South Korea coronavirus cases surge, majority linked to Daegu church
The mayor of a South Korean city at the center of a new coronavirus outbreak told residents to stay indoors on Thursday as a surge in confirmed cases linked to a local church raised the prospect of wider transmission.
Trump: “Confident China is trying very hard” in handling coronavirus outbreak
U.S. President Donald Trump is confident that China is “trying very hard” in its handling of the coronavirus outbreak, he said in a television interview late on Wednesday.
Home at last: Australians arrive for quarantine after weeks on coronavirus cruise ship
More than 150 Australians arrived home on Thursday to begin two weeks of quarantine after finally disembarking a cruise ship docked in Japan where more than 600 people have contracted the new coronavirus.
Two more Russians on cruise ship off Japan have coronavirus: embassy
Another two Russian nationals aboard a quarantined cruise ship docked near Tokyo have been diagnosed with coronavirus, Russia’s embassy in Japan said on Thursday.
Why Singapore’s admired virus playbook can’t be replicated
A day after Jeanhee Kim learned of a coronavirus case in her Singapore apartment block, she was visited by a distinguished-looking man she later learned was a senior government minister.
In coronavirus fight, Shanghai river town opts for caution
In Qibao, an old river town on the outskirts of Shanghai, officials have deployed more than 2,700 staff and volunteers to check temperatures and monitor traffic as they work to contain the coronavirus that has now killed more than 2,000 in China.
Iran ends week-long parliamentary election campaign
Campaigning officially ended on Thursday for Iran’s parliamentary election, state media said, a day before a vote seen as a litmus test of the popularity of the Islamic republic
Gunman suspected of deadly shootings found dead – German police
A gunman suspected of killing eight people in a western German city has been found dead at his home, police said on Thursday.
China records drop in new coronavirus cases; two deaths reported from quarantined ship
China reported a dramatic drop in new coronavirus infections on Thursday although scientists warned the flu-like pathogen may spread even more easily than previously believed, while more passengers disembarked a quarantined cruise ship off Japan.
Former Mexico President Pena Nieto investigated in corruption probe: report
Mexican law enforcement authorities are investigating a former president, Enrique Pena Nieto, as part of an inquiry into corruption, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
