Thailand reports 7 new coronavirus cases: health ministry
Thailand’s public health ministry reported seven new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, including three Thais and four Chinese.
Overnight brawl in Kazakhstan leads to deaths: president
A brawl and a series of clashes in several villages in Kazakhstan’s southern Zhambyl province have left a number of people dead and wounded, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Saturday, without providing any numbers.
U.S. citizen died from coronavirus in China’s Wuhan
A 60-year old U.S. citizen diagnosed with coronavirus died at Jinyintan Hospital in China’s Wuhan on Feb. 6, a U.S. embassy spokesman in Beijing said on Saturday, in what appeared to be the first death of an American from the outbreak.
Thailand reports seven new coronavirus cases: health ministry
Thailand’s public health ministry reported seven new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, including three Thais and four Chinese.
Japanese man hospitalized with pneumonia in Wuhan dies, coronavirus suspected
A Japanese man hospitalized with pneumonia in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak, has died, Japan’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
Death toll from new coronavirus set to surpass SARS, as China’s fatalities above 700
The new coronavirus epidemic in mainland China is almost certain to become more deadly than SARS on Saturday as the death toll passed 700, health experts warned of mask shortages and more cases were confirmed on a quarantined Japanese cruise ship.
China adds health expert to provincial committee of Communist Party in Hubei
China has appointed Wang Hesheng, who has served in the public health system for years, as a member of the provincial committee of the Communist Party in Hubei province, state television reported on Saturday.
Two days after his acquittal, Trump ousts two star impeachment witnesses
President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday ousted the two witnesses who provided the most damaging testimony during his impeachment investigation: Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman and Ambassador Gordon Sondland.
Nicaraguan government releases ink, paper it impounded from newspaper critical of Ortega
Nicaragua’s government on Friday released a shipment of impounded ink and paper belonging to La Prensa newspaper, which has been critical of leftist President Daniel Ortega, one of the owners said.
New cases of coronavirus infections rise in China after two-day decline
The number of new confirmed infections from a coronavirus in mainland China rose on Friday after falling for two consecutive days, while the number of deaths from the outbreak once again hit a daily record, pushing the death toll past 700.
