Italy cancels Venice Carnival in effort to halt spread of coronavirus
Italy scrambled Sunday to check the spread of the new viral disease amid rapidly rising numbers of infections in the country and a third death, calling off the Venice Carnival…
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Coronavirus: Passengers leave Diamond Princess amid criticism of Japan
Hundreds of passengers who tested negative for the new coronavirus have begun leaving a quarantined cruise ship in Japan amid heavy criticism over the country’s handling of the outbreak. One…
Coronavirus cases climb to 621 on Japan cruise liner as some passengers leave
Coronavirus infections on a cruise ship moored near Tokyo rose to 621 people on Wednesday as passengers began disembarking following a contentious two-week quarantine that some foreign health experts said…
Passengers leave Japan virus ship as China toll tops 2,000
Relieved passengers began leaving a coronavirus-wracked cruise ship in Japan on Wednesday after testing negative for the disease that has now claimed more than 2,000 lives in China, according to…
WHO warns against virus over-reaction as death toll hits 1,868
The World Health Organization has warned against a global over-reaction to the new coronavirus epidemic following panic-buying, event cancellations and concerns about cruise ship travel, as China’s official death toll…
Americans disembark from virus-hit cruise; China says new cases slow
American passengers were taken off a cruise liner on Sunday to fly home after being quarantined for two weeks off Japan, while China said the rate of new coronavirus cases…
Coronavirus: China enacts tighter restrictions in Hubei
China has tightened restrictions on movement in Hubei province as it continues to battle the coronavirus. Sixty-million people have been told to stay at home unless there is an emergency,…
China reports 5,090 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection, 121 new deaths
Chinese health authorities Friday said it received reports of 5,090 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 121 deaths on Thursday from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production…
Face mask sales are surging, but doctors say it isn’t best Coronavirus protection
Medical face masks have become the enduring image of the COVID-19 outbreak. Chinese officials have urged citizens to don masks to curb the spread of the deadly disease, which has…
Cruise ship shunned over coronavirus fears arrives in Cambodia
A cruise ship which spent two weeks at sea after being turned away by five countries over fears that someone aboard may have the coronavirus arrived in Cambodia on Thursday…