At least 400,000 Chinese travelers expected to cancel trips to Japan by end of March
TOKYO, Feb 4, 2020, Jiji Press. The number of Chinese visitors canceling trips to Japan…
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US should help ‘as soon as possible’ as China death toll hits 425 and cases rise to 20,438
BEIJING, Feb 4, 2020, SCMP. Health authorities in China announced on Tuesday that coronavirus fatalities…
Gamblers stay home as virus silences Macau’s casinos
MACAO, Feb 3, 2020, AFP. Macau is usually bustling with gamblers during China’s Lunar New…
N. Korea strengthens checks on entrants from overseas trips to fight coronavirus
SEOUL, Feb 3, 2020, Yonhap. North Korea has strengthened the screening of entrants from foreign…
Many localities in Vietnam close schools on fears of coronavirus
HANOI, Feb 3, 2020, The Hanoi Times. Closing schools is one of tough measures that…
Coronavirus death toll in China rises to 361, total number of cases exceeds 17,000
BEIJING, Feb 3, 2020, Reuters, AFP. The number of total infections in China’s coronavirus outbreak…
Indonesia closes doors to travelers from China
JAKARTA, Feb 3, 2020, The Jakarta Post. After repatriating 238 citizens from Wuhan and other…
China’s Army med personnel to run new Wuhan hospital starting Monday
WUHAN, Feb 2, 2020, China Daily. Medical personnel from the People’s Liberation Army will take…
China to inject US$174B of liquidity into markets amid new coronavirus outbreak
BEIJING, Feb 2, 2020, SCMP. China’s central bank will pump 1.2 trillion yuan (US$174 billion)…
Thousands cancel trips to Indonesia: Report
JAKARTA, Feb 2, 2020, Asia Times. The coronavirus outbreak is taking a massive toll on…
[Analytics] Japan’s economy plagued by virus risk
As the globe braces for a potential pandemic, few economies are more vulnerable than Japan….
S. Korea to ban entry from China’s Hubei province
SEOUL, Feb 2, 2020, The Korea Herald. South Korea on Sunday decided to bar entry…