Man who tested positive for coronavirus visited Launceston supermarket before self-isolating authorities say

A man who tested positive for coronavirus after arriving in Tasmania from Iran left the hospital to enter self-isolation at home until the results came in, but visited a city supermarket to stock up on the way, authorities say.

Countries shut doors on S. Korea over coronavirus fears

India defers planned summit with EU due to coronavirus: government

India said on Thursday it had postponed a planned summit with the European Union...

Coronavirus shuts school attended by Swedish royals

Coronavirus shuts school attended by Swedish royals

The 13 countries that could be the next coronavirus centres

The World Health Organisation has identified 13 countries they feel may have inadequate health systems to handle a coronavirus outbreak.

Thai cleaners disinfect restaurant used by worker who returned from coronavirus hot-spot South Korea

Cleaners disinfect a restaurant in Chiang Rai, northern Thailand, today (March 5) after a worker returned from coronavirus hot-spot South Korea ate there. The overseas worker, one of 5,000 Thais returning from South Korea where 40 have died so far, took their family to the BBQ grill restaurant on Tuesday (March 3). But staff later learned that they had been serving someone who was at high risk of carrying the deadly COVID-19. Restaurant owner Watcharin Noi Phut, 39, said: ''We saw on social media that the person who recently returned from Korea had eaten here. So we immediately closed the restaurant and began cleaning every surface.'' Thai Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-ocha confirmed today that illegal Thai workers from Daegu, in South Korea, must be put under quarantine for 14 days to prevent the possible spread of the disease. While The country's Public Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, said a meeting was held today to find measures to address the return of Thai workers from the rest of the country. More than 5,000 Thai workers have been requested to travel back to Thailand following the outbreak outbreak in South Korea, which has already seen more than 6,100 infections.

Cruise ship met with violent protests on island over coronavirus

Tasmania records first coronavirus case as Australia upgrades travel advice for Italy

Coronavirus in Illinois

The coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has hit at least 70 countries. In the U.S., more than 120 cases have been reported. Nine people have died, all in and around Seattle. As of March 2, 102 people in Illinois had been tested for the virus. The state health department said March 3 it was watching about 250 people for symptoms, including some of those who’ve already been tested. Here’s what ...

EU would benefit from closer cooperation with Eurasian Union Hungary says

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about how some states are responding to the crisis at the border between Turkey and Greece, how Spain passed a new law to curb sexual assault and gender violence, and so much more.

Coronavirus: UN postpones conference of ministers slated for Addis Ababa

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa has shifted the date for the 2020 edition of Conference of (African) Ministers of Finance

Kentucky Indiana now have test kits for coronavirus

There are still no confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Kentucky. According to Dr. Steven Stack, the Kentucky Public Health Commissioner, three people in Kentucky have been tested. Dr. Stack said two came back negative. The third test is still awaiting results. "As the disease spreads, there will eventually likely be a case in Kentucky or perhaps multiple cases," Dr. Stack said over the phone Tuesday. That's why the state has worked ahead and...

Coronavirus live updates: COVID-19 is deadlier than the flu WHO says

Countries around the world are scrambling to stop the spread of a viral outbreak that began in China about two months ago and has now infected more than 90,000 people

Kevin Kilbane says it would be a huge advantage if Ireland’s Euro 2020 playoff is behind closed doors due to coronavirus

KEVIN KILBANE says playing the Euro 2020 playoffs behind closed doors due to coronavirus would be a “huge advantage” for Ireland. Ireland travel to Bratislava to take on Slovakia later …

Lebanon asks schools and universities to close over coronavirus

Wall Street slips into correction territory on alarm over coronavirus

Wall Street's main indexes plunged on Thursday in their sixth straight day ...

Coronavirus fears: Work from home Google's 8000 staff in Ireland headquarters Twitter global staff told

Working from home will be mandatory for employees at Twitter's South Korea, Hong Kong and Japan offices

10 On Your Side: Beach woman family and friends fearing coronavirus get refund on China tour

Former Denmark footballer tests positive for coronavirus

Thomas Kahlenberg, who has been put in quarantine, recently returned from a trip to Amsterdam and attended a football match on Sunday, according to Danish club Brondby.

Head of HHS says 'partisan sniping' during coronavirus crisis is 'unnecessary'

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar said Sunday that "partisan sniping" during the coronavirus crisis is "unnecessary" as he defended President Trump's response. ABC's George Stephanopoulos asked Azar on "This Week" whether the president should use the word "hoax" when discussing the coronavirus crisis. Trump had previously called the Democrats' criticism of the administration's response to the outbreak a "hoax" in a South...

Coronavirus Spreading Faster Outside China Than Within

The global death toll from the novel coronavirus surpassed 3,000 Monday, as new cases jumped in Italy and South Korea and three more nations reported their first confirmed patients.

France fights mask hoarding; Virus deaths soar in Italy

Argentine health minister confirms country's first case of coronavirus

Argentina Health Minister Gines Gonzalez Garcia on Tuesday confirmed the South American country's first case of the fast-spreading new coronavirus.

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Pence Visited School Where Student Is in Coronavirus Quarantine

A Florida student whose classmates shook hands last Friday with Vice President Mike Pence has been quarantined after his mother came into contact with a coronavirus patient.

Indian Casino Closes After Employee Gets Coronavirus

Leaders of an Indian reservation in Oregon shut down its casino and several other facilities after an employee contracted the coronavirus.

House approves $100 million to fight coronavirus in Washington

State Health Secretary John Wiesman lobbied lawmakers for $100 million dollars to help the state battle coronavirus. On Tuesday, the state House voted unanimously, 96-0, to fulfill his request. "One of the things we don't want to have happen is to have a virus spreading with our public health agencies and emergency management agencies having to restrict what they're doing to intervene because they don't have the money to do it,” said Speaker of...

Sabre falls to new lows after coronavirus fears spending stoke concerns

Coronavirus: Air New Zealand cuts more flights

Iran coronavirus cases soar past 2300

The novel coronavirus has killed more than 3,100 people, the vast majority in mainland China. Follow here for the latest.

Kazakhstan decreases flights to Tokyo amid coronavirus outbreak

Starting March 3, 2020, the Situation Center began to operate in Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan JSC, with to monitor coronavirus situation.

Coronavirus crisis spreads in Iran ebbs in China; G7 vows resolve

"We are in uncharted territory," World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.