THE highly contagious novel coronavirus that has exploded into a global pandemic can remain viable and infectious in droplets in the air for hours and...
SYDNEY, March 18 — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday declared a “human biosecurity emergency” and said the country’s citizens should abandon all overseas...
ANKARA, March 17 — Governments need to improve precautions about the spread, diagnosis and treatment of the coronavirus, World Health Organisation’s (WHO) senior spokeswoman Fadela...
SYDNEY, March 16 — Australia’s capital and the country’s second most populous state declared states of emergency today while large, non-essential gatherings were banned in...
SINGAPORE, March 16 — The new border restrictions on travellers including those from Asean do not include Singapore’s sea and land crossings with Malaysia, meaning...
COUNTRIES around the world on Saturday continued to close borders, impose strict entry and quarantine requirements and restrict large gatherings in efforts to contain the...
MOSCOW, March 13 — Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, the wife of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, has tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the Prime...
WASHINGTON, March 13 — Global markets suffered record falls yesterday as alarm over the coronavirus intensified, and governments from Ireland to Italy unveiled new measures...