboheng trudged down the ravine with buckets and drum bottles to fetch water from a filthy stream because they were thirsty and tired of waiting for trucks meant to deliver emergency water that never showed u…
Four more patients test positive for coronavirus in England
Four more patients in England have tested positive for coronavirus, taking the total number of cases in Britain to eight, Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said on Monday.
China’s Wuhan aims to test all suspected cases of coronavirus by tomorrow
China’s Wuhan city, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, has not been able to confirm all existing suspected cases of the coronavirus despite a rush to speed up testing, the city’s Communist Party Secretary told a news conference on Monday.
Wind rips roof off in Polish ski resort, killing mother and daughter
A woman of 40 and her 15-year old daughter were killed on Monday in Bukowina Tatrzanska, a ski resort in southern Poland, when high winds tore the roof off a ski rental shop.
Here is what WHO experts are watching on the coronavirus’ spread
The World Health Organization (WHO) is tracking the epidemic of the new coronavirus in China and how it is spread abroad, as its advance team of international experts travel there to help investigate the outbreak.
