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Mongolia closes border, China extends holiday to fight virus

5:12 am January 28, 2020

BEIJING: China expanded its sweeping efforts on Monday to contain a dangerous new virus, extending the Lunar New Year holiday to keep the public at home and avoid spreading infection as the death toll rose to 81. Mongolia closed its vast border with China, and Hong Kong and Malaysia announced they were barring entry to […]

Chinese students fleeing virus face uneasy reception back home

Trump offers China help as virus spreads, markets reel

3:06 am January 28, 2020

SHANGHAI: U.S. President Donald Trump offered China whatever help it needed on Monday to control a coronavirus outbreak that has killed 81 people, stranded tens of millions during the biggest holiday of the year and rattled global markets. With provincial authorities taking increasing flak from the public over their initial response, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Pak anti-terrorism court sentences 2 JuD members in terror financing case

8:24 pm January 27, 2020

Lahore: An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Monday sentenced two members of the outlawed Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) to 15 days in jail in terror financing case. “The Anti-Terrorism Court Lahore convicted JuD members – Haji Iqbal and Muhammad Haris – in terror financing case registered by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA),” a court official told PTI. […]

Malaysia imposes ban on Chinese tourists from Wuhan

8:20 pm January 27, 2020

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia banned visitors from the Chinese city of Wuhan and its surrounding Hubei province on Monday, in a bid to contain the spread of a deadly virus. A statement by the prime minister’s office said the authorities will temporarily halt all issuance of visas for Chinese citizens from the area with immediate effect. […]

China allows non-residents of Wuhan to leave virus centre

Virus death toll in China rises as US prepares evacuation

11:31 pm January 26, 2020

BEIJING: A new viral illness being watched with a wary eye around the globe accelerated its spread in China on Sunday with 56 deaths so far, while the US Consulate in the city at the epicenter announced it will evacuate its personnel and some private citizens aboard a charter flight. China’s health minister said the […]