Philippine president to impose new quarantine measures across Luzon
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will impose “enhanced community quarantine” across the country’s entire main island of Luzon, his spokesman said on Monday, adding to existing...
Thai bat dropping collectors unfazed by coronavirus
Despite research suggesting that coronavirus originated from bats in China, in Thailand where bat droppings are collected for fertiliser, villagers say it’s not a concern....
BioNTech in China alliance with Fosun over potential coronavirus vaccine
BioNTech struck a collaboration deal with Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical over the German biotech firm’s rights in China to an experimental coronavirus vaccine, the latest gambit...
Healthcare group Novacyt wins British orders for coronavirus testing product
Novacyt, a healthcare company specializing in clinical diagnostics, said on Monday the British government had started on orders for its product that is aimed at...
France struggling to curb rate of coronavirus pandemic, health official says
France is struggling to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the country, its top health official Jerome Salomon said on Monday, as authorities...
Coronavirus crackdown leaves Honduras in near lockdown
The Honduras was in a state of near lockdown on Monday after the government decided to send public and private sector workers home, temporarily call...
Philippines detects bird flu outbreak in quail farm
The Philippines has detected an outbreak of avian flu in a northern province after tests showed presence of the highly infectious H5N6 subtype of the...
China says imported coronavirus cases have become main risk
China’s foreign ministry said on Monday that imported coronavirus cases involving travellers entering the country from abroad have become the main risk....
Beijing has six new imported cases of coronavirus – state media
China said on Monday that Beijing logged six new imported cases of coronavirus on Monday as of 2 p.m., according to the official China Central...
British Airways-owner, easyJet make drastic cuts to try to survive coronavirus
The owner of British Airways and easyJet, Europe’s no.3 and no.4 airlines, said they would cut capacity drastically to try to survive the coronavirus outbreak...