Singapore Airlines to reduce capacity to mainland China in February due to virus
Singapore Airlines Ltd said on Friday it would reduce capacity on some of its routes to mainland China in February due to the growing scale of the coronavirus epidemic.
Trump vows to reverse course on deportations of Iraqi Christians
U.S. President Donald Trump promised on Thursday during a speech in Michigan to reverse course on some deportations of Iraqi Christians whom his administration sought to remove earlier in his term, but gave no specifics.
Charter flight carrying South Koreans from Wuhan arrives home
A charter flight carrying 367 South Koreans from Wuhan, the epicenter of a virus outbreak in China, landed at the Gimpo International Airport on Friday, South Korea’s foreign ministry said.
China has confidence and capability to win the war against coronavirus: foreign ministry
China has confidence and capability to win the war against the new coronavirus, said the country’s foreign ministry spokeswoman in responding to the World Health Organization (WHO)’s decision to declare the virus outbreak in China as a global emergency…
China’s U.N. envoy says Beijing assessing WHO coronavirus declaration
China’s U.N. ambassador, Zhang Jun, said on Thursday Beijing was assessing the World Health Organization’s declaration that the coronavirus outbreak was a global emergency.
U.S. says first shipments of medicine to Iran delivered via Swiss humanitarian channel
A humanitarian channel to bring food and medicine to Iran has started trial operations, the Swiss and U.S. governments said on Thursday, helping supply Swiss goods to the struggling population without tripping over U.S. sanctions.
Turkish Airlines says it suspends flights to China until February 9
Turkish Airlines is suspending its flights to mainland China after the World Health Organization said it was declaring the coronavirus outbreak in China a global emergency, the company’s CEO said on Friday.
WHO declares global emergency as China virus death toll reaches 170
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday it was declaring the coronavirus outbreak that has killed 170 people in China a global emergency, as cases spread to at least 18 countries.
Germany identifies fifth case of coronavirus
German health officials said on Thursday they had identified the country’s fifth case of the coronavirus in an employee working at the same firm as the other four infected individuals in the southern state of Bavaria.
American Airlines pilots sue to block China flights as virus unnerves crew worldwide
A pilots union filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to immediately halt American Airlines U.S.-China service, as cabin crews worldwide voiced unease about exposure to the rapidly-spreading coronavirus which has killed more than 170 people in China.
