The World Health Organization's Africa director says the continent's ability to tackle coronavirus has "improved extremely", but concerns remain over whether over-burdened health systems are ready. Angela Ukomadu reports.
Italy plans to spend $4 billion on emergency economic measures to tackle the outbreak, while South Korea will set aside at least $5.12 billion and U.S. lawmakers rejected a White House request of $2.5 billion as too low.
PetroChina has suspended some natural gas imports, including on liqu...
Readers critique how President Trump has reacted to the crisis and offer firsthand accounts of how people are coping with the disease in Asia.
The Queen today took precautions against coronavirus in a very public display, wearing gloves for her latest investitures ceremony.
Congestion at Chinese ports and interrupted sailings have squeezed space on China-bound vessels and left an imbalance in shipping containers, especially the refrigerated ones used for farm products such as fruit and meat; “Everyone is fighting for containers. It’s cutthroat.”
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Pakistan confirmed two more cases of coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the total...
The chief medical officer warns it is "just a matter of time" before someone tests positive.
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Indonesian police seized over half a million face masks from a Jakarta-area warehouse after the country's first confirmed cases of coronavirus sparked panic buying and sent prices for prevention products skyrocketing. Authorities were questioning two people after the Tuesday evening raid at a warehouse
It comes as England's chief medical officer says the UK is now in the second phase of its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Leave it to Hollywood to make light of the deadly serious coronavirus situation.
The Czech Republic will stop flights with South Korea and cities in northern Ita...
Companies have been asked to promote good respiratory hygiene and ensure the availability of surgical masks and paper tissues at workplaces only for those who develop a running nose or cough at work along with closed bins for their hygienic disposal.
The death of a Placer County man has raised questions about the cruise ship he was on and whether the virus is spreading in certain parts of the state.
Los Angeles County declared a health emergency Wednesday after officials said they found six new cases of the coronavirus over the past two days.Officials confirmed that of the six new cases, none were connected to community spread. Three of those infected had recently traveled to northern Italy, which has experienced an outbreak, and two new cases involved family members who were in close contact with another family member with the virus...