Chinese Premier Li visits Wuhan, epicenter of virus outbreak
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday visited Wuhan, epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak that has killed 80 and infected more than 2,700 people in the country, China’s government said in a statement.
Iraqi security forces kill protester, rockets hit U.S. embassy
Iraqi security forces shot at anti-government protesters in Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least one person, and unidentified men set fire to sit-in tents in a southern Iraqi city, police and medics said, as months-long civil unrest escalated.
Mongolia shuts universities, border crossings to halt virus spread
Mongolia has closed from Monday until Mar. 2 all universities and educational institutes to contain the spread of a deadly coronavirus sweeping China, state media Montsame said, citing a cabinet meeting.
China virus deaths rise to 80 as Hong Kong bans visitors from worst-hit province
The death toll from China’s new coronavirus grew to 80 on Monday as residents of Hubei province, where the disease originated, were banned from entering Hong Kong amid global efforts to halt the rapid spread of the outbreak.
Factbox: Latest on the coronavirus spreading in China and beyond
The coronavirus outbreak that began in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, in the province of Hubei, has killed 81 people in China so far and infected more than 2,750 globally, most of them in China.
Bolivia’s interim leader Anez asks ministers to resign after announcing election run
Bolivia’s interim President Jeanine Anez has requested the resignation of her ministers in order to face new a “new stage of democratic transition” after the caretaker leader announced she would be a candidate in upcoming elections in May.
China’s NDRC to invest 300 million yuan for construction of hospitals in Wuhan: Xinhua
China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the country’s state planning agency, plans to invest 300 million yuan ($43.5 million) for the construction of hospitals in Wuhan serving patients affected by the coronavirus, official news agen…
Italy’s Salvini fails in bid to seize left’s northern stronghold
Italy’s right-wing League leader Matteo Salvini failed to overturn decades of leftist rule in the northern region of Emilia-Romagna on Sunday in an election that brought relief to the embattled center-left.
Wuhan suspends visa, passports services for Chinese citizens until January 30: government statement
Wuhan, capital of Hubei province and epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, said it would suspend visa and passport services for Chinese citizens until Jan. 30 to strengthen control of the virus, the city’s exit-entry bureau said in a statement on Mond…
China’s Tencent asks staff to work from home until February 7 due to virus
Chinese gaming giant Tencent Holdings Ltd has requested staff to work from home until Feb. 7 to protect employees from the spread of the coronavirus, the company confirmed on Monday.
