Virus Fear: Japanese Kicked Out From German Football Match
LEIPZIG, Germany (KYODO) — Bundesliga club Leipzig apologized after a group of Japanese fans were kicked out of a match for fear they were infected with coronavirus, German publication Bild reported Monday.
China’s Crisis Wanes as Epidemic Takes Hold in US
BEIJING (AP) — China’s coronavirus caseload continued to wane Tuesday even as the epidemic took a firmer hold beyond Asia, with three countries now exceeding 1,000 cases and the U.S. reporting its sixth death.
On Super Tuesday Eve, Biden Gets Boost From Former Rivals
DALLAS (AP) — Rivals no more, Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg united behind Joe Biden’s presidential bid on Monday as the Democratic Party’s moderate wing scrambled to boost the former vice president just hours before voting began across a series of high-stakes Super Tuesday states.
US Postpones ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting Due to Coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has postponed a meeting of leaders of southeast Asian nations that was set for Las Vegas in mid-March due to the spread of the coronavirus, a senior Trump administration official and the Philippine ambassador said.
Recovery Rate of Covid-19 Patients in China Rises: Official
BEIJING (Xinhua) — The proportion of Chinese patients who recovered from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and were discharged from hospitals continued to rise in the past week to reach 52.1 percent, a health official said on Sunday.
Buttigieg Ends Historic Presidential Campaign, Urges Unity
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Buttigieg, who rose from relative obscurity as an Indiana mayor to a barrier-breaking, top-tier candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, ended his campaign on Sunday.
School Closures Begin as Japan Steps Up Virus Fight
TOKYO (Kyodo) — Nearly all prefectures in Japan began shutting their schools Monday in a bid to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus, four days after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe surprised many with a request for a total school closure until early April.
Latino Restaurateurs Under Attack for Supporting Trump
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The owners of a Mexican restaurant in the Tucson area are fending off social media attacks after appearing in the VIP area at President Donald Trump’s Phoenix campaign rally last week.
BTS Concerts in Seoul Canceled Due to Coronavirus
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — K-pop superstar group BTS has canceled a series of planned concerts in Seoul in April due to concerns about a soaring viral outbreak in South Korea, its management agency announced Friday.
Outspoken Hong Kong Publisher Held Over Anti-Govt March
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s Apple Daily newspaper says the outspoken head of its publishing group, Jimmy Lai, has been held by police Friday over his participation in a protest march in August that was part of a months-long pro-democracy movement.
