What we know about the new coronavirus in China
The rapid spread of a new coronavirus in China is alarming health experts. Here is what we know – and do not know – about the virus:
China virus hits cruise ships, carmakers, airlines and Airbus
Thousands of passengers and crew on two cruise ships in Asian waters were placed in quarantine for China’s coronavirus on Wednesday as airlines, carmakers and other global companies counted the cost of the fast-spreading outbreak.
Second avalanche in eastern Turkey kills dozens of rescuers
Two avalanches in eastern Turkey have killed 38 people, most of them buried by the second downslide while working to rescue victims of the first, officials said on Wednesday.
Singapore’s virus tally hits 28 with six-month-old baby infected
Singapore’s health ministry confirmed four more coronavirus cases on Wednesday, including a six-month-old baby, taking its tally to 28.
‘Fragile’ Africa prepares for high risk of coronavirus spread
An isolation ward stands ready at a hospital in Khartoum, Sudan. Laboratories in Senegal and Madagascar have the testing equipment they need. Passengers arriving at airports in Gambia, Cameroon and Guinea are being screened for fever and other viral sy…
Romanian lawmakers topple PM Ludovic Orban’s government
Romanian lawmakers toppled the centrist minority government of Prime Minister Ludovic Orban on Wednesday, raising the prospect of an early election which Orban’s party is confident of winning.
India aims to double defense exports in five years amid resource crunch
India wants to double defense exports over the next five years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday, as the country seeks to cut its import bill amid a funding crunch that has forced successive governments to go slow on new orders.
About 350 U.S. evacuees from virus-hit Chinese city land at California air base: local media
About 350 Americans who left Wuhan, China, aboard two planes arrived at a U.S. military base in California on Wednesday, in Washington’s latest effort to fly its citizens away from the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak.
Some 350 U.S. evacuees from virus-hit Chinese city headed to California air bases
About 350 Americans have left Wuhan, China, aboard two planes and are expected to arrive at two U.S. military bases in California on Wednesday, in Washington’s latest efforts to fly its citizens away from the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak.
Virus situation in China’s Wuhan still severe, says city official
The coronavirus situation in the Chinese city of Wuhan is still severe and the city faces many challenges, Wuhan’s vice party chief Hu Lishan said on Wednesday.
