Japan was exposed early in the coronavirus pandemic with a first case in January and the arrival a month later of the Diamond Princess cruise ship near Tokyo, at that time the biggest cluster outside the epicentre in China. With the world’s oldest population and one of the most crowded […]
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COX’S BAZAR, May 13 — Roughly 10 people were injured as a fire tore through a Rohingya refugee camp in southeastern Bangladesh destroying at least 330 shanties, officials said yesterday. Local firefighter official Emdadul Haq said the 330 rough buildings, including homes and shops, in the Kutupalong Rohingya refugee camp […]
SYDNEY, May 13 — Australians need to stay on guard against new outbreaks of novel coronavirus as mobility restrictions are eased across the country this week, authorities said, as the death toll rose to 98 today. Australia is one of the most successful countries in its handling of the pandemic, […]
The Chinese city of Wuhan is drawing up plans to test its entire population of 11 million people for Covid-19, state media report. The plan appears to be in its early stages, with all districts in Wuhan told to submit details as to how testing could be done within 10 […]
The number of daily deaths rose slightly to 179 from the last report of 165, but was still the third consecutive day below 200 fatalities, it said. Italy on Monday reported fewer than 1,000 people in intensive care treatment for the novel coronavirus for the first time since March 10 […]
New York City’s death toll from the coronavirus may be thousands of fatalities worse than the official tally kept by the city and state, according to an analysis released Monday by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. New York City’s death toll from the coronavirus may be thousands […]
“The epidemic remains active and is evolving and the virus is circulating in many zones across the country,” France’s health directorate general warned. French health officials on Saturday announced another 80 deaths from the new coronavirus, the lowest figure recorded over 24 hours since early April. The figures for those […]
In a televised address to the nation, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson laid out a five-level alert system that the government will be constantly monitoring based on scientific data to track the rate at which the deadly virus is spreading. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday launched a new […]
South Korea has been held up as a global model in how to curb the virus, but over the weekend its capital ordered the closure of all clubs and bars after a burst of new cases sparked fears of a second wave. South Korea announced its highest number of new […]
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the move to “level 2” restrictions will mean retail, restaurants and other public spaces including playgrounds can reopen from Thursday. New Zealand businesses including malls, cinemas, cafes and gyms will be allowed to reopen from Thursday as tight restrictions put in place to […]