Airbus plane delivers face masks from China to coronavirus-hit Spain
An Airbus plane landed in Spain on Saturday carrying a cargo of more than 4 million face masks from China, the European planemaker said, as...
South Korean coronavirus test kit makers win U.S. FDA pre-approval
Three Korean coronavirus test-kit makers have won preliminary approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), paving the way for kits to be exported...
Japan’s Abe vows unprecedented stimulus, Tokyo virus cases rise by daily record
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday promised a massive unprecedented package of steps to cushion the economy from the coronavirus pandemic, saying the country...
Japan’s Abe warns coronavirus outbreak could worsen if people don’t take proper measures
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday requested people to refrain from non-essential meetings and said coronavirus infections could escalate if people let down their...
Malaysia reports 159 new coronavirus cases; 2,320 in total
Malaysia reported 159 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, taking the total to 2,320, the highest in Southeast Asia....
China’s Wuhan, where the coronavirus emerged, begins to lift its lockdown
The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus outbreak first emerged, began lifting a two-month lockdown on Saturday by restarting some metro services and reopening...
Japan’s Abe pledges ‘unprecedented’ stimulus to combat virus fallout
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Saturday his government will compile an unprecedentedly big economic stimulus that will include cash payouts to households and...
Ireland may ease coronavirus restrictions on April 12: health minister
Ireland hopes to be in a position in two weeks to tweak or remove some of the highly restrictive measures introduced on Friday if it...
Germany will not ease shutdown until at least April 20: paper
Germany will not ease measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus before at least April 20, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief of staff told a German...
Number of coronavirus cases in Germany rises to 48,582: RKI
The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Germany has risen to 48,582 and 325 people have died of the disease, statistics from the Robert...