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Indonesians protest use of island for coronavirus quarantine

10:42 pm February 3, 2020

Natuna (Indonesia): Hundreds of residents of a remote Indonesian island protested Monday at the government’s decision to use it to quarantine evacuees from the Chinese city at the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak. Indonesia has evacuated 237 citizens and one foreign national, married to an Indonesian, from Wuhan. The evacuees, mostly students, landed Sunday and […]

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Japan’s Abe pledges anti-virus steps ahead of Olympics

10:34 pm February 3, 2020

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday vowed the outbreak of a new virus that has killed more than 360 people in neighbouring China will not have any impact on the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics this summer. Abe said he will work with international officials including the World Health Organization (WHO) to ensure preparations […]

EU bans Pakistan airline from flying to Europe for 6 months

Pakistan resumes flights from coronavirus-hit China

3:37 pm February 3, 2020

Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday resumed flights from coronavirus-hit China after two planes from the country landed at the airport in Islamabad. Pakistan had suspended flights from China till February 2 after the World Health Organisation declared the outbreak of the novel virus as a global health emergency. The death toll in the coronavirus epidemic soared […]

Chinese students fleeing virus face uneasy reception back home

China says US reaction to virus spreads ‘panic’

3:33 pm February 3, 2020

Beijing: China accused the United States on Monday of spreading “panic” in its response to the deadly coronavirus, including by imposing a ban on Chinese travellers. The US “hasn’t provided any substantial assistance” and has only created “panic”, said foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying at a regular press briefing.

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China intensifies efforts to combat coronavirus as death toll rises to 305

6:39 pm February 2, 2020

Beijing/Wuhan: China on Sunday resorted to more drastic measures like isolating coronavirus patients to designated areas and restricting the movement of residents in regions hit by the rapid spreading virus that has killed 305 people and infected over 14,000 others. The Philippines on Sunday reported the first death outside China from the deadly virus that […]