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WHO says prepare for local outbreaks; China slams US control 01 Feb 2020 - 05:42 pm
A Sri Lankan student (C) who was evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan is checked by medical staff wearing protective gear at Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport in Mattala on February 1, 2020.  AFP
China resumes mask production amid quarantine measures 01 Feb 2020 - 05:07 pm
A Pakistani vendor holds a paper mask for sale at his shop, as pharmacies are running out of face masks due to the large demand from Asian people, who buy and send them to relatives in their countries of origin, amid the new coronavirus outbreak, in Barce
Airstrikes on the rise as US pursues Afghan peace talks 01 Feb 2020 - 04:25 pm
Afghan National Army forces go towards the site of an airplane crash in Deh Yak district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan January 27, 2020. REUTERS/Mustafa Andaleb
Vietnam says suspending all China flights over coronavirus 01 Feb 2020 - 03:39 pm
Two men wearing protective facemasks sit by the Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi on January 31, 2020. AFP / Nhac NGUYEN
Coronavirus has infected more than 11,900 globally 01 Feb 2020 - 03:23 pm
A woman wears a protective mask in light of the coronavirus outbreak in China as she walks at the Trocadero esplanade in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, February 1, 2020. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
'A good firefighting day':crews hold blazes back from Australia's capital 01 Feb 2020 - 01:33 pm
Firefighters protect property from bushfires burning near the town of Bumbalong south of Canberra on February 1, 2020. AFP / PETER PARKS
Winners and losers: Who got what in India’s federal budget 01 Feb 2020 - 01:30 pm
A broker reacts while trading at his computer terminal at a stock brokerage firm in Mumbai, India, February 1, 2020. (REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas)
China raps 'mean' U.S. for travel warning as virus toll reaches 213 31 Jan 2020 - 08:14 pm
Bangladeshi citizens, mostly students, wearing facemasks wait at Wuhan airport on January 31, 2020, as the Bangladeshi government prepares to evacuate them following a SARS-like virus outbreak in the city of Wuhan. (AFP)
India bans export of protective masks, clothing amid coronavirus outbreak 31 Jan 2020 - 06:31 pm
A woman wearing a mask is seen on a street in Shanghai, China January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
Pakistan delays border opening with China 31 Jan 2020 - 01:57 pm
An official of Pakistan-based Chinese company (R) uses a thermo gun to check the temperature of the company's drivers, in Islamabad on January 30, 2020, after instructions from Pakistani authorities to take preventive measures against the coronavirus. A v
Virus rescue flight returns to Korea with 18 showing fever 31 Jan 2020 - 01:41 pm
Ambulances carrying South Korean citizens repatriated from the Chinese city of Wuhan leave Gimpo airport in Seoul on January 31, 2020, following the arrival of the first charter flight arranged by South Korean government to evacuate its citizens from the
Australia airport staff threaten strike without virus protection 31 Jan 2020 - 12:03 pm
 People wearing face masks walk on Bourke Street after cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, January 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Chinese planes to bring overseas Wuhan citizens back to virus-hit city 31 Jan 2020 - 11:34 am
Police stand at a checkpoint at the Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge that crosses from Hubei province in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of a new coronavirus, January 31, 2020
Kazakhstan detains two for spreading coronavirus rumours 30 Jan 2020 - 01:21 pm
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Philippines confirms first case of coronavirus 30 Jan 2020 - 12:43 pm
Chinese workers wearing masks are pictured after Philippine government confirmed the first case of the new coronavirus in the country, in an office building in Makati City, Metro Manila
Eight foreign nationals caught in avalanche on Japan's Hokkaido, one unconscious 30 Jan 2020 - 12:31 pm
Rescue workers carry victims after an avalanche hit a group near a ski resort in Nasu town, north of Tokyo. Kyodo/via REUTERS
Stranded in Wuhan: foreigners raise call for help in virus epicentre 30 Jan 2020 - 12:15 pm
Medical staff in protective clothes are seen carrying a patient from an apartment suspected of having the virus in Wuhan, in Hubei province on January 30, 2020. AFP / Hector Retamal
New Zealand charters flight to assist with Wuhan evacuation 30 Jan 2020 - 12:06 pm
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