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COVID-19: Japanese woman tests positive for second time
A woman working as a tour-bus guide in Japan tested positive for the coronavirus for a second time, Osaka's prefectural government said on Wednesday (Feb 26), the first person in the country amid growing concerns about the spread of the infection.
12:07 | 27/02/2020
COVID-19 spreads to Brazil, Greece as cases rise in Italy and other countries
Italy saw a fresh jump in the number of COVID-19 cases on Wednesday (Feb 26), with 12 dead and 374 infections. Meanwhile, Greece and Brazil have confirmed its first coronavirus cases.
00:28 | 27/02/2020
Coronavirus updates: First cases in Austria, Croatia and Switzerland
Europe's biggest outbreak is in Italy with some 283 infections - from just three before Friday - and seven dead while Croatia, Austria and Switzerland all reported cases of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) on Tuesday (Feb 25).
23:09 | 25/02/2020
S. Korea's COVID-19 death toll rises to 8, infections surge to over 890
The number of those diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Korea has topped 890 with 60 additional cases reported on Tuesday (Feb 25), while the death toll rose to eight.
10:43 | 25/02/2020
Italy reports second death among 30 COVID-19 cases
Both Italy and Iran reported more deaths among new cases of coronavirus on Saturday (Feb 22).
18:38 | 22/02/2020
South Korea reports second COVID-19 death, total 433 infection cases
South Korea reported its second death on Saturday (Feb 22) from the novel coronavirus as the number of new cases rose by 299, bringing the total number of infections in the nation to 433.
13:40 | 22/02/2020
Germany shooting: 11 dead, including suspect
The suspect and another person have been found dead after a double shooting on two shisha bars near Frankfurt on Thursday (Feb 20).
12:34 | 20/02/2020
Woman plays violin as surgeons remove brain tumor
A patient at a British hospital played Mahler and Gershwin on the violin while a tumor was removed and helped surgeons avoid damage to her brain, the UK hospital where she underwent the procedure said.
23:31 | 19/02/2020
Passengers leave coronavirus-wracked Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan after 14-day quarantine
Relieved passengers began leaving a coronavirus-wracked cruise ship in Japan on Wednesday (Feb 19) after testing negative for the disease.
15:23 | 19/02/2020
Viral hysteria: Three armed men steals hundreds of toilet rolls in Hong Kong
Three armed robbers who stole hundreds of toilet rolls in Hong Kong (China) were being hunted by police on Monday (Feb 17), in a city hit by a wave of panic-buying in recent days with supermarket shelves emptied of crucial goods such as toilet paper, hand sanitiser, rice and pasta.
16:57 | 17/02/2020
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
China coronavirus death toll surpasses 1,700; global experts gather in China
The death toll from China's new coronavirus epidemic jumped to 1,770 after 105 more people died, the National Health Commission said on Monday (Feb 17). The World Health Organization warned the epidemic’s future path is "impossible" to predict.
12:12 | 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
