Coronavirus: Worst-hit countries boost containment efforts
(FASTNEWS |Coronavirus) – The worst-hit countries are intensifying their efforts to contain the deadly coronavirus as the number of cases…
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Coronavirus: North Korea quarantines foreigners amid fears
(FASTNEWS | Coronavirus) – North Korea has quarantined 380 foreigners in a bid to stop the coronavirus from breaking out.…
Coronavirus: Car sales in China fall 92% in February
(FASTNEWS | Coronavirus) – Car sales in China fell 92% in the first half of February as the coronavirus shutdown…
Coronavirus: Mass masked wedding in the Philippines
(FASTNEWS | Philippines) – An annual mass wedding ceremony in the Philippines saw face masks and health checks included in…
Coronavirus: Venice Carnival closes as Italy imposes lockdown
(FASTNEWS | Coronavirus) – Italian officials have cut short the Venice Carnival as they try to control what is now…
Coronavirus: ‘Narrowing window’ to contain outbreak, WHO says
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern at the number of coronavirus…
Qantas warns coronavirus impact of as much as $99m
(FASTNEWS | Coronavirus outbreak) – Qantas has warned of a severe financial impact as the potentially deadly coronavirus dampens demand…
Coronavirus: Iran reports two suspected fatal cases at Qom hospital
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Iran’s health ministry says two people have died after preliminary tests came back as positive for…
Coronavirus: Passengers leave Diamond Princess amid criticism of Japan
(FASTNEWS | CORONAVIRUS) – Hundreds of passengers who tested negative for the new coronavirus have begun leaving a quarantined cruise…
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Recovered coronavirus patient leaves Hospital – [IMAGES]
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The 43-year-old Chinese national who became the first person in Sri Lanka to have contracted the…
Coronavirus: ‘Pariah’ cruise ship rejected by five ports docks at last
(FASTNEWS | Coronavirus) – A cruise ship that was stranded at sea, because ports were worried about passengers bringing coronavirus,…
Coronavirus: Sharp increase in deaths and cases in Hubei
(FASTNEWS | Coronavirus outbreak) – Some 242 deaths from the new coronavirus were recorded in the Chinese province of Hubei…
Coronavirus kills over 1,000 In China. Xi, in face mask, visits hospital
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The number of fatalities from China’s new coronavirus epidemic jumped to 1,011 nationwide on Tuesday after…
Coronavirus: Senior Chinese officials ‘removed’ as death toll hits 1,000
(FASTNEWS |Coronavirus outbreak) – China has “removed” several senior officials over their handling of the coronavirus outbreak – as the…
Coronavirus: Dozens more catch virus on quarantined cruise ship
(FASTNEWS | Coronavirus) – Another 41 people on a cruise ship off the coast of Japan have tested positive for…