South Korea has for the second day in a row reported less than 50 new infections of the novel coronavirus, health officials announced Tuesday. There were 47 new cases detected on Monday, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and (...)
South Korea said on Saturday it will extend its intensive social distancing campaign scheduled to end on Monday by two weeks in a bid to curb the rate of coronavirus infections to around 50 a day, according to Reuters.
The country has largely (...)
Asian markets were mixed on Monday, AP reported.
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 lost 2.8% to 18,851.04, while the Kospi in South Korea reversed early losses, gaining 0.4% to 1,717.10. The Shanghai Composite shed 0.7% to 2,752.53, while the Hang Seng in Hong (...)
Imported cases of the new coronavirus in South Korea jumped from 47 to 67, Korea's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said on Tuesday, as overall infections increased by just 76 over the past day, according to dpa.
Nine more people (...)
South Korea on Sunday reported 98 new cases of the novel coronavirus, closing an up-and-down week in double-digit figures, dpa reported.
According to Korea's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), two more people who tested positive for (...)
Shares in Asia tumbled further on Thursday, AP reported.
Japan's Nikkei 225 index gave up 1.0% to 16,552,83, while in South Korea, the Kospi sank 7.5% to 1,471.61. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index slipped 2.6% to 21,709.40, and the Shanghai Composite (...)
The number of new coronavirus infections in South Korea on Wednesday saw a slight uptick for the second day straight, with 93
new cases recorded since the previous day, according to Korea's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The uptick, (...)
Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday, AP reported.
The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo rose to 17,122.75 while Hong Kong's benchmark was at 23,306.48. Sydney's S&P/ASX 200 jumped 3.2% to 5,163.80, while the Shanghai Composite index was flat at 2,790.00. The (...)
South Korea has reported its lowest daily increase of new coronavirus cases in almost three weeks, with 74 new infections recorded and no new deaths, according to figures released by the health authorities, dpa reported.
There were 74 new infections (...)
The Ministry of Health announced that every traveler who came to the Kingdom from the date of March 13, 2020 onwards must remain in the home quarantine and will be granted medical leave equivalent to the duration of his/her quarantine.
The Ministry (...)
The International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group today advised their Washington headquarters staff to work from home after an IMF employee was diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.
An IMF spokesman said the (...)
The Ministry of Health has announced the recovery of 8 individuals, 6 of whom are Bahraini females, and two Bahraini males, from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The announcement brings the total number of confirmed recoveries (...)
South Korea reported 96 new coronavirus cases on Monday, taking the country's total infections to 7,478, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, according to Reuters.
The updated numbers added to the 69 recorded earlier in the (...)
Further to the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's decision of the temporary suspension of the citizens and expatriates' travel to (the United Arab Emirates, the State of Kuwait, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Republic of Lebanon, the Syrian (...)
South Korea reported an additional 179 new coronavirus cases, for a total of 272 new cases over the previous 24 hours, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said late on Sunday. The new cases bring South Korea's total to 7,313, the (...)
In addition to the decision of the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, temporarily restricting entry to its territory for arrivals from the United Arab Emirates, the State of Kuwait and the Kingdom of Bahrain to air ports only.
An official (...)
China has reported a slowdown in new coronavirus infections over the past day, while new cases in South Korea spiked, health authorities said Tuesday, according to dpa.
China's National Health Commission counted 125 new coronavirus cases in the past (...)
China reported 202 new coronavirus infections and 42 deaths over the past day, bringing up the total number of cases of the novel coronavirus in China to 80,026, authorities said Monday, according to dpa.
Meanwhile, South Korea saw another spike in (...)
Australia reported its first coronavirus fatality on Sunday, as infections soared beyond 3,500 in South Korea and deaths in China inched closer to 3,000, dpa reported.
Western Australia's Chief Health Officer Andrew Robertson confirmed the (...)
Shares fell in Asia on Thursday. Japan's Nikkei 225 index lost 2.1% to 21,948.23, while in Australia, the S&P ASX/200 dropped 0.8% to 6,657.90. Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 0.8% to 26,491.52.
In South Korea, where 334 new cases of the virus were (...)
Shares slipped in Asia on Tuesday as the impact from the virus outbreak that began in China deepened, with Apple saying it would fail to meet its profit target and China moving to postpone or cancel major events including the Beijing auto (...)
Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Tuesday, at least temporarily shaking off jitters about China's virus outbreak.
Benchmarks in Hong Kong and South Korea rose more than 1%, rebounding from big declines Monday, and Shanghai also (...)
Asian stock markets slid Monday after China reported an uptick in new cases of its virus outbreak and analysts warned optimism the disease is under control might be premature.
Market benchmarks in Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong retreated. Australia (...)
Shares were higher in Asia, with the Shanghai Composite up 1.3% as China's central bank stepped up its intervention by channeling another 400 billion yuan ($57 billion) in extra funds into the market.
Japan's Nikkei 225 index gained 0.6% to (...)
The Shanghai Composite index tumbled 8.7% Monday then rebounded slightly as Chinese regulators moved to stabilize markets reopening from a prolonged national holiday despite a rising death toll from a new virus that has spread to more than 20 (...)
