First Russians return home from Wuhan, to be quarantined for two weeks
Russia on Wednesday flew home its first group of 78 citizens from China’s Wuhan, the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak, and plans to quarantine them for two weeks in a camp in Siberia while they are tested for the disease.
Former British PM Cameron turns down climate summit job
Former British Prime Minister David Cameron rejected an offer from the government to lead a major United Nations climate summit taking place in November.
Bodies of two U.S. firefighters killed Australia sent home
The bodies of two U.S. firefighters killed battling Australian blazes were sent home on Wednesday in emotional ceremonies attended by officials and relatives.
Former British PM Cameron’s bodyguard forgets loaded gun in plane toilet
A passenger found a loaded pistol and David Cameron’s passport in an airplane toilet after the former British prime minister’s bodyguard forgot them there, the British media reported on Wednesday.
Two Malaysians brought home from Wuhan test positive for virus: ministry
Two Malaysians who were flown back from the Chinese city of Wuhan have tested positive for the coronavirus, the Southeast Asian nation’s health ministry said on Wednesday, raising the tally of confirmed cases in the country to 12.
Thai taxi driver who had coronavirus tells Wuhan to keep fighting
A Thai cab driver who recovered from the new coronavirus after catching it from Chinese tourists said on Wednesday he wanted to encourage the city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak, to keep fighting the virus.
Hundreds held on cruise ship in Hong Kong as authorities check for virus
More than 1,800 passengers and crew on a cruise ship that docked in Hong Kong on Wednesday were being kept on board while they were tested for a coronavirus after some crew reported fever, authorities said.
Two cruise ships ordered into quarantine as virus death toll nears 500
Thousands of passengers and crew on two cruise ships in Asian waters were placed in quarantine on Wednesday, as the death toll from an outbreak of a fast-spreading coronavirus rose to nearly 500.
Singapore business gathering linked to virus cases overseas
An international business gathering at a plush Singapore hotel has been linked to coronavirus cases reported in Malaysia and South Korea, evidence of human-to-human spread outside China that health authorities say is deeply concerning.
Cathay Pacific asks employees to take unpaid leave as virus hits demand
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways asked its 27,000 employees to take three weeks of unpaid leave, saying preserving cash was key for the carrier and that conditions were as grave as during the 2009 financial crisis due to the virus outbreak.
