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14 Americans repatriated from quarantined ship off Japan, test positive for coronavirus

Fourteen people who had tested positive for the new coronavirus (COVID-19) were among more than 300 US citizens evacuated by plane from a quarantined ship in Japan, the US State Department said Monday (Feb 17).

16:22 | 17/02/2020

Three rockets hit near US embassy in Iraq capital, no casualties

Multiple rockets hit an Iraqi base hosting American troops near the US embassy early Sunday (Feb 16), the latest in a flurry of attacks against US assets in the country, reported AFP.

17:24 | 16/02/2020

Countries to evacuate citizens on Diamond Princess ship while COVID-19 cases keep rising

The number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 on a quarantined ship off Japan's coast has risen to 355, the country's health minister said Sunday (Feb 16). Coutries were preparing to evacuate some of its citizens from the ship.

14:20 | 16/02/2020

COVID-19 outbreak: Egypt confirms first case as death toll in China surges past 1,500

Egypt's health ministry on Friday (Feb 14) announced the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in Africa. Meanwhile, the death toll from China surged past 1,500 on Saturday after 139 more people died in Hubei province, the epicentre of the outbreak.

14:21 | 15/02/2020

COVID-19 cases on Japan ship rise to 218: Health minister

The new confirmed cases raise the number of infections detected on the Diamond Princess to 218, in addition to a quarantine officer who also tested positive for the coronavirus.

13:46 | 13/02/2020

Hubei reports 242 deaths in just one day and 14,840 new COVID-19 cases

The number of fatalities and new cases from China's coronavirus outbreak soared on February 13, with 242 more deaths and nearly 15,000 new cases in Hubei province.

10:46 | 13/02/2020

Japan confirms 39 new coronavirus cases linked to cruise ship, including one quarantine officer

Thirty-nine more people have tested positive for the coronavirus (nCoV) on the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan as well as one quarantine officer, bringing the total to 175, the country’s health ministry said on Wednesday (Feb 12).

16:46 | 12/02/2020

66 more people on Diamond Princess cruise ship ship off Japan have nCoV

Testing aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan has found 66 more confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (nCoV), Japan Times reported on Monday (Feb 10).

15:33 | 10/02/2020

China coronavirus cases exceed 17,000 as another city locked down

China said Monday that 362 people have died and more than 17,000 have been infected with the virus.

11:31 | 03/02/2020

Incubation period of Wuhan virus is around 5 days: Study

The period between exposure to the new coronavirus that originated in China and symptoms is 5.2 days on average, but varies greatly among patients.

10:42 | 30/01/2020

Fourth death from pneumonia outbreak reported as China confirms human-to-human transmission

Wuhan health authorities on Tuesday (Jan 21) reported the fourth death in the coronavirus outbreak. Victim is a 89-year-old man.

20:00 | 21/01/2020

2,000 richest people hold more than poorest 4.6 billion

The world's richest 2,153 people controlled more money than the poorest 4.6 billion combined in 2019, Oxfam said on Monday (Jan 20).

12:33 | 20/01/2020

Smoke from Australia bushfires reaches South America

Smoke from wildfires in Australia has drifted across the Pacific and affected cities in South America, and may have reached the Antarctic, the UN World Meteorological Organization said.

13:39 | 08/01/2020