UK Health Minister Tests Positive for Coronavirus
LONDON (AP) — A British health minister has the new coronavirus — the first UK lawmaker to be diagnosed with the disease.
Some Residents are Shunning Quarantines for ‘Little Ghosts’
BANGKOK — Local residents in four provinces staged protests on Tuesday over plans to designate facilities in their respective neighborhoods as coronavirus quarantines.
CP Group Buying Tesco’s Thai, Malaysian Stores
BANGKOK (AP) — British supermarket chain Tesco has agreed to a $10.6 billion deal to sell all its stores in Thailand and Malaysia to companies belonging to the CP Group, Thailand’s biggest conglomerate.
Officials to Probe Complaints of Quarantine Conditions
BURIRAM — At a sports stadium, people live in tents without any air conditioning, separated from each other by metal fences, and eat from rice boxes handed out by officials.
EmQuartier Admits Its ‘Coronavirus Sanitizing Gate’ is Not Certified
BANGKOK — A high-end shopping mall in downtown Bangkok was forced to admit on Monday night that its “sanitizing gate” was not certified by an international health body as advertised.
Japan Frets Over Falling Blood Donations in Outbreak
TOKYO — Fewer people are donating blood in Japan amid the outbreak of the new coronavirus, leading the Japanese Red Cross Society to voice concern over potential supply shortages.
Stocks Plummet Amid Coronavirus Fears and Oil-Price Crash
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks took their worst one-day beating on Wall Street since the global financial crisis of 2008 as a collapse in oil prices Monday combined with mounting alarm over what the coronavirus could do to the world economy.
How Taiwan Beats the Odds on Coronavirus
Several reasons have been cited for Taiwan's success in limiting the coronavirus' impact despite obvious disadvantages.
Italy Expands Lockdown, Israel Tightens Entry to Halt Virus
SOAVE, Italy (AP) — The battle to halt the coronavirus brought sweeping new restrictions Monday, with Italy expanding a travel ban to the entire country, Israel ordering all visitors quarantined just weeks before Passover and Easter, and Spain closing all schools in and around its capital.
Trump Has Not Been Tested for Coronavirus, White House Says
WASHINGTON, March 10 (TASS) — US President Donald Trump has not been tested for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as he has not come into contact with anyone infected with the virus, White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham stated on Monday.
